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Abdul El-Sayed: ““I’d rather think of myself as a capitalist who has actually read about capitalism,” El-Sayed told CBS News anchor Ed…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 2026
“I’d rather think of myself as a capitalist who has actually read about capitalism,” El-Sayed told CBS News anchor Ed O’Keefe. “I’m not a socialist.”
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

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El-Sayed discusses his political identity in an interview.

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