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Abdul El-Sayed: “My point is just to say that what happened on 9/11 is a disaster. It was a terrible attack on our country, and our…”

On the recordSeptember 3, 2026
My point is just to say that what happened on 9/11 is a disaster. It was a terrible attack on our country, and our responsibility is also to think about how do we build an America where we are protecting our servicemen and women from being asked to fight wars we have no business fighting that ultimately end up doing harm to people. And we’re seeing that right now.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

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Response to CBS News about his past remarks.

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