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Abdul El-Sayed: “They’re gonna point at me, they’re gonna point at my name, like, ‘Wow, he’s different.’ That’s the best you got? You…”

On the recordAugust 6, 2026
They’re gonna point at me, they’re gonna point at my name, like, ‘Wow, he’s different.’ That’s the best you got? You can’t actually talk about what you want to do? My name is not raising your gas prices. My name is not taking us to war. My name is not the reason you can’t afford your groceries.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Response to Islamophobic attacks during press conference.

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