Well, you know, Jesus, peace and blessings be upon him, was considered radical in his time, too.
Abdul El-Sayed
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For the 2026 election, El-Sayed is the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
I made a mistake. There is opportunity for context later on, but when you give the right medicine at the wrong time, it's the wrong medicine and I gave it at the wrong time.
With a name like mine, I never thought running for office would be possible.
To anybody who feels like my comments may have been hurtful, I’m really sorry. That was not my intention.
This is about affordability in Michigan. This is about seeing a doctor in Michigan. This is about Donald Trump’s disastrous policies in Michigan. That’s what I’m focused on right now.
What I was trying to do was offer context for why it happened, but it wasn't the time for context, and you don't ever want to trample somebody's pain.
To anyone who feels like my comments might have been hurtful, I'm really sorry. That was not my intention.
My comments may have been misconstrued to justify something I did not mean to justify.
She's got her own decision to make. If her differences with me, to her, are bigger than our collective differences with [President] Donald Trump, that's for her to decide.
I just think you guys are really selective about how you want to talk about these things.
Consumers typically bear the cost of tariffs, suggesting during a Sunday appearance on MS NOW that the $3,200 studies indicate Trump’s tariffs have already cost the average Michigander is 'about to go way up.'
Donald Trump, because he can’t resist the red meat, can’t seem to keep my name out of his mouth.
Donald Trump is launching this trade war for his own vanity, and he’s asking Michigan families to pay the price.
Whatever you call it, you just made all the goods we buy that come across our border more expensive.
I also think it’s just critical for us to understand that hurt people do hurt people, and the circumstances happening 6,000 miles away can affect the lives that we live here, and if we stand against violence, we’ve got to stand against…
Trump has been failing Michigan through these chaotic tariffs and bad trade deals for far too long. Mike Rogers won’t do anything but rubber stamp them.
When I travel the state ― and I’ve traveled my state ― more people are asking me about how they’re going to afford their gas and groceries.
I just think it’s a problem that you think you get to decide what happens between a parent, a doctor and a patient.
The $3,200 studies indicate Trump’s tariffs have already cost the average Michigander is about to go way up.
There's been this mass proliferation of black cameras, any and everywhere, little cameras, watching your every move to collect information about you without you even noticing.





