Michigan Student Presses Abdul El-Sayed on Iran Stance in Tense Exchange
At a town hall, El-Sayed deflected a call to condemn the IRGC and instead criticized U.S. aggression and foreign policy.
- On Wednesday, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faced a tense confrontation at the Michigan Theater when an Iranian-American student pressed him to condemn the IRGC, the regime's paramilitary force.
- Describing his family being hunted by the IRGC, the student cited tens of thousands of protesters reportedly killed by the regime. El-Sayed responded with a critique of U.S. aggression rather than condemning the group.
- More than 100 students and community members attended the "Students vs. Billionaires" town hall Wednesday at the Michigan Theater. More Perfect University, a project of the progressive nonprofit More Perfect Union, hosted the event.
- El-Sayed pivoted during the event to criticize Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers for voting against lowering prescription drug costs. Rogers relocated to Florida, where he purchased a $1.5 million house in Cape Coral.
- Focusing on wealth disparity, El-Sayed highlighted Rogers' net worth increase from $380,000 to $14.6 million. This strategy reflects the "Students vs. Billionaires" campaign theme, framing the Senate race around corporate influence.
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El Sayed's Iran and 9/11 problems keep growing
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed is facing fresh scrutiny over his views on Iran after he stopped short of unequivocally condemning the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at a University of Michigan town hall Wednesday. The exchange comes as el Sayed faces renewed questions about his relationship with controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker and […]
Abdul El-Sayed declines to directly condemn Iran's IRGC when confronted by Michigan student - The Midwesterner
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed declined to directly condemn Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps when confronted by a University of Michigan student who described his family’s persecution under the Iranian government Wednesday. Iman Dashti, who identified himself as Persian, questioned El-Sayed during the candidate’s “Students vs. Billionaires” town hall about his leaked remarks concerning...
El-Sayed avoids acknowledging Iranian protester deaths, condemns Iran war instead
Pressed during an event on Wednesday to condemn the Iranian regime’s massacre of tens of thousands of protesters earlier this year, Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed sidestepped the question, focusing his answer on criticizing the U.S. war in Iran. A Persian American student — who said that his cousin had been “hunted in the...
Abdul El-Sayed Continues to Refuse to Condemn IRGC’s Brutality as Young Iranian-American Confronts Him With Realities of What His Family Has Endured * The Gateway Pundit * by Margaret Flavin
A young Iranian-American man confronted radical Muslim Communist Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed at an event at the University of Michigan.
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Times of India'Do you condemn IRGC or not?': Abdul dodges Iran question as student presses him on Khamenei’s death
Michigan Democratic Party Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed evaded an audience member's direct request to unequivocally condemn the Iranian regime and the IRGC during a University of Michigan town hall event titled "Students vs Billionaires" on Wednesday at the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbour.
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