January 1, SHOCKING: Michigan Democrat Nominee Flails Over Past Ties to Radical Islamist Group

Wyatt’s Take

• El-Sayed refuses to answer straight questions about his 2012 support for the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
• Family ties to the terror-linked group keep surfacing while he dodges accountability.
• National security concerns grow as voters weigh whether he belongs in the Senate.

Democrat Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed lost his cool on national television when Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked him about his past support for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.

El-Sayed accused Baier of attacking his faith instead of answering the actual question about a 2012 letter he signed backing the Islamist group’s power grab.

“You are asking this question to raise a question about … about whether or not I have dual loyalty,” El-Sayed said, cutting in before Baier could finish his question.

Baier tried to steer the interview back to the letter itself, but El-Sayed snapped back.

“Don’t be Rogers’ campaign,” El-Sayed shot back.

“I’m asking a question,” Baier said.

“Be a journalist,” El-Sayed told him.

“I am,” Baier replied.

El-Sayed then denied ever belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood while claiming Republican criticism was an attack on his religion.

“I have never been a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. I never will be a member of the Muslim Brotherhood,” El-Sayed said. “I am interested in serving the United States. I’m interested in swearing an oath to the Constitution that every senator has sworn an oath to.”

He called the questions “sad and beneath” his Republican opponent and President Trump.

The 2012 letter, published in Arabic, urged Egypt’s then-president Mohamed Morsi to “purge the media and the police as quickly as possible” and praised his “revolutionary decisions.”

El-Sayed’s own half-sister posted on social media that “My family has long been MB,” referring to the Muslim Brotherhood.

His mother once worked for a charity later designated by the U.S. government for supporting terrorist organizations.

Former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers has warned that these associations raise serious national security questions about El-Sayed gaining access to classified information.

Republican senators Ted Cruz and Tim Sheehy have echoed those concerns.

El-Sayed insists the scrutiny is just politics and bad-faith attacks on his faith and family.

The interview also covered inflation, Medicare for All, and El-Sayed’s claim he will win the Michigan Senate race by seven points despite polling showing a tight contest.

Wyatt Matters

Heartland families expect their elected leaders to put America first without divided loyalties or hidden ties to groups hostile to our values and security.