El-Sayed refuses to answer questions about Muslim Brotherhood letter: ‘I’m not interested’ - New York Post
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed clashed with Fox News host Bret Baier during an interview regarding a 2012 letter he signed concerning the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed dismissed the questioning as an attempt to smear his loyalty to the U.S. Constitution.
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The exchange highlights the intense scrutiny of political candidates' past associations and the increasingly adversarial nature of political interviews.
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Make New York Post a Preferred Source Abdul El-Sayed tried to shut down Bret Baier Friday as the Fox News host attempted to ask the Michigan Senate hopeful a question about the Muslim Brotherhood.
The polarizing Democrat immediately got defensive and repeatedly interrupted Baier during an interview on “Special Report” as the newsman pressed him on a 2012 letter addressed to the leader of the extremist group in Egypt that was signed by El-Sayed.
“Bret, Bret … no, no, no … let me just stop there,” El-Sayed interjected, cutting off Baier before he could finish the question.
“You are asking this question to raise the question about whether or not I have dual loyalty,” the former public health official assumed.
Baier shot back: “I’m not, this is specific.”
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