AUTOMATED SUMMARY
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed compared Sharia law to Catholic canon law during a contentious Fox News interview with host Jesse Watters. The exchange, which also touched on sex-changes for minors and wealth taxes, drew immediate criticism from conservative commentators online. El-Sayed is running against Republican Mike Rogers for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters.
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FACTS
El-Sayed compared Sharia law to Catholic canon law when Jesse Watters pressed him on past comments calling Sharia bans 'white supremacy.' FOX NEWS
El-Sayed asked Watters 'Are you circumcised?' while defending sex-change surgery for minors during the interview. NEW YORK POST
El-Sayed called his Republican opponent Mike Rogers a 'beta' during the interview. WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of 'The Charlie Kirk Show,' wrote on X that El-Sayed 'lies and says no one is trying to push Sharia' and draws a 'false equivalency' to canon law. FOX NEWS
El-Sayed distanced himself from prior remarks by streamer Hasan Piker concerning Jewish Americans. CBS NEWS
FILING TIMELINE · 19H 34M
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El Sayed says 'preemptively' banning sharia is discriminatory
8:00 PM · WASHINGTON EXAMINER · RIGHT
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WATCH: El-Sayed Makes Bizarre Comparison When Pressed On Sharia Law
2:57 AM · DAILY WIRE · RIGHT
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El-Sayed gives bizarre defense for cutting off kids' genitals ... on Fox News
9:40 AM · THE BLAZE · RIGHT
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Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker
12:28 PM · CBS NEWS · LEFT
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Abdul El-Sayed pushes back in Fox News interview: 'Not here to fight a culture war'
1:08 PM · NBC NEWS · LEFT
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