Abdul El-Sayed Faces Scrutiny Over 2019 'White Supremacy' Remarks as 2025 Egypt Praise Resurfaces
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Abdul El-Sayed Faces Scrutiny Over 2019 'White Supremacy' Remarks as 2025 Egypt Praise Resurfaces
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 27
Summary
A 2025 podcast clip resurfaced showing Michigan Senate Democrat Abdul El-Sayed praising Egypt’s sense of community and calling Americans “deeply atomized” and “desperate to feel something.”
The renewed attention widened to older remarks, including a 2019 commencement speech in which he said the U.S. had “baked racism into its foundation” and politics had reverted to “white supremacy and racism.”
The material emerged after other recordings drew notice, including El-Sayed saying he “hates” Mackinac Island, criticizing football culture and posting a video on “why fireworks suck.”
El-Sayed’s campaign told CNN the clips were cherry-picked and do not reflect his current beliefs, noting he played football and has publicly celebrated the Fourth of July.
The resurfaced comments cut against the Michigan-focused image El-Sayed has promoted in his Senate run, where he has at times cast himself as a quintessential “Michigan man.”