Abdul El-Sayed Invokes JFK to Rebuff Muslim Brotherhood Questions as $200,000 PAC Donation Draws Scrutiny
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 18
Abdul El-Sayed Invokes JFK to Rebuff Muslim Brotherhood Questions as $200,000 PAC Donation Draws Scrutiny
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 18
Summary
On MSNBC, Abdul El-Sayed said questions about his family’s alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties wrongly imply “dual loyalties,” comparing the scrutiny to John F. Kennedy’s 1960 campaign and attacks on his Catholic faith.
The Michigan Democrat said the Constitution protects religious freedom and argued his record on abortion rights, LGBTQ rights and civil liberties undercuts claims that he is disloyal to the United States.
The latest flare-up follows resurfaced posts by his half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, including one saying her mother had Muslim Brotherhood activism in Egypt in the early 1970s and another saying the family had “long been MB.”
El-Sayed has denied personal ties to the group, while Michigan Republicans called the JFK analogy a false equivalence and pointed to reporting on his father-in-law and a $200,000 super PAC contribution backing his campaign.
The allegations cited in the dispute do not establish that El-Sayed himself belonged to the Muslim Brotherhood, but they have become a central line of attack in Michigan’s Senate race.