From Hasan Piker to Jesse Watters, El-Sayed seeks to focus on affordability amid scrutiny from both sides
Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAbdul El-Sayed in Detroit on 5 August. The clip circulating most from the Fox interview, though, focused on circumcision - specifically, El-Sayed asking Watters whether he circumcised, in a retort to Watters’ question about gender-affirming care.In each instance, El-Sayed tried relentlessly to stay on message. “I don’t know how people don’t recognize how dangerous this predicament is, how dangerous this is for Jews.”The comments were met with online anger from some prominent Democrats, including the House speaker, Hakeem Jeffries, who didn’t mention Piker by name but called the comments “dangerous and antisemitic”.
- ▪Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAbdul El-Sayed in Detroit on 5 August.
- ▪The clip circulating most from the Fox interview, though, focused on circumcision - specifically, El-Sayed asking Watters whether he circumcised, in a retort to Watters’ question about gender-affirming care.In each instance, El-Sayed tried
- ▪“I don’t know how people don’t recognize how dangerous this predicament is, how dangerous this is for Jews.”The comments were met with online anger from some prominent Democrats, including the House speaker, Hakeem Jeffries, who didn’t ment
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Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on 5 August. Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAbdul El-Sayed in Detroit on 5 August. Photograph: Finn Gomez/Getty ImagesUS midterm elections 2026From Hasan Piker to Jesse Watters, El-Sayed seeks to focus on affordability amid scrutiny from both sidesDemocratic Senate candidate for Michigan distances himself from Twitch streamer and debates Fox News hostRachel LeingangTue 25 Aug 2026 20.42 EDTFirst published on Tue 25 Aug 2026 16.29 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Democratic candidate for Senate in the swing state of Michigan has spent the week trying to keep his affordability message front and center as scrutiny mounts from both ends of the political spectrum.In the span of two days, Abdul El-Sayed distanced himself from…
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