Man who pressed El-Sayed on Muslim Brotherhood is ex-Hawley aide, records show
The man who demanded Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Saturday town hall is a former aide to Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, The Guardian reports.
The man who demanded Abdul El-Sayed disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan town hall is a former aide to Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, according to congressional staff records cited by The Guardian. The Guardian names him as Thomas Teepell. At the event he gave his name only as "Tommy."
El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for Senate, answered the question at the Saturday event. "Sure, yeah, absolutely," he said. He then asked the man why he was asking, and, per The Guardian, whether the man assumed he would not disavow the group. The Guardian says the man shouted the question from the crowd.
The Hill reports El-Sayed criticized the implications of the question. Fox News reports he compared the scrutiny to the questions about Catholicism that John F. Kennedy faced in the 1960s. Fox's headline says he called the questions "crazy" and ties them to alleged links between his family and the Muslim Brotherhood. The excerpts do not say what those alleged ties are or who has alleged them.
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- Fox NewsAbdul El-Sayed invokes JFK to dismiss 'crazy' questions over family's alleged ties to Muslim BrotherhoodSun, Oct 18, 3:52 PM EDT
- The HillEl-Sayed criticizes implications of 'Muslim Brotherhood' questionSun, Oct 18, 5:20 PM EDT
- The GuardianMan who heckled Abdul El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records showMon, Oct 19, 10:40 AM EDT
- Fox News'The View' co-hosts defend El Sayed comparing himself to JFK over Muslim Brotherhood scrutinyMon, Oct 19, 5:52 PM EDT
- The GuardianMichigan heckler the son of Republican adviser paid for ‘influencer marketing’ against El-SayedTue, Oct 20, 8:45 AM EDT
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- Sun, Oct 18, 5:45 PM EDT, 2 outlets: El-Sayed, asked at town hall to disavow Muslim Brotherhood, says he does