The New York Times confirmed that Abdul El-Sayed did sign a 2012 letter in support of the Muslim Brotherhood, and when asked, he again refused to comment on the situation. The Washington Free Beacon is also reporting today that six of the other signers of the letter have donated to Abdul’s campaign. The existence of the letter was first reported in 2018 when Abdul ran for Governor.
A reported by the New York Times:
That letter, which Dr. El-Sayed signed while he was in medical school, asked Mohamed Morsi, who was then the new Egyptian president from a party that represented the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, to “purge the media and police” of supporters of the dictatorship that had been toppled during the Arab Spring. … His campaign aides declined to answer questions about the 2012 letter.
This comes after his sister posted multiple times on X that their family “has long been” Muslim Brotherhood and that she had an “amazing” talk with her mom about her “activism in the Muslim Brotherhood.”
Abdul has serious questions to answer to Michiganders:
- Why did he sign the letter?
- Who asked him to sign the letter?
- Does he stand by his support for the Muslim Brotherhood and calling on them to “purge the media and police”?
- Fellow signers are donors to his campaign, what other contact or ties does he have to these fellow Muslim Brotherhood supporters?
“Abdul El-Sayed cannot run from his past. Michiganders deserve to know the true extent of his and his family’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood, and if he still agrees with the letter he signed today. His silence on this matter is deafening and disqualifying for a candidate for the U.S. Senate,” said NRSC Communications Director Joanna Rodriguez.
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