Tucker Carlson Nearly Endorses Abdul El-Sayed, Says He Was Obviously Right About 9/11
Carlson said El-Sayed was right that the U.S. response to 9/11 caused widespread harm, as the Michigan Senate race intensified.
- Conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson defended Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed regarding resurfaced comments about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, stating the Michigan politician was "obviously right" to criticize the U.S. response.
- Last week, critics labeled El-Sayed a "terrorist sympathizer" for linking the 9/11 attacks to Iraq war devastation in a 2021 "America Dissected" podcast episode unearthed by the New York Post on Tuesday.
- In a since-deleted tweet marking the 20th anniversary, El-Sayed wrote: "Today, I mourn the 3K lives, 6K injuries, & infrastructural devastation in NYC, perpetrated ignorantly in the name of my faith," and millions of injuries in three countries.
- Republican challenger Mike Rogers denounced El-Sayed's attitude as "disgusting," prompting Carlson to slam the Michigan Rep., stating: "If anyone in Michigan's Senate race is unfit to serve in public office, it is him."
- Carlson, the MAGA movement's most prominent defector, vigorously backed El-Sayed's comments in his Friday newsletter after praising the candidate's "almost Trumpian" patriotism on "The Tucker Carlson Show" earlier this month.
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Right-wing heavyweight Tucker Carlson backs Muslim Democrat for US Senate run
A Muslim Democrat has been endorsed by prominent right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson in his bid for a US Senate seat, The Independent reported on Sunday. Abdul El-Sayed from Michigan received the backing of the former Fox News host when the latter criticized the former’s Republican opponent in his newsletter. El-Sayed had faced criticism last week from Republicans over his negative views of the War on Terror, launched in the aftermath of the 9…
Carlson ' s support for Mr. Dowell ' s senate race in Michigan gave rise to new criticism of his Republican competitor, Mike Rogers, as the democratic candidate advanced in the polls.
POLITICS: Carlson Backs El-Sayed After 9/11 Comments, Patriots Outraged – The Beltway Report
On the 25th anniversary of the attack that killed nearly 3,000 Americans, the debate over who belongs in the U.S. Senate turned into a test of patriotism and judgment. This piece examines how remarks about 9/11 by Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, and a high-profile conservative’s defense of him, have reshaped the race. It follows the comments, the response from a leading Republican, and the broader pattern of alliances and messaging around nati…
Carlson Backs El-Sayed After 9/11 Comments, Patriots Outraged
On the 25th anniversary of the attack that killed nearly 3,000 Americans, the debate over who belongs in the U.S. Senate turned into a test of patriotism and judgment. This piece examines how remarks about 9/11 by Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, and a high-profile conservative’s defense of him, have reshaped the race. It follows the […]
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