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El-Sayed Disavows Muslim Brotherhood at Michigan Town Hall

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood at a town hall in Caro on Saturday and challenged the man who pressed him to do it, CNN reported.

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El-Sayed Disavows Muslim Brotherhood at Michigan Town Hall

Key points

  • Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood during a heated exchange at a town hall in Caro, Michigan, on Saturday, October 17, CNN reported.
  • An attendee repeatedly pressed El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood, saying he had yet to hear the candidate reject the organization.
  • El-Sayed disavowed the movement, then challenged the assumption behind the question.

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood during a heated exchange at a town hall in Caro, Michigan, on Saturday, October 17, CNN reported.

An attendee repeatedly pressed El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood, saying he had yet to hear the candidate reject the organization. "Abdul, will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood?" the man shouted from the crowd.

El-Sayed disavowed the movement, then challenged the assumption behind the question. "You assume that because I am Muslim, that somehow I would have some allegiance to something that is not our Constitution," he said. "For me, that Constitution is the guiding light." The audience member walked out after the exchange as the crowd cheered for El-Sayed.

Why the question keeps coming up

El-Sayed could make history as the first Muslim elected to the United States Senate. He has faced Republican accusations that he is sympathetic to interests connected to Islamic terror, and in recent days both his Republican opponent Mike Rogers and President Donald Trump have commented about potential connections to the organization, CNN reported.

The latest round followed old social media posts by El-Sayed's half-sister that resurfaced online, including a post from 2012 in which she described having "an amazing talk with my mom about her activism in the Muslim Brotherhood during the early 70s while she was in college."

Earlier this week, El-Sayed denied allegations that he or his family has ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, telling reporters that to think anybody in his family was part of the organization was "an insane thing to assume." He has said the questions are rooted in bigotry and that it is wrong to suggest his faith calls his allegiance to the Constitution into question.

The race

El-Sayed faces Rogers in the November 3 election for Michigan's open Senate seat. The exchange in Caro took place with a little more than two weeks left in a race that has drawn national attention.

Timeline

  1. Oct 17, 2026El-Sayed disavows the Muslim Brotherhood at a town hall in Caro, Michigan, and challenges the questioner over an implied dual loyalty.
  2. Nov 3, 2026El-Sayed faces Republican Mike Rogers in the election for Michigan's open Senate seat.

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