El-Sayed refuses to say whether Iran is more of a threat than Israel in stunning Michigan Senate debate moment
During a Michigan U.S. Senate debate, candidate Abdulrahman El-Sayed was asked to compare the threat levels posed by Iran and Israel. Rather than ranking one as more dangerous than the other, he stated that both countries have proven dangerous in their own ways. The moment drew attention because El-Sayed, described as a Muslim leftist candidate, declined to characterize America's top Middle Eastern ally as distinctly less threatening than Iran.
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5 viewpointsMichigan Democratic Senate Nominee Abdul El-Sayed Sparks Controversy After Refusing to Identify Iran as Greater Threat to America Than Israel
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