Michigan GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers has consistently branded his Democrat opponent, former Wayne County health department director Abdul El-Sayed, as an “absolute con man” attempting to deceive his way into the United States Senate. The latest revelation only reinforces that charge.
While previous reports have exposed El-Sayed’s questionable claims about being a capitalist and a practicing physician, a far more serious accusation for a prospective U.S. Senator has emerged: dishonesty about dual citizenship.
Disturbing comments from 2016 have resurfaced, showing El-Sayed stating during a medical convention speech that he possessed dual citizenship. This claim gains particular scrutiny given both his parents are Egyptian immigrants.
“I carry dual citizenship, and I grew up spending most of my summers in another country where I understood what it meant not to have the right to self-govern,” he declared at the time. This wasn't an isolated incident; The Washington Free Beacon's exclusive reporting highlighted that he made a similar claim in 2014.
The video clip leaves little room for doubt:
In a predictable attempt at damage control following the 2014 claim, El-Sayed's campaign insisted he had been “mistaken.” Their statement, as reported by The Free Beacon, asserted: “Abdul is not a dual citizen by any verifiable metric and never has been.” Convenient, wouldn't you say?
This pattern of shifting narratives and alleged misrepresentations is precisely what could derail El-Sayed’s bid for the Michigan Senate seat, currently held by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), who is reportedly retiring. Indeed, these revelations have already earned El-Sayed a fitting, albeit unflattering, new moniker: “Ab-dual.”
Former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer sharply laid out the uncomfortable questions El-Sayed now faces, exposing the depth of his alleged deceptions:
Why did Ab-dual instruct his staff to deny he’s an Egyptian citizen? He is.
Why did he tell his staff not to film Islamist literature on his bookshelf at home? They’re his books.
Why did he write an op-ed supporting the Muslim Brotherhood if they took over in Egypt?
I don’t trust Abdul one bit with America’s foreign policy. No one should feel safe with Abdul.
It’s safe to say El-Sayed will not be fond of the “Ab-dual” nickname. But as the saying goes, if the shoe fits...
This latest controversy merely adds to a growing list of inconsistencies. He continues to face scrutiny over his physician claims and his attempts to distort Michigan Republican Mike Rogers’ comments—all while conveniently sidestepping accountability for his own statements.
A con man indeed. The American people, and especially the voters of Michigan, deserve honesty and transparency from their elected officials, not a candidate who seemingly changes his identity to suit the moment. True leadership demands integrity, a quality that appears increasingly absent from Abdul El-Sayed's campaign.
