Abdul El-Sayed Clips Resurface

Deleted videos show Abdul El-Sayed criticizing July 4 fireworks and the Second Amendment.

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Questions swirl after candidate scrubs over 100 controversial YouTube videos

Abdul El-Sayed Deleted Old Posts and Videos Defending ‘Defund’ and Floating an End to Fireworks

Off Target: El-Sayed Condemned July 4 Fireworks and the Second Amendment

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Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed made private or removed more than 100 YouTube videos after winning the party’s Senate primary against Rep. Haley Stevens. One removed July 2024 video said Fourth of July “fireworks suck” and argued Americans should find another way to celebrate, citing air quality, chemicals, safety risks and effects on veterans and pets. Other deleted posts and videos criticized the Second Amendment, floated replacing it with a right to health care, and defended “defund” messaging; El-Sayed said his views have changed.

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Abdul El-Sayed holds radical far-left views and is trying to conceal them from voters. His past comments and deleted videos show hostility toward Fourth of July fireworks, gun rights, and the Second Amendment.