Abdul El-Sayed Faces Brotherhood Questions

NBCNBCAmerican television and radio network anchor Tom LlamasTom LlamasAmerican journalist pressed Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-SayedAbdul El-SayedAmerican politician and epidemiologist (born 1984) about his earlier denial of family ties to the Muslim BrotherhoodMuslim Brotherhoodtransnational Sunni Islamist organization, and El-Sayed became visibly agitated. The exchange followed his Meet the Press appearance, where he denied family connections and said Republican Mike Rogers was using the claims to attack his Muslim faith. El-Sayed is seeking the Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Gary Peters. His half-sister Eman Abdelhadi wrote in 2012 that their mother had been active in the Brotherhood, while El-Sayed said he had no ties to the group. President Donald Trump said he would campaign in Michigan for Rogers.