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Abdul El-Sayed flips bigoted gotcha attempt
Abdul El-Sayed counters bigoted question about Muslim faith at Michigan town hall.
In brief
Abdul El-Sayed counters bigoted question about Muslim faith at Michigan town hall. Abdul El-Sayed refuted a bigoted question about his Muslim faith by questioning the accuser's implied dual loyalty. Originally reported by Mother Jones.
Tommy's question
A man who identified himself as Tommy asked Abdul El-Sayed to denounce the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan town hall.
“Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood?”
El-Sayed's response
El-Sayed said he would disavow the Muslim Brotherhood but questioned Tommy's implied accusation of dual loyalty.
“Sure. Yeah, absolutely. What are you implying? Do you assume that I wouldn’t?”
Tommy's refusal
Tommy refused to disavow religious doctrine in US law and left the town hall.
“So I think it’s you who needs to understand the Constitution now.”
Tommy's identity
Tommy is Thomas Teepell, a former operations director for Sen. Josh Hawley with ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht.
“Thomas Teepell, who served as operations director for Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) until February.”
What it means
Abdul El-Sayed refuted a bigoted question about his Muslim faith by questioning the accuser's implied dual loyalty.
