# CBS News Jan Crawford Apologizes for Anti-El-Sayed Tweet

> CBS News' Jan Crawford deletes anti-El-Sayed tweet after violating news standards.
- Title: CBS News Jan Crawford Apologizes for Anti-El-Sayed Tweet
- Summary: CBS News' Jan Crawford deletes anti-El-Sayed tweet after violating news standards. CBS News' Jan Crawford apologized for a deleted tweet criticizing…
- Keywords: cbs news, jan crawford, abdul el-sayed, senatorial candidate, news standards, twitter, michigan, entertainment, culture, business, CBS, News
- Source: TheWrap — https://thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/cbs-news-jan-crawford-apologizes-for-anti-abdul-el-sayed-tweet-that-broke-news-standards
- Author: Benjamin Lindsay
- Published: 2026-10-18T19:01:09+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: cbs news, jan crawford, abdul el-sayed, senatorial candidate, news standards, twitter, michigan, entertainment, culture, business
## CBS News' Jan Crawford Apologizes
CBS News' chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford deleted a tweet criticizing Senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed after realizing it violated CBS News standards.
## Tweet Criticized El-Sayed's Response
Crawford reshared a video from El-Sayed's town hall but sided with a attendee who asked him to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood.
## El-Sayed's Town Hall Response
El-Sayed defended his constitutional allegiance by comparing his response to JFK's stance on Catholicism.
## Public Reaction to Tweet
Supporters praised Crawford's tweet as a 'best job of politely calling out someone’s bigotry' while others criticized El-Sayed's alignment with Russia.
## Key takeaway

CBS News' Jan Crawford apologized for a deleted tweet criticizing Senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed as a violation of news standards.