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El-Sayed has testy exchange with man who presses him on Muslim…

The Caro, Michigan town hall ended with the questioner walking out as the crowd cheered; Republican Mike Rogers raised the Brotherhood five times in their debate.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on The Weekend Shift
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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAt a town hall in Caro, Michigan, Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said yes when a man asked him to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood, then asked why the man assumed he would refuse.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe said that if the reason for doubting him is his faith, he's being judged for being Muslim, and he compared it to the questions John F.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorKennedy faced about the Pope.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe man walked out afterward while the crowd cheered for El-Sayed. Media reports identify him as Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Senator Josh Hawley.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRepublican Mike Rogers brought up the Brotherhood five times in their first debate, so this question has been following him around Michigan.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFive times.

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  1. El-Sayed's Second Amendment video draws fire in Michigan Senate race · Fox News
  2. AOC hits Trump-won Michigan turf to stump for El-Sayed · The New York Times
  3. El Sayed's cure for high gas prices would make them worse · Washington Examiner
  4. Obama's endorsement of El-Sayed gets mixed reaction from Detroit… · Fox News
  5. Michigan Senate debate: Rogers invokes Muslim Brotherhood five times · The Washington Times
  6. European Parliament votes 381-167 against Islamist entryism · Fox News
  7. El-Sayed has testy exchange with man who presses him on Muslim… (this story)

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