El-Sayed Disavows Muslim Brotherhood at Michigan Town Hall

Abdul El-Sayed agreed to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood during a town hall in Caro, Michigan, then challenged the questioner over what he said the question implied about his faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution. The exchange, recorded on video, drew renewed attention to claims about the Democratic Senate candidate’s relationship to the group, which he has denied. The encounter took place Saturday. A man who introduced himself as Tommy asked El-Sayed whether he would disavow the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed replied, “Sure. Yeah, absolutely,” then asked why the man had directed the question to him and what he was implying. The questioner said he had not heard El-Sayed disavow the organization. El-Sayed compared the scrutiny of his Muslim faith to questions John F. Kennedy faced as a Catholic presidential candidate. He said he was seeking office as an American who happened to be Muslim, and argued that the question suggested his faith could conflict with his constitutional responsibilities. The discussion turned to the questioner’s Christian faith and religious doctrine in law; the man said he would not disavow attempts to incorporate religious doctrine into U.S. law....