El-Sayed spats with Baier over Muslim Brotherhood question: 'Be a journalist'

A Michigan Democratic Senate candidate rejected claims during a Fox News interview that he has connections to an Islamist political group, dismissing repeated accusations from his Republican opponent. The interview followed a pattern of allegations made by the candidate’s rival, who has sought to tie the Democrat to the group in campaign messaging. The exchange highlighted ongoing efforts by the opponent to shape the race’s narrative around the issue. Details of the candidate’s response and the specific nature of the ties, if any, remain central to the debate.

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed pushed back at Fox News’s Bret Baier in an interview that aired on Friday evening over questions about his alleged ties to an Islamist political group.  After Baier began asking the candidate about accusations repeatedly made by his opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), that the Democrat has ties...