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El-Sayed criticizes implications of 'Muslim Brotherhood' question

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Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed criticized the implications of a question asked at a Saturday town hall concerning the Muslim Brotherhood. At a campaign event in Michigan, El-Sayed was asked by an attendee whether he would "disavow the Muslim Brotherhood.” “Sure.

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Both outlets center the same exchange between Abdul El-Sayed and a voter over a question about the Muslim Brotherhood. Newsweek’s headline frames it as a direct clash, while CNN softens that framing by saying he challenged the assumptions behind the question and, in its extract, quotes his response about running for Senate and being Muslim. Only CNN includes that quoted line.

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