By Upward News | Created at 2026-08-26 04:07:00 | Updated at 2026-09-04 01:22:00
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AUTOMATED SUMMARY
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed compared Sharia law to Catholic canon law during a contentious Fox News interview with host Jesse Watters. The exchange, which also touched on sex-changes for minors and wealth taxes, drew immediate criticism from conservative commentators online. El-Sayed is running against Republican Mike Rogers for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters.
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FACTS
01 El-Sayed compared Sharia law to Catholic canon law when Jesse Watters pressed him on past comments calling Sharia bans 'white supremacy.' FOX NEWS
02 El-Sayed asked Watters 'Are you circumcised?' while defending sex-change surgery for minors during the interview. NEW YORK POST
03 El-Sayed called his Republican opponent Mike Rogers a 'beta' during the interview. WASHINGTON EXAMINER
04 Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of 'The Charlie Kirk Show,' wrote on X that El-Sayed 'lies and says no one is trying to push Sharia' and draws a 'false equivalency' to canon law. FOX NEWS
05 El-Sayed said he is 'not here to fight a culture war' in the wake of the interview. NBC NEWS
06 El-Sayed distanced himself from prior remarks by streamer Hasan Piker concerning Jewish Americans. CBS NEWS
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