Condemned
“pathetic; radical terrorist sympathizer”
Scott sharply condemned El-Sayed's comments and characterized him as sympathetic to terrorism.
- Speaker
- Tim Scott
- Capacity
- United States senator
- Observed
- March 24, 2026
- Published here
- September 5, 2026
- Targets
- Abdul El-Sayed
- Classification rationale
- This is an unambiguous condemnation, though its wording is highly partisan and broader than the literal transcript.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
Scott responded after reporting surfaced El-Sayed's internal defense of the video.
After the quotation
His characterization escalated the controversy into national partisan politics.
Evidence
Complete source record
Abdul El-Sayed calls statement on Temple Israel attack a risk (opens in a new tab)Full report
Reports El-Sayed's internal campaign call and attributable reactions from Mike Rogers and Tim Scott.