Defended or excused
“I take him at his word. All of us deserve second chances.”
Clyburn accepted El-Sayed's apology and continued to support the Democratic nominee.
- Speaker
- Jim Clyburn
- Capacity
- United States representative
- Observed
- August 30, 2026
- Published here
- September 5, 2026
- Targets
- Abdul El-Sayed
- Classification rationale
- He treated the apology as credible and sufficient for political support.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
Clyburn was asked on Meet the Press about El-Sayed's apology.
After the quotation
He framed the episode as a mistake for which a second chance was appropriate.
Evidence
Complete source record
Jim Clyburn supports El-Sayed after Senate hopeful's apology (opens in a new tab)Meet the Press quotation
Reports Jim Clyburn's acceptance of El-Sayed's apology and continued support for the nominee.