Cruz characterizes El-Sayed’s past statement about Sharia law
U.S. senator speaking at the Republican midterm convention
“When Abdul El-Sayed says he has a, quote, ‘obligation,’ to comply with Sharia law, he means it.”
Source and context
Reporting
CNN reports Ted Cruz’s convention statement about Abdul El-Sayed and Sharia law (opens in a new tab)
About this source
CNN reporting syndicated by KTVZ quotes Cruz’s September 10 Republican midterm-convention speech and explains that the referenced 2009 New York Times interview concerned El-Sayed’s personal effort to follow Sharia rules while seeking a mortgage.
Before the quotation
Cruz told the convention audience to take several Democratic candidates’ past statements seriously.
After the quotation
The same CNN report said crowd members shouted violent language after El-Sayed’s name and separately reported El-Sayed’s response.
How this statement is classified
Cruz used the prior statement to criticize El-Sayed’s political values, rather than describe its original personal-practice context.
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- Abdul El-Sayed
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