Hewitt says El-Sayed's answer disqualifies him
Hugh HewittPolitical commentator and radio host
Hewitt says El-Sayed is either ignorant of the facts he cites or too radical to admit them, and argues he should not be a senator.
“El-Sayed is either ignorant of these facts or so radical as to refuse to admit them. Either way he should never be close to the United States Senate.”
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Abdul El-Sayed describes dangers from Israel and Iran; Pete Buttigieg draws an ally-enemy distinction
Abdul El-Sayed declined to rank Israel and Iran as threats during Michigan's Senate debate, describing different dangers from each. Pete Buttigieg answered that Iran is an enemy and Israel an ally, while saying he would still vote for El-Sayed.
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Hewitt quotes reporting of El-Sayed's comparison and argues that the answer disqualifies him from the Senate.
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Hewitt quoted a Wall Street Journal paragraph on the debate reporting that El-Sayed called the question ridiculous and said both countries had proven dangerous in their own way. He then listed what he described as Iranian attacks on Americans since 1979 and in this year's fighting.
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Hewitt went on to say Rogers had beaten El-Sayed in the debate. We have not checked the casualty figures in the post.
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Reference point: El-Sayed's refusal to rank Israel and Iran as threats and his comparison of the dangers they pose. Condemned: after quoting the answer, Hewitt lists Iranian attacks on Americans, says El-Sayed is either ignorant of them or too radical to admit them, and says he should not be a senator. Challenged the characterization loses because Hewitt rejects the answer and the candidate rather than only disputing how it describes the two countries.
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