Dmitri Bolt defends asking El-Sayed to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood
Dmitri BoltTownhall writer
Bolt argues that political judgment and reported family ties justify the question, rather than El-Sayed's religion.
“there are straightforward reasons to ask the question, and “because he’s Muslim” isn’t one of them.”
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Abdul El-Sayed challenges a Muslim Brotherhood question at his Caro town hall
At a Caro town hall, an attendee asked Abdul El-Sayed to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood. El-Sayed answered affirmatively, then challenged the assumption behind the question. Byron York calls the question reasonable and argues that the ensuing response diverted legitimate scrutiny.
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The author presents reporting and an argument about the question at the Caro town hall. Judgments and allegations in the piece are the author's.
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Before his argument, Bolt quotes El-Sayed saying the Constitution guarantees the right to pray or not pray.
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Bolt goes on to cite allegations of family connections and to criticize El-Sayed's political judgment. He attributes the family-ties allegation to the half-sister's social media.
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Bolt argues that political judgment and reported family ties justify the question, rather than El-Sayed's religion.
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“Then, on October 17th, Tommy asked his question in Caro, implying that El-Sayed had to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood simply because he’s a Muslim. Without knowing Tommy’s background and the effort by America Next to stoke controversy around El-Sayed’s public town halls, this might have seemed like an honest question, asked in good faith. Instead, it quickly appeared to be an inorganic attempt to generate negative publicity for El-Sayed.”Read statement
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