Byron York
Role at the time: Washington Examiner political columnist
Defended or excused
Statement summary
York defends the question and criticizes El-Sayed's ensuing response as misdirection.
“It was a reasonable question.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Slick Abdul: Byron York defends the town-hall question · Byron YorkOpening assessment and transcript of the Caro exchange
York calls the question reasonable and criticizes El-Sayed's response. The column quotes El-Sayed's affirmative disavowal before his objection to the question's premise.
Why we used this label
Relative to asking El-Sayed to disavow the Brotherhood, York expressly defends the question. His position does not establish the truth of the reported family-affiliation allegations.