{"id":2588271,"date":"2026-04-07T20:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-democrat-el-sayed-labels-trump-netanyahus-dumba\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:58:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T00:58:30","slug":"michigan-democrat-el-sayed-labels-trump-netanyahus-dumba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-democrat-el-sayed-labels-trump-netanyahus-dumba\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Democrat El Sayed labels Trump Netanyahu\u2019s \u2018dumba**\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichigan-democrat-el-sayed-labels-trump-netanyahus-dumba%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2588271&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El Sayed criticized President trump\u2019s Iran policy, calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s push to go to war with Iran a \u201cdumb\u201d idea during a Michigan state University appearance where he shared the stage with left-wing streamer Hasan Piker.he questioned why the U.S. would be involved in a conflict that he says would only benefit one country,and he stressed his Michigan roots while campaigning for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers.<\/p>\n<p>The remarks came as Trump announced a two-week pause on bombing Iran to pursue a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-welcomes-israel-palestinian-authority-ceasefire\/\" title=\"White House welcomes ...-Palestinian Authority ...\">long-term peace deal<\/a>, with Israel also agreeing to a ceasefire. El Sayed\u2019s association with Piker has added political headaches for Democrats as they debate the influence of progressive online figures. El Sayed is competing with Rep. haley Stevens and State Sen. Mallory McMorrow for the nomination to face Rogers, and he argued that every dollar spent on war diverts funds from Michigan\u2019s needs, saying he\u2019s proud to be labeled a \u201cperilous\u201d candidate by the pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El Sayed labels Trump Netanyahu&rsquo;s &lsquo;dumba**&rsquo; over Iran war<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2509029\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Michigan Democratic Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3383108\/progressive-democrat-uncommitted-movement-jumps-into-michigan-senate-race\/\">Abdul El Sayed<\/a> honed in on President Donald Trump&rsquo;s threats against Iran during a campaign speech Tuesday, donning him the moniker of Israeli Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\">Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s<\/a> &ldquo;dumba**.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Why are we there? There is one country that benefits. One,&rdquo; El Sayed told supporters at a Michigan State University event while <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4517861\/democrats-squirm-left-embraces-streamer-hasan-piker\/\">stumping with controversial left-wing streamer Hasan Piker<\/a>. &ldquo;Benjamin Netanyahu has been talking about taking a war to Iran for 40 years and finally found a dumba**.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The remarks from El Sayed, a progressive former Detroit health official in one of the country&rsquo;s most <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >closely watched battleground races<\/a>, came roughly an hour before Trump agreed to suspend bombing Iran for two weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump initially threatened to wage a bombing campaign against Iranian civilian infrastructure later that evening but agreed to a two-week ceasefire as the countries work toward a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-questions-ahead-of-trump-putin-call-on-ukraine-ceasefire-deal\/\" title=\"Key questions ahead of Trump-Putin call on Ukraine ... deal\">long-term peace agreement<\/a>. Trump posted to Truth Social that, subject to Iran &ldquo;agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING&rdquo; of the Strait of Hormuz so oil tankers can again traverse the region, &ldquo;I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!&rdquo; Trump wrote. &ldquo;The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East. We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate. Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israel, which has waged an airstrike campaign against Iran in collaboration with the United States, also agreed to a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>El Sayed stumping with Piker has created a political headache for Democrats as the party debates whether to associate with the influencer who once said that &ldquo;America deserved 9\/11.&rdquo; Piker gained notoriety as a Twitch streamer and now has a large following online. More recently, he&rsquo;s become a surrogate for Democrats, particularly progressive candidates such as El Sayed, in the&nbsp;midterm&nbsp;elections and has hosted lawmakers on his stream.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Senate candidate for Michigan Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a town hall, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Lincoln Park, Mich. (AP Photo\/Ryan Sun)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>El Sayed is battling Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) and State Sen. Mallory McMorrow for the Democratic nomination to take on presumptive Republican nominee former Rep. Mike Rogers. The toss-up seat is being vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4517861\/democrats-squirm-left-embraces-streamer-hasan-piker\/\">DEMOCRATS SQUIRM AS THE LEFT EMBRACES CONTROVERSIAL STREAMER HASAN PIKER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>El Sayed told rally-goers he was &ldquo;proud&rdquo; to be labeled a &ldquo;dangerous&rdquo; candidate by the largest pro-Israel lobbying group in the U.S., the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every dollar that he spends over there, drop a bomb over there on a child over there, is a dollar that&rsquo;s not being spent here on your child, here on your school, here on your healthcare,&rdquo; El Sayed, who is Muslim and Arab, said. &ldquo;People love to say, &lsquo;Oh, it&rsquo;s because he&rsquo;s Arab and Muslim.&rsquo; No, it&rsquo;s because I&rsquo;m f***ing from Michigan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Sayed calls Trump dumb over Iran war with Netanyahu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2588272,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP25322831407309.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[77361,4601,3634],"class_list":["post-2588271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-elsayed","tag-michigan","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP25322831407309.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2588271"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2588275,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588271\/revisions\/2588275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2588272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}