{"id":2602678,"date":"2026-05-14T12:12:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-he-even-a-doctor-dem-physician-running-for-senate-in-hot-water-even-lib-reporters-question-his-mysterious-past\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:16:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:16:10","slug":"is-he-even-a-doctor-dem-physician-running-for-senate-in-hot-water-even-lib-reporters-question-his-mysterious-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-he-even-a-doctor-dem-physician-running-for-senate-in-hot-water-even-lib-reporters-question-his-mysterious-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Is He Even a Doctor? Dem &#8216;Physician&#8217; Running for Senate in Hot Water &#8211; Even Lib Reporters Question His Mysterious Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/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%2Fis-he-even-a-doctor-dem-physician-running-for-senate-in-hot-water-even-lib-reporters-question-his-mysterious-past%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=2602678&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/economist-rejects-uighur-genocide-determination\/\" title=\"\u2018Economist... Rejects Uighur Genocide Determination\">article argues<\/a> that Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed has repeatedly portrayed himself as a licensed physician, but reporting and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">medical records<\/a> cited say he has not been licensed in Michigan or New York. It claims his \u201cdoctor\u201d background comes from education and a short sub-internship rather than approved medical credentials,and notes that laws in both states prohibit misrepresenting oneself as a physician.The piece also references a moment involving Bernie Sanders at a 2025 Medicare town hall, and says el-Sayed avoided correcting the description.  <\/p>\n<p>It then adds other misconduct-related claims in Michigan Democratic politics, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including allegations involving<\/a> the former Michigan Democratic Party treasurer, Traci Kornak, according to other outlets. it comments on the perceived quality of Democratic candidates more broadly, including the claim that Rep. Alexandria ocasio-Cortez has strong odds for a 2028 presidential nomination while asserting there are no \u201cnormal\u201d Democratic contenders elsewhere.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A Democrat Senate candidate in Michigan keeps presenting himself as a physician, but records indicate that\u2019s not accurate. Is this party really sending their best?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/05\/12\/abdul-el-sayed-doctor-physician-00916389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> reported on Tuesday that Dr. Abdul El-Sayed \u2014 he has the education for the title \u2014 has presented himself as a physician multiple times, but the outlet says the sources don\u2019t back that up.<\/p>\n<p>On a podcast appearance in March, El-Sayed claimed, \u201cI\u2019ve been a doctor my whole career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His LinkedIn profile reportedly says he is a \u201cphysician,\u201d and he referred to himself as \u201ca physician and epidemiologist\u201d during a Council of Baptist Pastors debate in Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>But medical records indicated he has not ever been granted a license in Michigan or New York, and his experience comes from a sub-internship at a Manhattan hospital for four weeks as he was finishing medical school.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed can boast an impressive education. He attended the University of Michigan Medical School, graduated with a degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and earned his doctorate of public health from Oxford University, but none of that makes him a licensed physician.<\/p>\n<p>Vermont Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders appeared with El-Sayed at a townhall about Medicare in 2025, saying, \u201cThere are no people in the Democratic caucus who are physicians\u201d on his decision to back him, but El-Sayed did not bother correcting the record.<\/p>\n<p>Both Michigan and New York have laws against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctors-biden-administrations-dangerous-push-for-trans-treatments-for-kids-falsifies-science\/\" title=\"Doctors: Biden Administration...s Dangerous Push For Trans Treatments For Kids Falsifies Science\">presenting oneself<\/a> as a physician if they are not licensed.<\/p>\n<p>You know the situation is bad if left-wing outlets like Politico have to admit there\u2019s an inaccuracy here.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed undoubtedly realizes how detrimental this portrayal could be to his campaign, as his website\u2019s \u201cAbout Abdul\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/abdulforsenate.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">page<\/a> does not use the word \u201cphysician,\u201d instead trying to shift focus to his career in public life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe studied to be a doctor \u2014 but realized it was our broken politics that was making people sick. Abdul has dedicated his entire career to building government agencies that actually work for Michiganders,\u201d the page reads.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed isn\u2019t the only Michigan Democrat with problems.<\/p>\n<p>In January, the <a href=\"https:\/\/enjoyer.com\/the-democrat-treasurer-allegedly-ripped-off-an-old-lady-the-media-ignored-the-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Enjoyer<\/a> reported that Traci Kornak, the former treasurer of the Michigan Democratic Party, was suspected of embezzlement, allegedly taking money from a brain-damaged old woman.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/bluewaterhealthyliving.com\/news\/local-news\/michigan\/witness-recalls-questionable-money-transfers-in-guardian-embezzlement-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Water Healthy Living,<\/a> Kornak was a conservator to the woman, allegedly taking $123,000, and was charged with two counts of embezzlement from a vulnerable adult, false pretenses, and attempted false pretenses.<\/p>\n<p>These questionable candidates rise to the highest levels of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>As of Tuesday, New York Democratic Rep. 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