{"id":2636610,"date":"2026-07-28T11:15:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abdul-el-sayed-crushed-in-michigan-debate-over-shady-middle-east-money-haul-nobody-knows-whos-putting-their-own-money-in-your-pocket\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T11:20:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:20:31","slug":"abdul-el-sayed-crushed-in-michigan-debate-over-shady-middle-east-money-haul-nobody-knows-whos-putting-their-own-money-in-your-pocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abdul-el-sayed-crushed-in-michigan-debate-over-shady-middle-east-money-haul-nobody-knows-whos-putting-their-own-money-in-your-pocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Abdul El-Sayed Crushed in Michigan Debate Over Shady Middle East Money Haul: &#8216;Nobody Knows Who&#8217;s Putting Their Own Money in Your Pocket&#8217;"},"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\">44<\/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%2Fabdul-el-sayed-crushed-in-michigan-debate-over-shady-middle-east-money-haul-nobody-knows-whos-putting-their-own-money-in-your-pocket%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=2636610&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\/dems-refused-to-pass-cancer-bill-until-they-could-leverage-it\/\" title=\"Dems Refused To Pass Cancer Bill Until They Could Leverage It\">article discusses political<\/a> and financial controversies surrounding Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in Michigan&#8217;s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. It highlights questions about his wealth declarations, revealing ownership of foreign rental properties in India and the UAE, which he claims are in his wife&#8217;s name. Critics have pointed out inconsistencies, including his previous accusations of foreign influence and donations from pro-Israel groups, while he owns foreign assets himself. El-Sayed has faced accusations of character issues, campaign alliances with controversial figures, and alleged lack of clarity regarding his tax returns. He has implied that scrutiny over his foreign property ownership is racist, but critics argue that his wealth and foreign connections raise legitimate concerns about transparency and influence. The article concludes noting the unpredictable nature of the race and the broader implications of candidate backgrounds on electoral integrity.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If a candidate was late to declare their wealth and then reported having hundreds of thousands of dollars from obtuse overseas properties, would there be questions raised about outside money?<\/p>\n<p>If that candidate was taking it from unpopular places, sure. But, if you were Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, not only would you imply that such concerns were racist, you would say that the real issue was where your <em>opponent<\/em> was taking money from.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the far-left candidate for the Democratic primary in Michigan\u2019s open Senate seat isn\u2019t getting away with it, since his last remaining opponent for the nomination \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/socialists-bernie-aoc-campaigned-michigan-dem-someone-cashed-selling-merch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens<\/a> \u2014 torched him for the fact that \u201cnobody knows who\u2019s putting their money in your own pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed, a former Wayne County health official, has been one of the progressive left\u2019s surprise candidates thus far this cycle, knocking out the rest of the lefties in the race to replace Democratic Sen. Gary Peters.<\/p>\n<p>This has concerned at least some on the left, since El-Sayed is lefty enough and has enough character issues \u2014 campaigning with violent socialist podcaster Hasan Piker, saying he wanted Medicare-for-all despite the fact his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-doctor-dem-physician-running-senate-hot-water-even-lib-reporters-question-mysterious-past\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wife\u2019s psychiatry practice doesn\u2019t take Medicare<\/a>, incorrectly calling himself a doctor on the campaign trail \u2014 due to the fact that it would cause the Democrats to defend a seat they could ordinarily rest easy about in midterms that would historically favor them.<\/p>\n<p>The latest headache involving El-Sayed came on Monday when he released his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >latest financial disclosure forms ahead<\/a> of the final debate before the primary on Tuesday. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/michigan-senate-democratic-final-debate-haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>, it showed that he and his wife owned rental properties in India and the United Arab Emirates that each could be worth up to $250,000. Both properties are in his wife\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AbdulElSayed?\">@AbdulElSayed<\/a> filed his long-awaited 2026 financial disclosure this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The most interesting difference between this year\u2019s and last year\u2019s: a rental property in Dubai owned by his wife, worth between $100,000 and $250,000. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L8yA87qmOs\">pic.twitter.com\/L8yA87qmOs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bryan metzger (@metzgov) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/metzgov\/status\/2081856568195273060?\">July 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This wouldn\u2019t have made such an impression if it weren\u2019t for the fact that El-Sayed has been braying about the amount of money allegedly coming into the race from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n<p>And, as Stevens noted, El-Sayed\u2019s father-in-law has poured in $300,000 from a \u201cFighting for Michigan PAC\u201d that supports his son-in-law, out of a total of $2.3 million the group has spent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also is about transparency, and you have not released your full tax returns,\u201d Stevens said during the debate. \u201cThree-hundred thousand dollars in other income while you sat in a podcast chair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou talk about getting money out of politics and putting money in people\u2019s pockets, but still, nobody knows who\u2019s putting the money in your pockets.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Abdul El-Sayed smiles as Haley Stevens calls him out for not releasing his tax returns:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also is about transparency, and you have not released your full tax returns\u2026you sat in the podcast chair and you hawked junk healthcare cures.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wbOiXXdZmt\">pic.twitter.com\/wbOiXXdZmt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/2081899038673158297?\">July 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He seemed to imply after the debate that this was a bit racist, telling a reporter, \u201cI wonder why they\u2019re so focused on \u2018foreign properties\u2019 with somebody with a name like mine.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Abdul El-Sayed insinuates that it\u2019s racist to call him out for owning foreign propertie(s) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y6NCyuLcOt\">https:\/\/t.co\/y6NCyuLcOt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jKMwp89N0D\">pic.twitter.com\/jKMwp89N0D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DSA Watch (@DSA_Watch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DSA_Watch\/status\/2081926923437883412?\">July 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Probably because someone with a past like yours is so focused on \u201cAIPAC money,\u201d Abdul El-Sayed.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign money has become a leitmotif of this campaign specifically because of El-Sayed\u2019s none-too-subtle anti-Semitic innuendos, suggesting that his opponents were tools of Israel and that evil Zionists committing \u201cgenocide\u201d would do anything to make him lose.<\/p>\n<p>He combined this with an almost-socialist economic progressivism, railing against the wealthiest while claiming that he was one of them. He even campaigned with Hasan Piker, a man who\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyt-allows-anti-semitic-streamer-called-violence-write-op-ed-charlie-kirks-killing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranted on camera<\/a> about wanting the streets to run red with the blood of capitalist landlords.<\/p>\n<p>So when it turns out that the guy has a ton of money coming in from amorphous sources, and that he\u2019s one of those rich landlords he wants to hoist by their own petard, yes, that becomes a factor. It doubly becomes a factor when you blow the same hoary dog-whistles about foreign Jewish money pulling the strings in an election.<\/p>\n<p>It would be tempting to hope, as a Republican, that we get to face the man Sen. John Fetterman has taken to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/27\/el-sayed-backlash-leaked-comment-michigan-senate-01012659\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calling<\/a> \u201cPontiac Platner\u201d in the general election. The problem is that, in the year of the Marxist insurgency, it\u2019s impossible to say that El-Sayed will lose, even in a swing state.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, I\u2019d love <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/look-michigan-dems-choose-senate-extremist-backed-physician-isnt-physician-crazy-woman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to see a GOP flip<\/a>, and yes, Haley Stevens is still politically obnoxious. 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