{"id":2655253,"date":"2026-09-05T17:26:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T21:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/icymi-el-sayed-admits-to-unhinged-response-to-criticism-of-his-beard-he-violently-smashed-a-vodka-bottle\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T17:29:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T21:29:02","slug":"icymi-el-sayed-admits-to-unhinged-response-to-criticism-of-his-beard-he-violently-smashed-a-vodka-bottle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/icymi-el-sayed-admits-to-unhinged-response-to-criticism-of-his-beard-he-violently-smashed-a-vodka-bottle\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: El-Sayed Admits to Unhinged Response to Criticism of His Beard &#8211; He Violently Smashed a Vodka Bottle"},"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\">36<\/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%2Ficymi-el-sayed-admits-to-unhinged-response-to-criticism-of-his-beard-he-violently-smashed-a-vodka-bottle%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=2655253&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 article criticizes certain democratic Party candidates for displaying immature and impulsive behavior. It highlights Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed, who recounted an incident where he destroyed a bottle of vodka after an Arab liquor store owner commented on his beard, which holds religious importance in Islam. The piece also mentions Oklahoma Democratic Senate candidate N\u2019Kiyla Jasmine Thomas,who was filmed allegedly making a disrespectful gesture toward a political opponent. the author argues that such childishness and emotional reactions are more typical of leftists and are detrimental to political decorum. the piece concludes by emphasizing that calm, rational behavior is essential for effective leadership in Congress, contrasting it with the disruptive actions of these candidates.  <\/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>The new wave of Democratic Party candidates keep proving they have the temperament of overgrown children.<\/p>\n<p>In May, prior to winning his primary, Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed gave an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J4xG-4M5jnc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> to \u201cIntellectually Pretty Radio,\u201d where he spoke about an encounter with a fellow Muslim in which he flew into a rage over a comment made about his beard, smashing a bottle of vodka.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-senate-hopeful-abdul-el-sayed-recounts-smashing-vodka-bottle-after-beard-criticism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News,<\/a> El-Sayed was in a Detroit, Michigan, liquor store when the owner, a fellow Muslim, commented on his facial hair.<\/p>\n<p>In Islam, beards are grown in observance of the faith, where shaving is either strongly discouraged or forbidden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI walked into a gas station slash liquor store,\u201d El-Sayed said about the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Abdul El-Sayed says he smashed Vodka and destroyed a store owner\u2019s property because they said Abdul has a short beard <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BO3DxjAtnS\">pic.twitter.com\/BO3DxjAtnS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DSA Watch (@DSA_Watch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DSA_Watch\/status\/2096049075745407402?\">September 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got this business owner, Arab guy, who\u2019s got this big thick beard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed said he was buying a Gatorade when the owner made a point about his facial hair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he says, \u2018Are you Muslim?\u2019 and I said, \u2018Yeah,\u2019 and he said, \u2018Well, your beard is too short.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was like, \u201cOh, okay, you\u2019re going to judge me? Okay, give me a second. I forgot something.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I walk back, I get a fifth of vodka, and I put it on the counter. He\u2019s like, \u2018Hey, you can\u2019t buy that.\u2019 I was like, \u2018You\u2019re right, and you can\u2019t sell it.\u2019 So I smashed it on the ground and walked out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s El-Sayed\u2019s way of saying someone offended him, so he destroyed that person\u2019s property. How is that the correct demeanor for a member of the United States Senate?<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed is not alone.<\/p>\n<p>Look on in horror as Oklahoma Democratic Senate candidate N\u2019Kiyla Jasmine Thomas filmed herself paying homage to the antagonist from the 2004 film \u201cMean Girls\u201d by writing Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin\u2019s name in a \u201cburn book.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Remember that this person is also running for the United States Senate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is N\u2019Kiyla Jasmine Thomas. She just won a runoff election in Oklahoma and is now the Democrat candidate for US Senate.<\/p>\n<p>No. I\u2019m not joking. I\u2019m serious.<\/p>\n<p>She makes AOC look like a freaking Mensa member. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p0Ms1bXUM4\">pic.twitter.com\/p0Ms1bXUM4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kentucky Girl (@Kentuckygirl1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Kentuckygirl1\/status\/2092698595216568424?\">August 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republicans are berated as evil, immoral, murderous, and anything else under the sun. 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