Panic over El-Sayed has GOP resurrecting toxic 9/11-era tropes
Responsible Statecraft · north america
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) had a dire warning for Michigan voters last Wednesday: Electing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate could cost American lives.Speaking at a GOP campaign event in Grosse Pointe Woods, Cruz accused El-Sayed of being a “passionate supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood,” warning that if he were elected and given a seat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, “there is a very real risk that Americans will die as a result.”Several Republicans on next week’s midterm ballot spoke at the event, but Cruz reserved most of his time for El-Sayed, who is facing former Rep. Mike Rogers
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