Abdul El-Sayed Said ‘Cars Are the Modern-Day Cigarette’ in 2016 Speech (VIDEO)

Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed stated in a 2016 speech that cars are like ‘the modern-day cigarette.’ He made these remarks in Boston while discussing Detroit’s auto-centric development. Despite this sentiment, El-Sayed received an endorsement from the United Autoworkers of America.

• Abdul El-Sayed, in a 2016 speech, called cars ‘the modern-day cigarette’.
• He acknowledged cars are a ‘big deal in Detroit’ and that the city was built around them.
• El-Sayed previously served as director of the Detroit Health Department.
• Despite his comments, he received an endorsement from the United Autoworkers of America.