Resurfaced Abdul El-Sayed Comments: ‘9/11 Scarred Our Country in Profound Ways, But…’ (AUDIO)

Newly resurfaced comments from Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on a 2021 podcast appear to downplay the impact of 9/11 on Americans while emphasizing the negative effects of the U.S. response on others. El-Sayed stated that while 9/11 scarred the country, the subsequent actions scarred millions globally, and that the U.S. wasted trillions on a losing war. Republican candidate Mike Rogers called these sentiments disqualifying and unfit for public office.

• Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, made comments on a 2021 podcast that are now being criticized.
• El-Sayed stated that the U.S. response to 9/11 “scarred millions of other people” and that the country “wasted trillions of dollars to wage a war that we would ultimately lose.”
• He suggested that when discussing 9/11, the focus should be on those who were “scarred” by the aftermath, not solely on the American victims.
• Republican candidate Mike Rogers called El-Sayed’s views “disgusting” and stated they make him unfit for public office.