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El-Sayed's Deleted Videos on Guns, Police, Fireworks Resurface

CNN unearths up to 100 hidden clips of the Michigan Senate nominee calling to replace the Second Amendment, defund police and end fireworks.

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El-Sayed's Deleted Videos on Guns, Police, Fireworks Resurface
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What to know

  • CNN reported El-Sayed hid up to 100 YouTube videos and deleted social posts before launching his Michigan Senate campaign.
  • The resurfaced material shows him proposing to replace the Second Amendment with a healthcare right, defending 'defund the police,' downplaying border security, and criticizing fireworks and football culture.
  • Conservative outlets (Daily Wire, Breitbart, New York Post) rapidly amplified the report; the New York Times and The Hill also covered it, noting Republican attacks followed.
  • El-Sayed's campaign called the resurfaced comments 'cherry-picked' and said they don't reflect his current positions, which still include support for Medicare for All and gender-affirming care.

How it unfolded

  1. Report New York Times reports deletions 'set off Republican attacks'

    The New York Times covered the removed posts and videos on defunding police and ending fireworks, noting the deletions immediately drew Republican criticism.

    “The removed posts from Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, immediately set off Republican attacks.”

    The New York Times · Newswires ↗
  2. Report The Hill reports El-Sayed removed clips before launching campaign

    The Hill detailed that El-Sayed once urged officials to consider defunding police among other progressive positions he now says don't reflect his current views.

  3. Report Breitbart and New York Post amplify the story

    Breitbart and the New York Post ran follow-up reports on the deleted videos, framing El-Sayed as a 'far-left' or 'leftist' nominee whose scrubbed statements were resurfacing.

  4. Report Daily Wire details CNN's findings on hidden videos

    The Daily Wire reported, citing CNN, that El-Sayed hid up to 100 videos pushing positions including abolishing the Second Amendment, defunding police, and criticizing fireworks and Mackinac Island.

  5. Reaction El-Sayed campaign says old comments are 'cherry-picked'

    The campaign pushed back, arguing the resurfaced clips misrepresent El-Sayed's current beliefs and highlighting his football background and Fourth of July habits.

    “Cherry-picked comments from old podcasts don't reflect his beliefs today.”

    El-Sayed campaign · Newswires ↗
  6. 110 weeks quiet
  7. Event El-Sayed records anti-fireworks podcast episode

    In a July 2024 podcast titled 'Fireworks just aren't worth it: hear us out,' El-Sayed argued fireworks 'suck' and Americans should celebrate July Fourth differently.

  8. 65 weeks quiet
  9. Event El-Sayed floats replacing the Second Amendment

    In an April 2023 video, El-Sayed proposed amending the Constitution to swap the right to bear arms for a 'right to have healthcare,' shortly after a school shooting in Tennessee.

    “What if we tweaked the Constitution, amended the amendment, and instead of the right to bear arms, we change it to the right to have healthcare?”

    Abdul El-Sayed · Newswires ↗
  10. 30 weeks quiet
  11. Event El-Sayed downplays border security in resurfaced clip

    In a video later flagged by CNN, El-Sayed said border security 'doesn't even make the top five' issues Americans care about, as illegal crossings hit record levels.

What people are saying verbatim

“What if we tweaked the Constitution, amended the amendment, and instead of the right to bear arms, we change it to the right to have healthcare?”

Abdul El-Sayed, Senate candidate · Daily Wire (via CNN video) ↗ · Mar 31

“It's crazy to me that the party that says that they're the party of family values can't understand when people will make decisions for their families — because that's exactly what these migrants are doing.”

Abdul El-Sayed, Senate candidate · Daily Wire ↗ · Aug 31

“Football is very much associated with a particularly masculine and oftentimes toxically masculine culture.”

Abdul El-Sayed, Senate candidate · Daily Wire ↗

“Abdul is the former captain of his high school football team, loves Michigan football on Saturdays, and celebrates the Fourth of July with fireworks like the next Michigander. Cherry-picked comments from old podcasts don't reflect his beliefs today.”

El-Sayed campaign, Campaign statement · Daily Wire ↗

“The removed posts from Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, immediately set off Republican attacks.”

The New York Times, News report · New York Times ↗ · Aug 10