THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Abdul El-Sayed Attacked Thanksgiving, Demanded Reparations.
Democrat Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed criticized Thanksgiving and called for reparations in unearthed social media posts.
Democrat Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s resurfaced 2019 anti-Thanksgiving remarks and calls for reparations have drawn sharp criticism, potentially jeopardizing his odds in the swing state . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: In 2019, on Thanksgiving, El-Sayed posted that it was “Time for Reparations” and criticized the holiday as being built on the “systematic annihilation” of Indigenous Peoples. This follows similar past comments by El-Sayed, such as calling to cancel July 4 celebrations and his hatred for Michigan’s Mackinac Island, among other things. “Just a reminder this #Thanksgiving. This country was built on the systematic annihilation of Indigenous Peoples, whose ancestors [sic] suffer some of the…Open
AI:Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is facing intense scrutiny following the resurfacing of 2019 social media posts in which he vilified Thanksgiving as a celebration of the "systematic annihilation" of Indigenous Peoples and demanded reparations instead of gratitude. This latest anti-American outburst follows a pattern of radicalism from El-Sayed, who has previously advocated for abolishing the Second Amendment, defunding the police, and even canceling July 4th celebrations. As he attempts to push his far-left agenda in Michigan, these unearthed comments highlight the growing influence of radical socialist elements within the Democratic Party that seek to dismantle traditional American values and holidays.Open