Michigan Democratic Senate Candidate Asks Fox News Host About Circumcision
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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed got extremely personal with Fox News host Jesse Watters on Monday — asking if he is circumcised — during a bizarre defense of sex change surgery for minors.
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New York TimesAbdul El-Sayed Joins Jesse Watters of Fox News for Some Light Verbal Combat In a smiling yet tense interview, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, argued that his Republican critics were using culture-war issues to distract from Americans’ economic concerns.
BreitbartOn Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed responded to a question on whether he supports sex changes for minors by stating that “I remember having great conversations with my conservative friends about right to try legislation, the idea that the government shouldn’t tell you what kind of healthcare you should have.”
The HillEl-Sayed and Watters clash in Fox News interview over culture war, gas prices Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) on Monday clashed with Fox News host Jesse Watters in a wide-ranging interview, often full of crosstalk, that covered culture war topics to the candidate’s faith to gas prices. El-Sayed, a progressive, appeared for roughly half an hour on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” where the host played clips of past…
The Daily WireMichigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed compared Sharia Law to Canon Law when he was pressed by Fox News host Jesse Watters on Monday night on a past eyebrow-raising statement about America’s opposition to Sharia.
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“Do you really want to have this conversation? Are you circumcised?” El-Sayed bluntly asked the “Jesse Watters Primetime” host, after arguing that the government shouldn’t get involved in transgender medical procedures for children.
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The Daily WireRather than giving a straight answer, El-Sayed launched into a libertarian-sounding defense of medical freedom, insisting that “the government shouldn’t tell you what kind of health care you should have.” But when Watters cut through the political jargon and asked El-Sayed point-blank if it’s okay for a parent to “slash his kid’s ding-a-ling off,” El-Sayed took a bizarre personal turn, asking the prime-time host if he was circumcised.
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When Watters fired back that “circumcision is different than castration,” El-Sayed doubled down on the shocking comparison, snapping, “I’m just saying that, yes, circumcision is surgery on a kid’s ding-a-ling. So if you really want to bring that up, you can. I just think you guys are really selective about how you want to talk about these things.”
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New York Post“Circumcision is different than castration!” Watters fired back. Undeterred, El-Sayed argued that it’s a “problem” that Watters believes the government should step in to outlaw sex change surgeries for minors but not circumcisions.
BreitbartEl-Sayed also pointed to circumcisions as an example of Watters being selective on government involvement. Follow Ian Hanchett on Twitter @IanHanchett
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Watters described El-Sayed’s position as “wacky” and “sick.” “Abdul, Michigan’s not going for that. That is sick stuff,” he said. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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The Daily WireWatters fired back, “That’s wacky. Abdul, Michigan’s not going for that. That is sick stuff.”
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01 New York Post Watters was floored by the question. “Jesse, are you?” El-Sayed pressed. “Yeah, yeah, but I mean, that’s a personal question — doctor,” Watters responded.
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02 Breitbart Host Jesse Watters asked, “Sex changes for minors, do you support that?” El-Sayed answered, “Look, I remember having great conversations with my conservative friends about right to try legislation, the idea that the government shouldn’t tell you what kind of healthcare you should have. I just think the government shouldn’t tell you what kind of healthcare you should have, and if you’re a minor, that should be between you and your doctor and your parents.”
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03 The Daily Wire Appearing on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime,” the leftist candidate found himself backed into a corner when host Watters grilled him on whether he supported sex-change operations for kids.
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