Rogers Claims El-Sayed 'Pledged Support' to Muslim Brotherhood

Abdul El-Sayed 'pledged his support to the Muslim Brotherhood.'

There is no evidence that El-Sayed has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood or pledged support to the organization, according to a Bridge Michigan review. He has occasionally weighed in on Egyptian affairs and on politicians associated with the group, but no evidence supports a direct pledge of support.

The Muslim Brotherhood was founded nearly a century ago in Egypt and has historically advocated for political systems entwined with Islamic law. The U.S. this year designated some chapters as terrorist organizations for supporting Hamas. Republicans have continued to try to link El-Sayed to the group through his full Arabic name and his family's ties to Islamic organizations.

Tying a candidate to a designated group without evidence stigmatizes Muslim Americans. The claim goes considerably further than the available evidence supports.

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