El-Sayed Faces Questions on Fox News
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat, appeared on Martha MacCallum’s Fox News program Monday and faced direct questions about his campaign’s money message. El-Sayed has criticized his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers, for accepting money from corporations while campaigning on a pledge to get “money out of politics.” MacCallum pointed out that El-Sayed has also maintained ties to wealthy Democratic donors, including the Soros family. That created a straightforward question: If big money is a problem, does the label change when the money supports a Democrat? Politics rarely lets a tidy slogan remain tidy for long.
His Defense Focused on Individual Donors
El-Sayed did not deny accepting support connected to wealthy individuals. Instead, he drew a line between individual donors and corporations. “When individuals want to give to my campaign, I welcome their support,” he said. He added that he does not call corporations or AIPAC, arguing that individuals who choose to support a campaign are different from corporate political spending. That distinction became the center of his defense. It gives the campaign a clear talking point, but it also leaves voters to decide whether money from a wealthy individual carries less political influence simply because it arrives under a different label.
The Soros Connections Were Put on Display
Fox News Digital reported that El-Sayed’s graduate education was partially funded by the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. The report also said Jeffrey Soros, George Soros’s wealthy nephew, hosted El-Sayed at a Los Angeles fundraiser last month. Those details were used to challenge the candidate’s criticism of billionaires and his promise to remove money from politics. El-Sayed’s answer was that he welcomes support from individuals. MacCallum’s questions focused on whether that explanation squares with his broader campaign message when the individuals involved are part of a powerful and wealthy political network.
The $30 Million PAC Question
MacCallum also challenged El-Sayed about the $30 million pledged by Senate Majority PAC to help him win the election. In the video exchange, she asked whether he knew where the money came from and pointed to corporations. That put the PAC’s spending operation alongside the candidate’s argument that individual donations are different. The exchange did not settle the larger debate over campaign finance, but it did put El-Sayed’s standard under direct examination on national television. A slogan about getting money out of politics is easy to repeat. Explaining which money counts is where the political accounting gets complicated.
🚨 OMG. Abdul El Sayed just got brutally CONFRONTED on national TV for demanding we get "money out of politics," then appearing with the SOROS FAMILY and taking money from huge donors
MACCALLUM: Here you are in LA with the Soros family. How is this not taking money from… pic.twitter.com/80IqQUdd0o
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 5, 2026
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