El-Sayed mocked for 'word salad' answer when pressed by conservative on voting for him: 'Worse than Kamala's'
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed sparked mockery online over his "word salad" response in which he referred to a pregnant woman as "an adult" or "juvenile human" after a...
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Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed sparked mockery online over his "word salad" response in which he referred to a pregnant woman as "an adult" or "juvenile human" after a pro-life student asked why he should vote for a progressive candidate like him. El-Sayed, a vocal supporter of codifying Roe v. Wade into law and funding Planned Parenthood, was speaking to students and prospective voters during a "Students vs. Billionaires" town hall at Western Michigan University on Monday. "I respect your position insofar as it's founded in the idea that you want to protect and empower life," El-Sayed said to the student. "The question we have to ask ourselves is, what's the best way to do that? And whose life gets destroyed in that process? "Because too often when government says that you cannot have reproductive care, you are creating a circumstance in which an adult, or sometimes even a juvenile human, is being reduced into simply a carrying vehicle for a fetus that has not ever breathed air," El-Sayed continued. MICHIGAN GOP LAWMAKER CASTS DOUBT ON EL-SAYED’S SOCIALIST DENIAL AS POLICIES TELL ANOTHER STORY: ‘SHARP ODDS’ He went on to further emphasize that "the currently existing life of the mother" turns "that person simply into a carrying vehicle for a fetus" when abortion access is taken away. Conservative critics on social media also quickly weighed in on El-Sayed’s comments, accusing him of using dehumanizing language. EL-SAYED TORCHED ONLINE AFTER UNEASY UNION MEMBER STRUGGLES THROUGH CAMPAIGN EVENT In a post on X , RNC Research, an account managed by the Republican National Committee, wrote, "Abdul El-Sayed won’t even say the word woman while talking about pregnancy." "Abdul El-Sayed just said abortion restrictions turn an 'adult or juvenile human' into 'simply a carrying vehicle for a fetus that has not ever breathed air in the world,'" Mark Levin Show producer Rich Sementa also posted on X . "He won't even say WOMAN. The baby hasn't 'breathed air' s…