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Abdul El-Sayed Flipped the Script on a Bigoted Gotcha Attempt

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In a clip that quickly went viral Saturday night, Democratic US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed countered a bigoted question about his Muslim faith at a Michigan town hall with a lesson in American government. 



The five-minute conversation took place in Caro, Michigan, where a man who identified himself as “Tommy” asked from the audience: “Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood?” 



After responding, “Sure. Yeah, absolutely,” El-Sayed then pivoted to questi

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