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Abdul El-Sayed: “I am against [funding the Iron Dome] in large part because I…”

Featuring: Abdul El-Sayed, Podcast Host, America Dissected | National

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Abdul El-Sayed talks to Kaitlan Collins after his Michigan primary win

Published | Video Starts at 14:07

My responsibility as the next senator from Michigan is children in Michigan rather than thinking about what's in the interest of a foreign government. Okay, so that's a yes that you are against funding to things like the Iron Dome? I am against [funding the Iron Dome] in large part because I just don't understand why anybody thinks it's the right thing to do to send our tax dollars abroad to fund foreign militaries when our own kids barely get to go to schools that are functional. You know, one thing during the campaign that we saw people in your state talk about? The Attorney General, Dana Nestle, she's Jewish. (14:07–14:20)

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Asserts opposition to funding foreign militaries like the Iron Dome, prioritizing domestic needs.

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