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Abdul El-Sayed: “The same day that I campaigned with him, I also went on Fox…”

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

Abdul El-Sayed on campaign funding, socialists campaigning for him in race against Haley Stevens

Published August 4, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:34

… everybody sees as this big litmus test when nobody batted an eyelash to her having invited him to the dnc. So look, I'm going to go everywhere, talk to everyone. The same day that I campaigned with him, I also went on Fox and Friends. You know, there's a lot more I disagree with with the host of Fox and Friends and nobody seemed to be all that upset about that. (09:34–09:38)

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Asserts that Abdul El-Sayed appeared on Fox and Friends on the same day he campaigned with Hasan Piker.

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“I'd be the first Democratic doctor elected to the U.S. Senate since 1969.”
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“First ever public health official elected to the U.S. Senate.”
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“Mike Rogers...was the chief architect of the legislation that kicked off the opioid epidemic.”
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“600,000 lives later, he's got nothing to say about it.”
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“This administration froze federal funds.”
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“Donald Trump is not himself the disease. He's just the worst symptom of the disease of our politics.”
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“The real disease is the system that allows big corporations, billionaires, special interest, to buy and sell politicians.”
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“We're running a campaign to get money out of politics, put money in your pocket, pass Medicare for all.”
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“There is no candidate who's come through a primary with more spent against them than I will have.”
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“I don't take corporate money. I never have and I never will.”
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“We're trying to define a viewpoint that's built on money out of politics, money in your pocket, Medicare for all.”
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“The biggest risk to capitalism was always going to be corporate consolidation and monopoly rather than government regulation.”
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“You need some government regulation to make sure that capitalism runs well.”
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“I want to make sure that our capitalism is functional rather than allowing big corporations to buy politicians to rig the system against us.”
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“He has a 3 million person platform.”
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“On the question of whether or not we should be guaranteeing people health care or sending our money abroad to drop bombs on other people, we…”
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“On the question of taking on the fascism of the Trump administration, we agree we should probably take that on.”
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“On the question of building competent, functional infrastructure in America, we agree.”
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“There's a lot more I disagree with with the host of Fox and Friends and nobody seemed to be all that upset about that.”
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“People seem inordinately concerned about the few things he said and less concerned about the fact that our government is in a maybe, maybe…”
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“When the President of the United States says crazy bad stuff every day and then everybody wants to be like, well, he said this one thing, do…”
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“Enforce our anti-monopoly laws, build out the Federal Trade Commission, make sure that it's enforcing our monopolies and oligopolies.”
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“Passing the PRO Act.”
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“Investing in public services, in the ways that buy you out of having to spend, spend even more on the things that you shouldn't have to…”
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“Taxed billionaires their wealth so that we could invest in our infrastructure.”
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“We need to be the world's leader in making both internal combustion engines and building EVs.”
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“You tariff on automobiles and you invest in the big three being able to make a 300 mile range EV for $25,000.”
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“We had $7,500 tax credits for cars that only rich people could buy.”
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“I actually don't think [withdrawing military aid] would [result in more chaos in the Middle East].”
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“I believe in international law. I believe in upholding international law.”
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“Ukraine is not unconditional Military aid, it's conditional military aid on the attempt of Putin to violate Ukrainian territorial…”
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“Unconditional occupation, not violation of international law, which is what's been sustained in the west bank and Gaza.”
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“I believe in equal rights to peace, dignity and self determination for the Palestinian people and Jewish Israeli people alike.”
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“I believe that as a senator from Michigan, I think my tax dollars ought to be spent here in Michigan for kids who go to schools that look…”
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“We need to deny any and all funding to an illegal war. This war was unjustifiable. It is wrong. And obviously it's not authorized.”
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“I think we need a war powers resolution. I think we need it immediately.”
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“We cannot continue to allow this administration to wage wars.”
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“I think we've got to do everything we can to beat Donald Trump and beat Mike Rogers.”
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“I've voiced an opinion that I think Senator Chris Van Hollen would be an amazing Senate Majority Leader when we take the majority.”
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