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Abdul El-Sayed: “We went to war, that we never should have fought.”

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Published July 19, 2026 | Video Starts at 07:19

And so, look, let's have a conversation based in Michigan. I'm running for Senate in Michigan, and I think here in Michigan, all of us are probably sad about the fact that We went to war, that we never should have fought. I'd rather our money be spent here. I was specifically asking you about comments you didn't want to make because you didn't want to offend people in Dearborn, which is in Michigan. (07:19–07:22)

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Asserts that the war was unnecessary and should not have been fought.

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“Two more deaths in the last two weeks alone at the edge of a force that should not exist.”
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“If you were to take all the outside spending in this race out, this would not be a close election.”
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“Money from DTE, our local utility, money from Blue Cross, Blue Shield, money from AIPAC, has come in to try to truck this election.”
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“I've been up and down my state, actually did the work of traveling 110 different cities, 475 public events.”
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“I'm running for Senate in Michigan and in Michigan people can't afford their basic needs.”
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“They don't get the health care they need and deserve.”
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“The president, backed by the prime minister of a foreign government, took us to a war we had no business fighting in.”
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“The costs that are being borne by Michiganders in the tax dollars we pay or the gas prices that are insane right now are worth it.”
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“Right now ICE is being used to terrorize people on our streets.”
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