Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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“[Abdul’s story] reminded me a lot of the Barack Obama bio.”

Ex-Obama speechwriter and ‘Pod Save America’ co-host Jon Favreau reflects with John Harwood on Michigan U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s similarities to Barack Obama.

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