Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In Michigan, Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed apologized this weekend for comments that he made after a synagogue attack outside Detroit in March.

The attack was carried out by a Lebanese man whose family had been killed in an Israeli strike.

El-Sayed condemned the attack and then said, "Hurt people hurt people."

El-Sayed has since met with Jewish Democratic leaders and said that he made a mistake. He continues to face criticism from the president and the GOP.

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter joined Amna Nawaz to discuss.

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