Abdul El-Sayed Deleted 2019 Reparations Tweet as Michigan Senate Race Faces Fresh Scrutiny
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Updated · Fox News · May 20
Abdul El-Sayed Deleted 2019 Reparations Tweet as Michigan Senate Race Faces Fresh Scrutiny
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 20
A 2019 Thanksgiving post in which Abdul El-Sayed said Indigenous people were owed reparations appears to have been deleted, according to a Washington Free Beacon report.
The deleted post said the U.S. was built on the "systematic annihilation" of Indigenous peoples and ended with "Time for Reparations"; a follow-up tweet clarified he meant "descendants" rather than "ancestors."
The report lands days after a May 12 video showed El-Sayed still backing reparations for Black and Indigenous people, saying the country needs to "invest in reparations."
The deletion adds to earlier accusations that the Michigan Democratic Senate candidate removed 2020 posts supporting the "defund" movement and criticizing police spending.
El-Sayed's campaign has also faced scrutiny over leaked audio about Ali Khamenei, ties to streamer Hasan Piker, and claims he overstated his medical credentials.
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