Michigan's El-Sayed Defends 'Physician' Claim, Delays Disclosure Until Aug. 13

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 9

Abdul El-Sayed faced pointed questions from Mehdi Hasan over describing himself as a "physician" even though records show he never held a medical license in Michigan or New York.
Hasan also challenged El-Sayed's decision to push his 2026 personal financial disclosure past the Aug. 4 Democratic primary; El-Sayed said overseas family property made the tax paperwork complicated.
Bridge Michigan reported the filing extension moves the disclosure deadline to Aug. 13, after the primary in El-Sayed's closely watched Senate race against Rep. Haley Stevens.
Stevens' campaign said El-Sayed had promised during a WOOD-TV debate to release the disclosure before voting begins and urged him to do so immediately, sharpening transparency attacks in the primary.