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Updated · Fox News · Jul 23
Scholten Accuses El-Sayed of Sexist Attacks Before Michigan's Aug. 4 Primary
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 23

Scholten Accuses El-Sayed of Sexist Attacks Before Michigan's Aug. 4 Primary

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 23

Summary

  • Hillary Scholten said Abdul El-Sayed made “deeply sexist attacks” on female Democrats, citing remarks about Haley Stevens and past criticism of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Michigan’s Senate primary.
  • On CNN, Scholten pointed to El-Sayed’s line that Stevens could not “string together two coherent sentences” and said his attacks targeted women’s intelligence and character rather than policy.
  • El-Sayed’s camp rejected the charge as an “unfounded narrative,” while El-Sayed had already urged supporters on Friday to stop personal attacks on Stevens and later said mocking how someone talks is not kind.
  • Scholten also faulted El-Sayed for campaigning with Hasan Piker, saying she could not support rhetoric tied to “America deserved 9/11” and warning Democrats against embracing candidates she says damage the party.

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