Abdul El-Sayed confronted on Soros ties after ridiculing politicians for taking corporate money
Abdul El-Sayed defends his Soros family ties while campaigning to get corporate money out of politics ahead of Michigan's midterm elections.
TL;DR
- Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, is being challenged over his ties to George Soros and his family.
- El-Sayed's campaign promises to remove corporate money from politics, but his graduate education was partially funded by a Soros fellowship, and his family has hosted him at fundraisers.
- He differentiates between individual donations and corporate contributions, arguing that corporations should not influence politicians.
- El-Sayed insists that groups supporting his candidacy, like the Senate Majority PAC which pledged $30 million, will not seek favors in return for their donations.
- He aims to end the practice of corporations funding politicians on both sides of the aisle.