Recording surfaces of El-Sayed advocating for 'truly inclusive' universal healthcare system including treatment for trans illegal immigrants
The Senate candidate from Michigan, who continues to avoid clarifying his family's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, lashed out at "conservatives" for opposing this initiative in two old podcasts.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed advocated in several podcasts for the creation of a "truly inclusive" universal healthcare system that includes treatment for transgender undocumented immigrants. El-Sayed, who is trying to deflect attention from his sister's statements linking his family to the Muslim Brotherhood, criticized conservatives in these audio clips for opposing this initiative and making it "politicized."
According to a report by The Washington Free Beacon, which brought to light two podcasts from 2021 and 2022, called for the establishment of a "truly inclusive" universal healthcare system, funded by taxpayers' money.
A model with "the full range of health care services anyone might need"
He claims this model should include the "full gamut of health care that any and everyone would need," including healthcare for illegal immigrants, transgender people and transgender immigrants with irregular status who wish to undergo "gender reassignment surgery."
"When you talk about care for transgender people, when you talk about care for immigrants, like all of these things are going to be deeply politicized. And my hope, right, is that we would pass a Medicare for All that is truly inclusive and offers um the full gamut of health care that any and everyone would need. And, you know, beyond Medicaid, think about our collective will to invest in healthare for everyone."
Conservatives' "original sin of racism," according to El-Sayed
He quickly moved on to criticizing conservatives for their presumed opposition to the measure, accusing them of committing the "original sin of racism" to justify their refusal.
"The prime example that conservatives will impose on a conversation about Medicare for All will be, 'Well, what do we do with the undocumented person who comes to this country and wants to get gender reassignment surgery on Medicare for All?' ... That's going to be the example that they're going to push forward because it captures a a group of multiply marginalized people whom they want to cast as being undeserving."
"Cover all health care, which is defined by what a patient needs in accordance with their doctor"
El-Sayed has intensified his fight for "Medicare for All" during this campaign, noting that he believes this program should "cover all health care, which is defined by what a patient needs in accordance with their doctor." Among these, he highlighted care for migrants and gender-affirming treatments for both adults and minors.
"I believe that Medicare for All should cover all health care, which is defined by what a patient needs in accordance with their doctor, so that includes reproductive rights, that includes gender-affirming care."
El-Sayed trying at all costs to avoid discussing ties to Muslim Brotherhood
After being asked about those posts by Tom Llamas, anchor of "NBC Nightly News," El-Sayed again denied everything, asserting that he had never spoken to his mother about the matter:
"I have never had these conversations with my mother. I wasn’t raised by my mother. ... You’re using hearsay evidence from a tweet. It’s not serious. It’s just not serious," he said.
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