A flashpoint claim says the Muslim Brotherhood cheered Abdul El-Sayed—while he, on camera, flatly disavowed the group.
Story Snapshot
- A partisan outlet said the Muslim Brotherhood “celebrated” El-Sayed on its website.
- No formal endorsement or document from a named Brotherhood official has surfaced.
- El-Sayed publicly denied ties and said “Sure, yeah, absolutely” to disavowing the group.
- A 2012 statement backed Egypt’s elected president Mohamed Morsi, not the Brotherhood per se.
What was alleged and what exists on the record
The Gateway Pundit claimed the Muslim Brotherhood “is celebrating Abdul El-Sayed” and said the group’s “own website” showed support. That framing suggests a checkable trail, but it did not present a URL, timestamp, author, or screenshot. No public record shows an official Brotherhood endorsement naming El-Sayed, a donation, or a directive to back him. The gap matters. A real endorsement leaves fingerprints; a cheer from an unverified webpage can be anything from opinion to mislabeled content.
El-Sayed’s on-camera words cut against the strongest charge. When asked to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan town hall, he replied, “Sure. Yeah, absolutely”. National reporting also recorded his denials of personal and family ties, paired with criticism of forcing a loyalty test on a Muslim candidate. That clear disavowal undercuts claims that he refused to reject the group, a talking point some rivals tried to advance before video made the rounds.
The 2012 Morsi letter and why it is not a smoking gun
PolitiFact documented that El-Sayed joined dozens of Egyptian-Americans in 2012 to support Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohamed Morsi. Morsi was tied to the Muslim Brotherhood. The fact-check concluded the letter voiced support for the election winner, not a pledge of allegiance to the Brotherhood as an organization. Voters should weigh this as context, not as proof of present-day organizational ties. Support for a democratic outcome in Egypt is not the same as a campaign endorsement from a foreign movement.
Adversaries also point to social-media posts by relatives as implied “family connections.” That tactic relies on hearsay and guilt by association rather than direct records. No document shows El-Sayed coordinating with Brotherhood officials, accepting help, or aligning his platform with their stated aims. He has denied personal and family ties and said he never discussed alleged activity with his mother. If someone claims otherwise, the burden is to produce hard proof, not retweets or screenshots that lack chain of custody.
How to judge the claim with a common-sense test
Serious political backing leaves marks you can audit: statements with names and dates, cash trails, or staff overlap. None are publicly verified here. The single most damning claim hinges on a reference to a Brotherhood “website” with no preserved copy presented for scrutiny. That is not enough. Meanwhile, the candidate’s videotaped disavowal exists and is easy to check. On the scale of evidence, a verifiable video beats an unlinked blog line every day.
Abdul El-Sayed told Meet the Press he and his family have no ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
His half-sister posted in 2012: “My family has long been MB” and described their mother’s Brotherhood activism in the early 1970s.
His 2014 résumé and a 2016 video both claimed dual… pic.twitter.com/ETecpz4f1Z
— Shannon Macinnes (@ShannonMac80403) October 21, 2026
American conservative values demand two things at once: zero tolerance for extremist groups and zero tolerance for smear-by-innuendo. Voters should insist on primary documents, named sources, and money trails. If any Brotherhood-affiliated body actually endorsed El-Sayed, the record should show it—clearly, and in English or authenticated translation. Until then, the safer civic bet is to judge him on his policies, his oath to the Constitution, and the words he chose on stage: “Sure. Yeah, absolutely”.
Sources:
thegatewaypundit.com, cbsnews.com, yahoo.com
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