MS NOW’s Johnson Gushes Over el-Sayed’s Response to Muslim Question– www.newsbusters.org

On Tuesday afternoon, MS NOW host Alicia Menendez and contributor Jason Johnson marveled over Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el-Sayed’s response to a question about whether he has sympathy for the Muslim Brotherhood. Menendez set up the segment:

Abdul el-Sayed is no stranger to confrontation on the campaign trail. As he stumps across Michigan, the Democratic Senate candidate is met almost regularly with critics hoping to catch him off balance for a viral moment. His Saturday town hall in Michigan, just northeast of Flint, was no different until it was because this time el-Sayed turned a heckler into a campaign highlight.

The show played a clip of an audience member, whom Menendez later identified as a former employee of Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO), asking el-Sayed if he would “disavow” the Muslim Brotherhood, followed by the Michigan Democrat challenging the questioner on why he does not ask the same question of non-Muslims.

Bringing aboard MS NOW contributors Jason Johnson and Paola Ramos, Menendez noted that the video clip had gone viral with millions of views, and then posed: “A moment like this, I get what Tommy was going for, but I wonder if it actually ends up becoming a gift for el-Sayed?”