One of radical Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s previous statements regarding slave reparations is coming back to haunt him, thanks to one of the GOP’s brightest stars.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, El-Sayed went on the Jesse Watters show on FOX News on Monday night. It did not go well for him.
Watters kept trying to ask El-Sayed legitimate questions, but instead of answering, the socialist kept trying to filibuster his way through it and offer his own campaign talking points.
One perfect example of this evasiveness occurred when Watters asked whether El-Sayed supported reparations for slavery. He refused to give a yes-or-no response.
“I think we need to have an honest conversation about the incredible debt that was put upon black folks,” El-Sayed said. “I just think that’s fair.”
WATTERS: “Reparations. You support that?”
EL-SAYED: “I think we need to have an honest conversation about the incredible debt that was put upon black folks…I just think that’s fair.”
WATTERS: “We have you on the record as backing it.” pic.twitter.com/e5YeXx1QBS
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 25, 2026
But one X user uncovered a video from May where El-Sayed told a town hall audience in Detroit that it was imperative that America “invest in reparations” for the descendants of slaves.
Of course, El-Sayed clearly had Anglo-Americans in mind when he said this.
WATCH:
So El-Sayed wouldn’t just come out and say it on Fox News. Here he is saying it:
“We need to invest in reparations. We need reparations in this country.” https://t.co/nguYpYWWmh pic.twitter.com/09k0d6ebPI
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) August 25, 2026
EL-SAYED: And we owe the reparations of recognizing that this country was built on the uncompensated labor of enslaved people.
I believe that we owe it to engage in reparations. There are so many ways in which we need to have a conversation about separations.
We need to invest in reparations. We need reparations in this country.
Upon seeing this damning video, Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) had one damning question for El-Sayed: Does he think that his Arab ancestors should pay reparations, since just as many Africans were enslaved by them?
“Does Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed also think that the Arab nations his ancestors come from owe reparations, since just as many Africans were enslaved in the Arab world as in the Americas?” Gill wrote.
Does Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed also think that the Arab nations his ancestors come from owe reparations since just as many Africans were enslaved in the Arab world as the Americas? https://t.co/eCO2Lk0RLq
— Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill) August 26, 2026
Making El-Sayed’s asinine call for slave reparations even more ironic is the fact that some Arab nations STILL practice a version of slavery via a practice known as the “kafala” system.
Here are some details on the practice via DW.com:
Modern slavery is still widespread in the Arab states of the Gulf region, where millions of migrant workers are forced to work under grueling conditions with little or no pay.
The “kafala” system, for example, a practice still common across much of the region’s countries, allows employers to hire unskilled workers from places like Africa and South Asia. In return, workers give up their passports and the possibility to leave the country or change jobs without permission from their employers.
The next time El-Sayed is interviewed, he needs to be asked about this.
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