Abdul El-Sayed Condemned Killing of Al-Qaeda Leader in Resurfaced Essay
A resurfaced article reveals Michigan Sen-elect Abdul El-Sayed condemned Ayman al-Zawahiri while criticizing President Biden's recent drone strike timing.
POLICY WIRE — New York, USA — A recently rediscovered essay has brought scrutiny to past comments made by Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed regarding the death of a US-born terrorist linked to Al-Qaeda.
In the piece, which dates back to the 2011 Egyptian revolution, El-Sayed expressed significant optimism regarding the future of democracy in Egypt during the period that saw the Muslim Brotherhood ascend to power.
More recently, El-Sayed has leveled accusations against President Joe Biden, alleging that the drone strike that killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was strategically timed to boost Democratic party approval ahead of midterm elections.
While El-Sayed challenged the way the Biden administration managed the announcement of al-Zawahiri’s death, he remained firm in his condemnation of the militant leader.
El-Sayed described the Al-Qaeda chief as a “craven terrorist” and asserted that he “died with the blood of innocent civilians on his hands.”
The Washington Free Beacon was the initial outlet to highlight the existence of the newly unearthed essay. Meanwhile, the New York Post noted that CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss previously oversaw a headline criticized as racially racist for inappropriately connecting El-Sayed to the September 11 attacks.
Reporting by Policy-Wire (PW)