Take the L, BRO! MI Dem Abdul El-Sayed Tries Backpedaling on His Leaked Khamenei Audio, Blames TRUMP
The article criticizes El-Sayed over leaked remarks about Khamenei’s death and his campaign’s response.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYTwitchy is identified as a blog, and this piece relies heavily on mocking commentary and selected social-media reactions rather than transparent, independently corroborated reporting. The author is named, but the campaign response is linked rather than explained or quoted in full.
- Source type — A blog with an openly partisan, commentary-oriented presentation.
- Editorial standards — The article offers little visible verification or context for the audio and response.
- Author attribution — A named author is listed.
- Transparency — The campaign statement is linked, but its contents are not presented in the article.
The piece identifies the alleged remarks and points readers to a campaign response, but does not provide the response’s substance, independent verification, or meaningful countervailing context. Much of the article consists of ridicule and selected social-media reactions.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article is overwhelmingly critical, relies on selected social-media reactions, and does not explain the campaign’s response or offer a substantive counterperspective.
- Counterarguments presented — The campaign response is linked but not substantively presented or explained.
- Loaded language — Frequent sarcasm and pejorative language direct readers toward a negative judgment.
- Source diversity — The included reactions are critical; no contrasting perspective is provided.
- Opinion vs reporting — Commentary and ridicule dominate the short account.
The article uses overtly derisive language and frames El-Sayed and Democrats negatively, while presenting only critical reactions. Its framing is strongly right-leaning.
- Language tone — Uses mocking phrases such as “backpedaling” and “pretend to be American.”
- Framing — Presents El-Sayed’s response as blame-shifting and ridicules it.
- Source selection — Selects a series of critical social-media reactions without presenting supportive or neutral responses.
Twitchy criticizes Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed over leaked audio in which, the article says, he urged people not to comment on Khamenei’s death because some in the community would be sad. It characterizes his campaign’s response as blaming Trump.
The article says El-Sayed was recorded telling people to avoid commenting on Khamenei’s death because members of the community would be sad about it. It says his campaign issued a response and characterizes that response as blaming Trump, but does not provide its full text.
The piece ridicules El-Sayed’s response and includes several social-media posts criticizing it. It does not present a substantive explanation from El-Sayed or his campaign beyond the article’s characterization of the statement.
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SWIPE →Michigan Senate candidate discussed over leaked audio and his campaign’s response
The person El-Sayed is described as blaming for the remarks
Part of a bigger story
11 OUTLETSLeaked audio captured Abdul El-Sayed telling campaign staff he would avoid commenting on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing and redirect questions toward criticism of President Trump. Left-leaning outlets focus instead on his campus tour, portraying it as channeling student opposition into Democratic Party politics. Center outlets present the leaked remarks alongside El-Sayed’s later defense, emphasizing his Iran-war position and the criticism he faced. Right-leaning outlets frame the remarks and response as a damaging campaign controversy, stressing his planned silence and pivot toward criticizing Trump and Israel.
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- AVG CRED
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- Mediaite · Dem Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Defends His Iran Comment On Fox
- redstate.com · Michigan Dem Senate Candidate Digs Deeper Hole After Damning Audio Revelation on Dearborn's Voters
- WCBM News-Talk Radio · MI Democratic Candidate Abdul El-Sayed Responds to Damning Leaked Audio by Attacking President Trump
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