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Far-left Michigan Dem Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed grilled over ‘physician’ title despite lack of medical license
New York Post ^ | July 9, 2026 | Ryan King

Posted on 07/11/2026 7:57:20 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed got a grilling from a lefty anchor Wednesday about whether he lied by describing himself as a physician despite lacking a current medical license.

El-Sayed’s LinkedIn page describes him as a physician, and he claimed to be “a physician and epidemiologist” during an April debate.

“You got attacked by your rivals for calling yourself a physician, not just a doctor, even though you don’t have a valid state medical license in New York or Michigan, which apparently is what you need legally to call yourself a physician,” Zeteo founder Mehdi Hasan pressed El-Sayed, questioning whether the candidate should have just called himself a doctor to avoid the drama.

“At the end of the day, it’s not about whether or not I’m a physician or a doctor,” El-Sayed replied. “It’s not about my education. It’s about whether or not your kid gets a good education.”

Hasan called out the attempted dodge and stressed that people will question whether “you tell the truth.”

That prompted El-Sayed to pivot to touting his time in public health, including as the director of the Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services in Wayne County, Mich.

“Well, I would say that I was the health director for the city of Detroit, and I’ve done more to provide more people healthcare or eliminate their medical debt than most doctors have done in their practice career,” he countered. “So, I’m proud of the work that I did.”

The Democratic front-runner also noted that he graduated from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York.

El-Sayed is the former host of a healthcare podcast titled “America Dissected,” where he leveraged his credentials as a doctor and hawked questionable health and wellness products.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: democratcorruption; democratfraud; import3rdworld

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1 posted on 07/11/2026 7:57:20 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Are his prices for industrial-grade silicone buttocks injections reasonable?


2 posted on 07/11/2026 8:01:08 AM PDT by Wally_Kalbacken
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To: MinorityRepublican

Hasan was giving the guy a chance to put the issue behind him


3 posted on 07/11/2026 8:03:08 AM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: MinorityRepublican

About as much of a “Physician” as “Doctor” Jill Biden. A physician must, in addition to obtaining the educational credentials, also prove up the APPLICATION of that knowledge through an internship in actual contact with patients, and the approval of those credentials by a certification made by a state board with the authority to grant a Medical Doctor license.

A license which may be rescinded or revoked if incompetency should ever be determined.


4 posted on 07/11/2026 8:05:21 AM PDT by alloysteel (The body may betray or fail. The spirit shall endure and prevail. Courage, courage.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Now they’re going after undocumented physicians!


5 posted on 07/11/2026 8:06:42 AM PDT by csn vinnie
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‘Did You Tell The Truth?’ Mehdi Hasan Grills El-Sayed On His Finances, Calling Himself a Physician

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/did-you-tell-the-truth-mehdi-hasan-grills-el-sayed-on-his-finances-calling-himself-a-physician/

Abdul El-Sayed Repeatedly Called to ‘Defund the Police’ in 2020 Interviews — Despite Claiming He ‘Never, Never’ Did

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/abdul-el-sayed-repeatedly-called-to-defund-the-police-in-2020-interviews-despite-claiming-he-never-never-did/


6 posted on 07/11/2026 8:06:46 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: alloysteel

“...About as much of a “Physician” as “Doctor” Jill Biden...”

ROFL!!!

Whoopi Goldberg once said “Doctor Jill Biden ( Doctorate in education) should be Surgeon General...”

Whoopi is so, so intelligent...LOL


7 posted on 07/11/2026 8:13:57 AM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC.....Patriotically Correct)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Irrelevant. Is he a true commie? If so, that’s enough in MI.


8 posted on 07/11/2026 8:14:41 AM PDT by brownsfan (We are already on the slippery slope.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

It may,or may not,be a crime to simply *claim* to be a physician (MD or DO). But it surely is a crime to actually *practice* medicine without a license. Let’s look carefully at his background...maybe we can arrange for him to do a couple of years in a Federal prison.


9 posted on 07/11/2026 8:17:17 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: MinorityRepublican

this is the guy that wont release his finances until after midterms right? nothing shady here


10 posted on 07/11/2026 8:24:52 AM PDT by wafflehouse ("there was a third possibility that we hadn't even counted upon" -Alice's Restaurant Massacree)
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To: MinorityRepublican

He is not a licensed physician because I suspect he could not pass the state boards for licensing. It is ludicrous to think a person would endure years of medical school and then not sit for his boards and become a licensed physician. It is not ludicrous to think he failed the boards more than once.


11 posted on 07/11/2026 8:30:06 AM PDT by cpdiii (cane cutter, deckhand, oilfield roughneck, drilling fluid tech, geologist, pilot, pharmacist, MAGA)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Physican or not he’s got the gift of gab. Just hear him talk in his primary debate. This is what we’re up against. Rev. Wright didn’t expose the Kenyan enough once peoples minds are made up. We’ve got to perform well when we’re in office, no wobbly stuff. When the economy swings the democrats jump on it just like they did with covid and BJ’s ‘worst economy in 50 years’ comment. If he had won in ‘06 or under Clinton he’d still be there as they don’t lose.


12 posted on 07/11/2026 8:31:48 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: MinorityRepublican

The Mogadisganders run out of Americans to run for office?


13 posted on 07/11/2026 8:55:48 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If two jackasses sneak onto a thoroughbred breeding farm, they'll still throw another jackass.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Democrats are pulling in liars and rapists because that’s what they think men are. It’s disgusting. They’re disgusting.


14 posted on 07/11/2026 8:58:03 AM PDT by GOPJ (Commies build walls to stop citizens from escaping. WE build walls to keep people from breaking in. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Taqiyya. Probably just surprised he got called out.


15 posted on 07/11/2026 8:59:50 AM PDT by piytar (NEVER FORGET Ashli Babbitt, Rosanne Boyland, Corey Comperatore, Iryna Zarutska LL, and Charlie Kirk!)
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Democrats are pulling in liars and rapists because that's what they think men are. It's disgusting. They're disgusting.

I wonder how democrats would 'feel' if we wanted to pull in women we thought would appeal to democrat voters and we chose out manipulative lying stupid bimbos

16 posted on 07/11/2026 9:03:04 AM PDT by GOPJ (Commies build walls to stop citizens from escaping. WE build walls to keep people from breaking in. )
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To: Libloather

This guy is a pathological liar, typical of being muslim. Why is this clown still on the dem roster running for office?


17 posted on 07/11/2026 9:05:26 AM PDT by chopperk (,)
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The Democratic front-runner also noted that he graduated from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York.

So why don'y you have a license to practice medicine? Something very suspect here but then again, everything about this jihadi stinks.

18 posted on 07/11/2026 9:05:46 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Ok In anyq war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
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Critics and media outlets have scrutinized Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's use of the title "physician," noting that state medical boards in Michigan and New York do not show him holding a valid license to practice medicine or treat patients. You can track his campaign for the U.S. Senate through his official Abdul El-Sayed Campaign Website. His parents were born in Egypt.

19 posted on 07/11/2026 9:11:36 AM PDT by Liz (“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1))
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Critics and media outlets have scrutinized Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's use of the title "physician," noting that state medical boards in Michigan and New York do not show him holding a valid license to practice medicine or treat patients. You can track his campaign for the U.S. Senate through his official Abdul El-Sayed Campaign Website. His parents were born in Egypt.

20 posted on 07/11/2026 9:11:36 AM PDT by Liz (“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands." (Psalm 19:1))
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