{"id":10256,"date":"2026-07-19T05:16:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10256"},"modified":"2026-07-19T05:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T00:16:37","slug":"bernie-sanders-says-billionaire-class-is-targeting-abdul-el-sayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=10256","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders says billionaire class is targeting Abdul El-Sayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2462399\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/bernie-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sen. Bernie Sanders<\/a>, I-Vt., took a swipe at a Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., on Friday, saying Michigan&#8217;s Democratic Senate primary isn&#8217;t about her but about whether the &#8220;billionaire class&#8221; can stop progressive Abdul El-Sayed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Sanders delivered the remarks at a <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2462400\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/detroit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit campaign rally<\/a> Friday alongside El-Sayed, who is set to face Stevens in the Aug. 4 primary.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;In all due respect to Haley Stevens, everybody knows that this is not an election between her and Abdul,&#8221; Sanders said. &#8220;This is an election between Abdul and the billionaire class. That is what this election is about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/343\/192\/bernie-sanders-may-2-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/686\/384\/bernie-sanders-may-2-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/672\/378\/bernie-sanders-may-2-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1344\/756\/bernie-sanders-may-2-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/931\/523\/bernie-sanders-may-2-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1862\/1046\/bernie-sanders-may-2-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/720\/405\/bernie-sanders-may-2-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1440\/810\/bernie-sanders-may-2-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1200\/675\/bernie-sanders-may-2-2026.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sen. Bernie Sanders\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at Mumford High School on May 3, 2026 in Detroit, Mich.<\/span> <span>(Sarah Rice\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2462401\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/bernie-aoc-team-el-sayed-dem-civil-war-moves-michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>BERNIE, AOC TO TEAM UP WITH EL-SAYED AS DEM CIVIL WAR MOVES TO MICHIGAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sanders said wealthy donors and outside groups have poured unprecedented sums into the race to defeat El-Sayed, whom he has endorsed as one of the leading progressive candidates running for the Senate this cycle.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The billionaire class, which has already \u2014 and there are two weeks left to go in the election \u2014 has already spent $50 million against him,&#8221; Sanders said. &#8220;Now I want everybody here throughout the state, people turning on the TVs and they see all these ads, I want you to ask yourself a simple question: Why are the richest people in the country spending tens and tens of millions of dollars to defeat Abdul El-Sayed?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Sanders claimed outside groups have outspent El-Sayed&#8217;s campaign by a margin of 12-to-1, portraying the flood of spending as evidence that powerful interests view the progressive candidate as a threat.. According to AdImpact, super PACs backing Stevens are spending about $26.9 million on television ads during the final five weeks of the primary, compared with roughly $2.1 million backing El-Sayed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2462402\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-civil-war-hits-primary-debate-stage-el-sayed-stevens-clash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DEM CIVIL WAR HITS PRIMARY DEBATE STAGE IN FIERY BATTLEGROUND SHOWDOWN: &#8216;WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/haley-stevens-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/haley-stevens-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/haley-stevens-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/haley-stevens-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/haley-stevens-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/haley-stevens-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/haley-stevens-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/haley-stevens-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/haley-stevens-debate.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rep. Haley Stevens gestures while speaking with reporters\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Michigan U.S. Sen. candidate, Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., speaks with media after a debate at WoodTV studios on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Kristen Norman)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2462403\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-civil-war-heads-michigan-progressives-face-biggest-test-high-stakes-senate-showdown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan Senate primary<\/a> has emerged as one of the most closely watched Democratic contests of the 2026 cycle, highlighting the growing divide between the party&#8217;s progressive and establishment wings. El-Sayed has been <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2462404\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/bernie-aoc-team-el-sayed-dem-civil-war-moves-michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">endorsed by Sanders<\/a> and other prominent progressives, while Stevens has the backing of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2462405\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/chuck-schumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer<\/a> and recently received the endorsement of retiring Sen. Gary Peters.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Stevens has represented Michigan&#8217;s 11th Congressional District since 2019 after serving on the Obama administration&#8217;s auto industry task force.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">.<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2462406\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/social-media-erupts-mockery-dem-senate-candidates-pep-talk-goes-viral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA ERUPTS WITH MOCKERY AS DEM SENATE CANDIDATE&#8217;S PEP TALK GOES VIRAL: &#8216;IS THIS FOR REAL?&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The congresswoman attracted attention on the campaign trail in recent days after a couple bizarre speeches went viral online. In one viral clip, Stevens was mocked online as critics compared her animated campaign speech to a classic &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; sketch featuring Chris Farley&#8217;s &#8220;van down by the river&#8221; character.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/haley-stevens-abdul-el-sayed-split.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A composite image of Michigan U.S. Sen. candidate, Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., and Michigan U.S. Sen candidate, Abdul El-Sayed\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Retiring Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., has abandoned his neutrality in Michigan&#8217;s high-stakes Democratic Senate primary, backing U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, pictured left, as party leaders rally to stop progressive rival Abdul El-Sayed, pictured right, from winning the nomination.<\/span> <span>(AP Photo\/Kristen Norman)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2462408\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/social-media-erupts-mockery-dem-senate-candidates-pep-talk-goes-viral\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The viral moment<\/a> also drew renewed attention to a 2020 House floor speech in which Stevens, wearing pink latex gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic, continued speaking after her allotted time expired as the speaker pro tempore repeatedly declared her &#8220;out of order&#8221; and struck the gavel.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Senate race tightened after state Sen. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_2462409\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/michigan-democrat-mallory-mcmorrow-drops-out-senate-race-weeks-before-primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mallory McMorrow ended her campaign<\/a> earlier this month, leaving Stevens and El-Sayed in a head-to-head contest that many Democrats view as a proxy battle over the party&#8217;s future direction. The winner is expected to face Republican Mike Rogers in November.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., took a swipe at a Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., on Friday, saying Michigan&#8217;s Democratic Senate primary isn&#8217;t about her but about whether the &#8220;billionaire class&#8221; can stop progressive Abdul El-Sayed. 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