{"id":12161,"date":"2026-07-21T03:15:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12161"},"modified":"2026-07-21T03:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:15:44","slug":"elizabeth-warren-endorses-abdul-el-sayed-amid-backlash-over-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12161","title":{"rendered":"Elizabeth Warren endorses Abdul El-Sayed amid backlash over record"},"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\">Sen. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629145\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/elizabeth-warren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elizabeth Warren<\/a>, D-Mass., is drawing conservative criticism over several recent endorsements after backing progressive Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed ahead of the state\u2019s August Democratic primary.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;After <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629146\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/graham-platner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graham Platner&#8217;s implosion<\/a>, Warren&#8217;s endorsement should be viewed as a kiss of death by any Democrat who actually wants to win. Pocahontas clearly has not learned her lesson with toxic socialist candidates and by shamelessly endorsing El-Sayed continues to drag her party straight into electoral oblivion,&#8221; RNC National Press Secretary Natalie Baldassarre told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Warren, one of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629147\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Senate&#8217;s most progressive Democrats<\/a>, has long championed policies favored by the party\u2019s left flank as socialist and democratic socialist ideas gain traction among some Democratic voters.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629148\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/warren-defies-schumer-dem-civil-war-explodes-over-must-win-senate-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WARREN DEFIES SCHUMER AS DEM CIVIL WAR EXPLODES OVER MUST-WIN SENATE RACE<\/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\/04\/343\/192\/senator-elizabeth-warren-washington-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/senator-elizabeth-warren-washington-fox-news-001.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\/04\/672\/378\/senator-elizabeth-warren-washington-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/senator-elizabeth-warren-washington-fox-news-001.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\/04\/931\/523\/senator-elizabeth-warren-washington-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/senator-elizabeth-warren-washington-fox-news-001.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\/04\/720\/405\/senator-elizabeth-warren-washington-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/senator-elizabeth-warren-washington-fox-news-001.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\/04\/1200\/675\/senator-elizabeth-warren-washington-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Senator Elizabeth Warren speaking at the National Press Building in Washington, D.C.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Sen. Elizabeth Warren holds a discussion at the National Press Building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 12, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Heather Diehl\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Massachusetts Democrat had previously endorsed Platner, calling him her &#8220;kind of man&#8221; from the campaign trail. He later withdrew from the race after a rape allegation, which he denied, and also faced criticism over a chest tattoo resembling a Nazi-era symbol that he apologized for and covered.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Abdul is the only candidate in this race not taking corporate money, and he&#8217;s fighting to get money out of politics altogether. Abdul&#8217;s studied to be a doctor, and he is fighting for every single American to have affordable, high-quality healthcare,&#8221; said Warren on X.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Critics swiftly seized on Warren\u2019s endorsement record while attacking El-Sayed over his views on Israel and support for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629149\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mamdani-doubles-down-democratic-socialism-insisting-wall-street-business-leaders-work-him\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">socialist policies.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Among Warren\u2019s endorsements this cycle were Katie Porter in California\u2019s gubernatorial race, Mallory McMorrow in Michigan\u2019s Senate race and Zach Wahls in Iowa\u2019s Senate race. Porter and Wahls lost their respective primaries, while McMorrow suspended her campaign before Michigan voters cast primary ballots.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629150\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/michigan-senate-candidate-abdul-el-sayed-dodges-question-whether-he-still-supports-defunding-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MICHIGAN SENATE CANDIDATE ABDUL EL-SAYED DODGES QUESTION ON WHETHER HE STILL SUPPORTS DEFUNDING THE POLICE<\/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\/04\/343\/192\/elizabeth-warren-kevin-warsh-fed-hearing.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/686\/384\/elizabeth-warren-kevin-warsh-fed-hearing.png?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\/04\/672\/378\/elizabeth-warren-kevin-warsh-fed-hearing.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1344\/756\/elizabeth-warren-kevin-warsh-fed-hearing.png?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\/04\/931\/523\/elizabeth-warren-kevin-warsh-fed-hearing.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1862\/1046\/elizabeth-warren-kevin-warsh-fed-hearing.png?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\/04\/720\/405\/elizabeth-warren-kevin-warsh-fed-hearing.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1440\/810\/elizabeth-warren-kevin-warsh-fed-hearing.png?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\/04\/1200\/675\/elizabeth-warren-kevin-warsh-fed-hearing.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Senator Elizabeth Warren is seen asking questions of Kevin Warsh during his confirmation hearing.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Ranking member Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Kevin Warsh, nominee to chairman of the Federal Reserve, during his Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Tuesday, April 21, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Tom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;From the same person who said <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629151\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/david-marcus-establishment-dems-turn-graham-platner-way-late\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nazi Tattoo-wearing Graham Platner<\/a> was \u2018My kind of man\u2019 before dropping out in disgrace,&#8221; wrote the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629152\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RJC\/status\/2079238935616582122\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republican Jewish Coalition<\/a>. &#8220;Elizabeth Warren is a complete and total joke.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The hate America Red\/Green alliance, embodied,&#8221; wrote Fox News Contributor <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629153\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PaulDMauro\/status\/2079248132102054208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Mauro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The kiss of death. Now he&#8217;s doomed,&#8221; said conservative commentator <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629154\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/robbysoave\/status\/2079210844227801567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robby Soave.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629155\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/michigan-senate-race-el-sayeds-ties-extremist-fuel-antisemitism-concerns-among-jewish-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MICHIGAN SENATE RACE: EL-SAYED\u2019S TIES TO EXTREMIST FUEL ANTISEMITISM CONCERNS AMONG JEWISH VOTERS<\/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\/abdul-el-sayed-standing-in-front-of-podium.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/abdul-el-sayed-standing-in-front-of-podium.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\/abdul-el-sayed-standing-in-front-of-podium.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/abdul-el-sayed-standing-in-front-of-podium.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\/abdul-el-sayed-standing-in-front-of-podium.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/abdul-el-sayed-standing-in-front-of-podium.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\/abdul-el-sayed-standing-in-front-of-podium.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/abdul-el-sayed-standing-in-front-of-podium.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\/abdul-el-sayed-standing-in-front-of-podium.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Abdul El-Sayed\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Abdul El-Sayed, candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks before U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., takes the stage at Mumford High School on May 3, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.<\/span> <span>(Sarah Rice\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;You say that taking \u2018corporate money; is forbidden but you are OK with him taking Super PAC contributions from radical Islamists,&#8221; wrote former U.S. Ambassador to Israel <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629156\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DavidM_Friedman\/status\/2079247922823074196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Friedman<\/a>.<\/p>\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\">&#8220;I would simply not listen to any of the people who spent nearly a year ignoring <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629158\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/graham-platner-avoids-mainstream-press-scandals-surrounding-maine-democrat-grows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graham Platner\u2019s red flags<\/a>,&#8221; wrote <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_629159\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NilesGApol\/status\/2079202342688149838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one X user<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital reached out to Warren&#8217;s office on Monday.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Ashley J. 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