{"id":31735,"date":"2026-08-08T01:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31735"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:40:07","slug":"el-sayed-hits-back-after-clip-of-him-saying-i-hate-mackinac-michigan-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31735","title":{"rendered":"El-Sayed Hits Back After Clip of Him Saying \u2018I Hate Mackinac\u2019 Michigan Goes Viral"},"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 id=\"attachment_5674968\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5674968\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5674968\" src=\"https:\/\/am12.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP18210091868561-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1676\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5674968\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(AP Photo\/Paul Sancya)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Progressive Michigan Senate candidate <strong>Abdul El-Sayed<\/strong> hit back after a clip of him saying &#8220;I hate Mackinac&#8221; went viral.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not sure about &#8216;End Wokeness,&#8217; but I don\u2019t think the most &#8216;American place in MI&#8217; can be a place that\u2026bans cars,&#8221; El-Sayed said on X, in reply to the pro-MAGA account &#8220;End Wokeness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed_container\" id=\"69d88c373be18fbdf387158a0dd004c1\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not sure about \u201cEnd Wokeness,\u201d but I don\u2019t think the most \u201cAmerican place in MI\u201d can be a place that\u2026bans cars. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PGPQklztVO\">https:\/\/t.co\/PGPQklztVO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AbdulElSayed\/status\/2085802461273432560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mackinac is a car-free island and resort town in Lake Huron.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed expressed his dislike of the island in a 2020 documentary released after he lost a bid for governor of Michigan. &#8220;I hate Mackinac so much,&#8221; he said in the doc. &#8220;Every time I\u2019ve ever come here I\u2019ve hated it. Why am I here?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The island is also home to the state&#8217;s governor&#8217;s summer home.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats are working to unite behind El-Sayed and the party&#8217;s progressive arm as he prepares to face Republican Senate nominee Rep.<strong> Mike Rogers<\/strong> (R-MI) in the general election this November. \u201cI think there\u2019s no doubt that, you know, the Republican Party is the Trump Cult and the Democratic Party is a bigger tent. We do have a broad cross-section of people, what they believe, what their experiences are. I think that\u2019s an advantage, but we also have to win general elections,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/hillary-clinton-warns-key-republican-attack-line-against-democrats-will-be-very-effective\/\">Hillary Clinton said<\/a> in an interview with Kara Swisher Friday.<\/p>\n<p>She later added, \u201cAnd the real fight will be how do we make sure that people who voted for Haley feel comfortable voting for Abdul El-Sayed, and how do we get Independents to feel comfortable? And you can see that it\u2019s not just about Michigan, but the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/socialist-victories-show-dems-descent-down-deadly-path-communism-johnson-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republican messaging is communist, socialist<\/a>. It\u2019s going to be a very effective attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To that end, El-Sayed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/tv\/abdul-el-sayed-promises-jewish-voters-he-will-fight-anti-semitism-after-broadside-against-arming-israel\/\">promised the state&#8217;s Jewish voters<\/a> this week that he will &#8220;fight the fight against anti-semitism.&#8221; When asked by MS NOW co-host <strong>Willie Geist<\/strong> about his opposition to unconditional military aid to Israel, El-Sayed explained, &#8220;Yeah, look, I just don\u2019t believe in unconditional foreign military aid. 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