{"id":41964,"date":"2026-08-13T00:30:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41964"},"modified":"2026-08-13T00:30:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T19:30:56","slug":"sen-tim-scott-claims-el-sayed-backs-hamas-in-michigan-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=41964","title":{"rendered":"Sen Tim Scott claims El-Sayed backs Hamas in Michigan Senate race"},"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\"><strong>FIRST ON FOX:<\/strong> The Senate GOP\u2019s elections chief said Michigan voters have a clear-cut choice: pick a Trump-backed Republican or support an insurgent progressive who is &#8220;for Hamas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">&#8220;By going with [Dr. Abdul] El-Sayed, you&#8217;re talking about socialism, Marxism, communism, and someone who seems to just not like America,&#8221; Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital. &#8220;The only thing he&#8217;s not against, Hamas. He&#8217;s for Hamas, but he&#8217;s against America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), and Republicans are ramping up their rhetoric against El-Sayed, who eked out a win to secure the Democratic nomination for Senate in Michigan last week against the more moderate Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3175183\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/peggy-flanagan-minnesotas-no-2-official-massive-fraud-scandal-exploded-under-states-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>PEGGY FLANAGAN WAS MINNESOTA&#8217;S NO 2 OFFICIAL AS MASSIVE FRAUD SCANDAL EXPLODED UNDER STATE&#8217;S WATCH<\/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\/08\/343\/192\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Detroit-Michigan-August-5_-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Detroit-Michigan-August-5_-2026_001.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\/08\/672\/378\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Detroit-Michigan-August-5_-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Detroit-Michigan-August-5_-2026_001.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\/08\/931\/523\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Detroit-Michigan-August-5_-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Detroit-Michigan-August-5_-2026_001.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\/08\/720\/405\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Detroit-Michigan-August-5_-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Detroit-Michigan-August-5_-2026_001.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\/08\/1200\/675\/Abdul-El-Sayed-Detroit-Michigan-August-5_-2026_001.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Michigan Democratic Senate primary\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks during a primary election night event Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit.<\/span> <span>(Julia Demaree Nikhinson\/AP Photo)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">They&#8217;re pouncing on unearthed hot takes he&#8217;s made in the past and his proximity to Twitch streamer <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3175184\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/hasan-piker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hasan Piker<\/a> in their quest to paint El-Sayed as a far-left candidate with extremist ties.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Republicans believe that they have a real shot at flipping <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3175185\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-build-midterm-momentum-republicans-still-drivers-seat-senate-majority-battle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan\u2019s open seat<\/a> after Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., opted to retire. Scott and company view former Rep. Mike Rogers, who was the GOP nominee in 2024, as the man to secure the seat.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I always believe that the wind&#8217;s at my back, and I always believed that momentum&#8217;s on our side,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;And there&#8217;s no doubt about it when you look at the underlying conditions that you&#8217;d much, much, much rather be Mike Rogers than El-Sayed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3175186\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/republicans-get-democrat-wanted-socialist-abdul-el-sayed-wins-michigan-senate-primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>REPUBLICANS GET THE DEMOCRAT THEY WANTED AS SOCIALIST ABDUL EL-SAYED WINS MICHIGAN SENATE PRIMARY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">For starters, Rogers has President <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3175188\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> backing in a state that he won by just over 1 point in 2024, a roughly 4-point swing from 2020, when former President Joe Biden nabbed the state.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Rogers also hasn\u2019t had to deal with a messy primary like his previous run against Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., who eked out a victory over the former House Intelligence Committee chair by just over 20,000 votes.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Two years ago, it was a slog for Mike Rogers. He had a very expensive primary in August, and then essentially a 60-day sprint to the finish line,&#8221; Scott said. &#8220;This time he has more cash than ever, a better ground game than ever.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;He is a strong, powerful, positive candidate. He is well known in Michigan. And so what we&#8217;re going to see as we head towards the finish line is Michiganders will make the right decision for their future, for America&#8217;s future, and it will be Mike Rogers,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I will say on the other side, it is not going to the past, it&#8217;s going to a different, an alternate universe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3175189\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/watch-schumers-anti-corruption-speech-derailed-after-heckler-brands-him-genocidal-maniac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WATCH: SCHUMER&#8217;S ANTI-CORRUPTION SPEECH DERAILED AFTER HECKLER BRANDS HIM &#8216;GENOCIDAL MANIAC&#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\/chuck-schumer-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/chuck-schumer-1.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\/07\/672\/378\/chuck-schumer-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/chuck-schumer-1.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\/07\/931\/523\/chuck-schumer-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/chuck-schumer-1.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\/07\/720\/405\/chuck-schumer-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/chuck-schumer-1.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\/07\/1200\/675\/chuck-schumer-1.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Sen. Chuck Schumer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., departs after a weekly Senate Democratic Policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 29, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Alex Wroblewski\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">El-Sayed, meanwhile, has dealt with the inverse.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He\u2019s just over a week out from a bitter primary fight against Stevens and Michigan state Sen. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3175190\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/michigan-democrat-mallory-mcmorrow-drops-out-senate-race-weeks-before-primary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mallory McMorrow, who eventually dropped<\/a> out roughly a month before the primary election.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He emerged victorious despite being vastly outspent in one of the most expensive primaries ever, and after running a campaign that pushed further left than the Democratic establishment and against Senate Minority Leader <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3175191\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/chuck-schumer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chuck Schumer,<\/a> D-N.Y.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Shortly after his victory, Schumer and Sen. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3175192\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/kirsten-gillibrand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kirsten Gillibrand<\/a>, D-N.Y., who leads Senate Democrats\u2019 campaign arm, went about stitching together the wounds from the primary bloodbath.<\/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;Democrats are united by a common purpose: putting a check on Donald Trump by defeating his Republican enablers and taking back the Senate,&#8221; they said in a joint statement. &#8220;We look forward to working with Abdul and Democrats across Michigan to win this seat in November.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Though Schumer and the Democratic establishment didn\u2019t back El-Sayed, Scott contended that his rise was emblematic of the Democratic Party\u2019s lurch to the left, particularly as moderate Democrats have been felled by progressive challengers throughout this <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_politics_article_main-content_article-body_6_3175194\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/elections\/midterm-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">midterm election cycle<\/a> across the country.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;There&#8217;s no doubt Abdul El-Sayed represents the worst part of the Democrat Party, which is becoming, unfortunately, the most consistent voice coming out of the Democratic Party,&#8221; Scott said.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed&#8217;s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.<\/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! 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