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El-Sayed Is National Security Threat, Gov’t Says
Ken Klippenstein | Substack • • nation
Key Points:
- Donald Trump and other officials are attacking Abdul El-Sayed, a Michigan Senate candidate, using racially charged and national security-related smears rather than addressing his policies.
- Critics claim El-Sayed poses a national security threat, suggesting he might leak classified information to terrorist groups, despite no evidence supporting these allegations.
- The rhetoric frames El-Sayed’s candidacy as a security risk, shifting the debate away from his campaign issues like healthcare and affordability to technical security concerns.
- Such attacks imply elected officials should undergo security clearances, an unprecedented and problematic notion that undermines democratic voting rights.
- The article highlights the absurdity and racism underlying these accusations, criticizing the use of fear and security jargon to discredit a political candidate.
