"Can't distance himself from Hamas"? The storm in the Senate race around the anti-Israel candidate

An undercover investigation by O'Keefe Media Group reveals a Democratic activist in Michigan claiming that Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed receives donations from abroad and cannot distance himself from Hamas. The activist was fired, the campaign denies the allegations. El-Sayed continues his anti-Israel line, and Trump mocked his name.

A political storm in Michigan, about two weeks before the US midterm elections: the investigative organization O'Keefe Media Group released a hidden camera video in which a Democratic activist, Abdul Bakwit, is heard claiming that Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed receives donations from people outside the US and that he cannot publicly distance himself from Hamas without losing support. The activist was fired from the coordinated campaign of the Democratic Party in Michigan. The campaign denies the allegations and emphasizes that it operates according to Federal Election Commission laws. The video does not present independent evidence of illegal donations. Meanwhile, El-Sayed, who is running against Republican Mike Rogers, said in an interview that Israel is not a true friend of the US. President Donald Trump mocked El-Sayed's name at a campaign rally.