New Senator El-Sayed's criticism of the killing of a senior al-Qaeda leader

Old articles that have resurfaced reveal that Michigan's senator-elect, Abdul El-Sayed, harshly criticized the killing of senior al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen, calling it "murder without trial." Additionally, his past ties to the Muslim Brotherhood have been exposed.

Old articles that have resurfaced online reveal that Michigan's senator-elect, Abdul El-Sayed, previously harshly criticized the Obama administration over the killing of senior al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, who was also an American citizen. El-Sayed called the operation, carried out by a drone, "murder without trial." In an article he published in 2011, El-Sayed attacked the killing of al-Awlaki and his 16-year-old son. Additionally, other articles he wrote reveal his views regarding the Muslim Brotherhood, the terrorist organization from which Hamas emerged. El-Sayed warned that their rise to power in Egypt in 2011 could lead to radical socialist economic policies, but at the same time faced criticism over his ties to the organization, which he vehemently denied. The criticism was based on claims that his half-sister said their family supported the organization, as well as a letter he signed calling on then-Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to "purge" the media and police. Today, El-Sayed disavows the Muslim Brotherhood.