What Abdul El-Sayed has said about American Israel Public Affairs Committee

3 quotes · 3 episodes · Jul 17, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026

Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, has been quoted on American Israel Public Affairs Committee 3 times in 3 episodes of The Ezra Klein Show and Pod Save America, most recently on September 25, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

El-Sayed says AIPAC spent a record $32 million in his Senate primary.
“AIPAC spent $32 million in my primary. $32 million for one U.S. Senate seat”
The Ezra Klein Show: What Does Abdul El-Sayed Believe? (Sep 25, 2026) · Listen from 1:16:00
El-Sayed told a rally he is dangerous only to corporate PACs and AIPAC, not to voters who want government to work for them.
“If you're APAC and want to send our money abroad, you damn well better believe I'm dangerous”
Pod Save America: The Primaries Will Continue Until Morale Improves (Jul 21, 2026) · Listen from 50:51
El-Sayed frames the Israel question as whether Israel is entitled to U.S. tax dollars rather than its right to exist.
“The question about Israel is, do they have a right to our tax dollars?”
Pod Save America: Trump's Explosive Diarrhea of the Mouth (Jul 17, 2026) · Listen from 1:02:29

What Does Abdul El-Sayed Believe?
The Ezra Klein Show · Sep 25, 2026 · 1 h 34 min
Ezra Klein interviews Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed about his immigrant upbringing, Medicare for All, Islamophobic attacks, and U.S. policy toward Israel and Palestinians.
The Primaries Will Continue Until Morale Improves
Pod Save America · Jul 21, 2026 · 1 h 11 min
Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discuss Trump at the World Cup final, the renewed Iran war, ICE killings, and Democratic primaries in Maine, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Trump's Explosive Diarrhea of the Mouth
Pod Save America · Jul 17, 2026 · 1 h 26 min
Jon Favreau and Dan Pfeiffer dissect Trump's election-conspiracy prime-time address and administration scandals, then Alex Wagner interviews Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.