How Laura Loomer and Trump allies amplified ‘Muslim Brotherhood’ lie dogging Abdul El-Sayed
Summary
A Guardian review found that claims tying Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to the Muslim Brotherhood misrepresent an open letter he signed in 2012. The letter called on Egypt’s then-president Mohamed Morsi to advance the revolution’s goals, but did not mention the Muslim Brotherhood; Republican candidate Mike Rogers and other Trump allies have repeated the false claim during the campaign.Key Facts
- Laura Loomer has claimed since 2018 that El-Sayed’s 2012 letter endorsed the Muslim Brotherhood.
- The letter was signed by prominent Egyptian Americans and called on Morsi to defend democracy and pursue the revolution’s goals.
- Egyptian journalist Hossam el-Hamalawy told the Guardian that the letter does not mention the Muslim Brotherhood.
- The letter urged the removal of officials loyal to the former regime from state institutions, particularly the police and state media.
- Mike Rogers began making the claim against El-Sayed in August and repeated it during a Senate debate and in a campaign advertisement.
- Rogers’s advertisement linked El-Sayed to Hamas militants and called his ideology a national security threat.
- Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have also made remarks about El-Sayed that amplified the allegation.
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