{"id":4800,"date":"2026-11-06T04:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T02:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=4800"},"modified":"2026-11-06T04:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T02:16:19","slug":"sawiris-dismisses-muslim-brotherhood-accusations-against-newly-elected-us-senator-abdul-el-sayed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=4800","title":{"rendered":"Sawiris dismisses Muslim Brotherhood accusations against newly elected US Senator Abdul El-Sayed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"tie-wrapper\">\n<header id=\"theme-header\">  \t          <\/header>\n<div role=\"main\" id=\"content\">\n<article id=\"the-post\">\n<div>\n<figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"780\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/amayei.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/2026\/10\/gettyimages-2300398803_jpg-780x470.jpg\" alt data-main-img=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"><figcaption> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t  Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a campaign rally in Flint, Michigan, on October 18. Katie McTiernan\/Anadolu\/Getty Images \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/\">Egyptian billionaire business magnate Naguib Sawiris<\/a> publicly defended US Senator Abdul El-Sayed following online controversy surrounding the newly elected politician\u2019s background.<\/p>\n<p>Sawiris hailed El-Sayed as a \u201cresilient, sharp, and charismatic\u201d Egyptian who earned his historic US Senate victory on merit.<\/p>\n<p>Weighing in on social media discussions regarding alleged ties between El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood, Sawiris dismissed the accusations via X (formerly Twitter):\u00a0\u201cBrotherhood affiliate or not\u2026 What matters is that he is a smart, resilient, and witty Egyptian who earned his victory on merit.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Viral town hall exchange<\/h3>\n<p>Sawiris\u2019s comments followed a widely shared video clip showing a fiery exchange between El-Sayed and a voter during a Michigan town hall.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned directly by the voter about potential ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, the Democratic candidate firmly<a href=\"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/\"> rejected the assertion and completely disavowed any connection to the group.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The exchange triggered significant online debate, with supporters pointing to the interaction as an instance of faith-based assumptions directed at Muslim candidates in public office.<\/p>\n<h3>Milestone election victory<\/h3>\n<p>El-Sayed announced his victory in Michigan\u2019s US Senate race after defeating Republican opponent Mike Rogers.<\/p>\n<p>The result marks a major milestone, making El-Sayed the first Muslim elected to the US Congress\u2019s upper chamber.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a id=\"go-to-top\" href=\"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/\"> \t\t\t<span><\/span> \t\t\t<span>Back to top button<\/span> \t\t<\/a> \t \t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a campaign rally in Flint, Michigan, on October 18. Katie McTiernan\/Anadolu\/Getty Images Egyptian billionaire business magnate Naguib Sawiris publicly defended US Senator Abdul El-Sayed following online controversy surrounding the newly elected politician\u2019s background. Sawiris hailed El-Sayed as a \u201cresilient, sharp, and charismatic\u201d Egyptian who earned his historic US Senate victory on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":4801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.8 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sawiris dismisses Muslim Brotherhood accusations against newly elected US Senator Abdul El-Sayed - daily business egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=4800\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sawiris dismisses Muslim Brotherhood accusations against newly elected US Senator Abdul El-Sayed\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a campaign rally in Flint, Michigan, on October 18. 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