Abdul El-Sayed Joins Jesse Watters of Fox News for Some Light Verbal Combat

In a smiling yet tense interview, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan, argued that his Republican critics were using culture-war issues to distract from Americans’ economic concerns.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D) on Monday clashed with Fox News host Jesse Watters on a slew of topics, including immigration enforcement and the Iran war, along with culture war topics, prompting the host twice to let him “just answer the question.” The interview on “Jesse Watters Primetime” kicked off by

The deeply personal question came after Watters asked the progressive Democrat whether he supports gender-affirming surgery for minors

Jesse Watters described Abdul El-Sayed’s position as “wacky” and “sick.”

Lindsay James, a Presbyterian minister running for Congress in Iowa, supports "gender-affirming care" like puberty blockers and sex-change operations for children who identify as transgender, calling the procedures "medically necessary" and "lifesaving."