The El-Sayed Family’s Terror Ties Keep Tumbling Out on the Campaign Trail– townhall.com

He made this an issue. Abdul El-Sayed looked directly into NBC’s Kristen Welker’s eyes and said that he and his family don’t have any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. His sister seems to have an affinity for the movement that’s banned in five Muslim countries, even tweeting about it. NBC News’ Tom Illamas even cooked him on it, surprisingly. He got very testy about it.

NBC’s Tom Llamas just slammed Michigan Democrat Abdul el-Sayed over his family’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Remarkable to see from a legacy media newscast. https://t.co/LHN14f71Sb

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) October 14, 2026

And now, we’ve learned that El-Sayed’s mother worked for a charity with al-Qaeda ties. His uncle was its bookkeeper.

El-Sayed’s mother was an employee of Islamic American Relief Agency, the al-Qaeda funder. And his uncle was its bookkeeper. https://t.co/KoLzV7tXLG https://t.co/5V4Acn3S6z

— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) October 22, 2026

@ChuckRossDC Receipts from @nataliegwinters on IARA: https://t.co/PetpxBH6Qz

— 5th Gen AZ Family (@bullfrog35) October 22, 2026