Bernie Sanders campaigns with controversial Michigan Senate candidate
Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigned in Detroit with Michigan Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and congressional candidate Donavan McKinney as part of his 'Fighting Oligarchy' tour. El-Sayed, a progressive candidate, advocates for policies such as Medicare-for-all and the abolition of ICE. Sanders endorsed El-Sayed in the past and is supporting his current bid in the Democratic Senate primary.
- ▪Bernie Sanders campaigned with Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on May 3, 2026, as part of his national tour.
- ▪Abdul El-Sayed supports abolishing ICE and implementing Medicare-for-all.
- ▪El-Sayed previously ran for Michigan governor in 2018 but lost the Democratic primary to Gretchen Whitmer.
- ▪Other candidates in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary include Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow.
- ▪Donavan McKinney, running in Michigan's 13th Congressional District, also supports Medicare-for-all and abolishing ICE.
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Politics Bernie Sanders campaigns with controversial Michigan Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed wants to abolish ICE By Alex Nitzberg Fox News Published May 4, 2026 9:46am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed campaigns with Bernie Sanders, pushes to defund police, abolish ICE 'The Big Weekend Show' panel discusses Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's alliances with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Hasan Piker. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As part of his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., rallied Sunday in Detroit, Michigan, with U.S. Senate hopeful Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and U.S. House hopeful State Rep. Donavan McKinney.
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