Michigan's El-Sayed Endorsed 'Reparations' for 'Indigenous Peoples' in Deleted Tweet Attacking Thanksgiving
Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, faced scrutiny for a deleted tweet endorsing reparations for Indigenous Peoples while criticizing Thanksgiving. The tweet, posted on Thanksgiving Day in 2019, highlighted the historical injustices faced by Native Americans. El-Sayed's far-left views, including calls to defund the police, have not hindered his primary campaign, where he currently leads in polls.
- ▪Abdul El-Sayed called for reparations for Native Americans in a deleted tweet on Thanksgiving Day 2019.
- ▪He emphasized the historical injustices faced by Indigenous Peoples in his post.
- ▪Despite his controversial views, El-Sayed is leading in the Democratic primary polls for Michigan's open Senate seat.
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Democrats Michigan's El-Sayed Endorsed 'Reparations' for 'Indigenous Peoples' in Deleted Tweet Attacking Thanksgiving 'Just a reminder this #Thanksgiving: This country was built on the systematic annihilation of Indigenous Peoples,' Senate hopeful wrote Abdul El-Sayed (cropped, Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) Alana Goodman May 20, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} Michigan's left-wing Democratic Senate candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, called for reparations for Native Americans in a since-deleted social media post that criticized the holiday of Thanksgiving and said the United States "was built on the systematic…
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