Abdul El-Sayed Calls US Politics a 250-Year Disease, Urges ICE Abolition
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 20
Abdul El-Sayed Calls US Politics a 250-Year Disease, Urges ICE Abolition
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 20
Summary
Grand Rapids rally remarks put Abdul El-Sayed's Senate campaign on a sharper populist footing, with the Michigan Democrat saying Trump is only the "worst symptom" of a political system rigged by corporations, billionaires and AIPAC.
The final stop of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's "The People v. The Powerful" tour gave El-Sayed a national stage to pair that critique with attacks on Democratic leaders, health insurers and corporate interests he said should see him as "dangerous."
$225 billion in medical debt became a centerpiece of his economic pitch: El-Sayed said it could be wiped out for about $2.25 billion by buying it for "a penny on the dollar."
ICE drew his hardest line, with El-Sayed calling the agency a "rogue" paramilitary force that "cannot be reformed" and "has to be abolished," underscoring the left-wing message he is taking into Michigan's Senate race.