Some people are mistakenly calling Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (he hates it when you use his full name) the first Muslim to run for Senate, but Dr. Mehmet Oz unsuccessfully ran against John Fetterman in 2022. Oz is now the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
We've written about Jamie Bonkiewicz before for her bonkers takes, but she thought she really had something here, pointing out how MAGA had no problem with Oz being a Muslim.
Funny how Dr. Oz being Muslim never bothered MAGA. But Zohran Mamdani and Abdul El-Sayed being Muslim is suddenly a huge fucking problem.
— Jamie Bonkiewicz (@JamieBonkiewicz) August 6, 2026
We wonder if there could be a reason why.
You see, Miss Bonkers, we judge character and ideology, not labels. Oz is a conservative who aligns with America's interests. Mamdani and El-Sayed are radical leftists pushing communism. Skin color and religion are all you can see. We go deeper.
— Nas (@NasimDaDream) August 6, 2026
Lil Marxist apparatchik monkey - Dr Oz doesn't hate America and he doesn't have supporters who want to murder capitalists in the street and believe 9/11 was a good thing...
— Tony Shaffer 🇺🇲☢️ (@tspooky) August 6, 2026
Are you this stupid in real life or just on X?
It's not about being Muslim, it's about being Anti American. Huge difference!
— Hey Skol Sister (@Angelina738738) August 6, 2026
Maybe it’s because conservatives don’t hate all Muslims, just the radical ones. Glad you are finally seeing it.
— baseballdad (@Baseballdad_15) August 6, 2026
The fact that you just exposed yourself as an idiot is astounding.
— The Constitutional Conservative (@TheCCShowcast) August 6, 2026
Just? She's been doing this for a while.
Right here, you moron. pic.twitter.com/Dv2juvbsDr
— 🇺🇸RealRobert🇺🇸 (@Real_RobN) August 6, 2026
Dr. Oz doesn’t have ties to the Muslim brotherhood and he’s pro freedom.
— Jon Bontempe (@JonBontempe) August 6, 2026
It’s almost as if we’re looking at the content of their character or something, crazy notion for you to grasp I’m sure
— Victoria Rodriguez (@DandelionQueen8) August 6, 2026
Funny how Dr Oz is not a socialist
— !!MAGA RANDO!! ✝️🇺🇲💯 (@RandyGipson15) August 6, 2026
I think it’s more of the fact they’re socialists and according to the DSA co-chair their goal is communism
— RickyR (@RickyRozbca) August 6, 2026
Which should tell you that it's not Islamophobia.
— Fathercptn™ (@ustechgod) August 6, 2026
I’m pretty sure it’s the communism that’s the issue.
— JJ Landry (@JJLandry82) August 6, 2026
It’s not the religion, it’s the radical policies.
— Soaring LIBERTY (@LibertySoaring) August 6, 2026
Point me to where Dr. Oz aligned himself with people who say the U.S. deserved 9/11.
— Louise Hill (@Madeittoofar) August 6, 2026
Yeah, see, you’re so close! Now keep going. What’s the difference in Oz and the other two? Come on! You can do it!
— Mark Walker (@markwalker5555) August 6, 2026
Dr. Oz is not pro-Hamas, not an antisemite, not an apologist for 9/11, not in favor of open borders, and not a socialist.
— TheReformRepublican (@TheReformRepub1) August 6, 2026
Your obtuseness knows no bounds. If the difference between him and the other two, whom are radicals needs to be explained, then you're beyond hope.
— Dean Vernon (@DeanVernon17) August 6, 2026
Oz lost to Fetterman, who is now the ogre El-Sayed wants to put on a pike to get the rest of the party in line.
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