Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is courting black voters in the worst pandering way possible — he’s claiming to be one of them. The Michigan U.S. Senate candidate says he’s African because his father is from Egypt. See, he’s African-American, too!
Take a gander at this pander. (WATCH)
Abdul El-Sayed responds to black voters who do not support him: “I am African.” pic.twitter.com/3yVWaMDAng
— DSA Watch (@DSA_Watch) August 19, 2026
"You sure about that, Abdul?" pic.twitter.com/uaE1UE63rU
— ⚖️Powerful Mel Ankoly #ForThePeople (@Mel_Ankoly) August 19, 2026
She’ll vote for him anyway.
Who knew that El-Sayed was trans? Transracial, that is.
— Assault Clip, #2A Voter (@assaultclip) August 19, 2026
He's a proud African-American.
— MCLV147 (@mclv147) August 20, 2026
Somewhere, Rachel Dolezal is saying, "What the hell?!?"
— Mark Davis (@MarkDavis8919) August 19, 2026
El-Sayed must be great at color commentary.
Still, he needs to consult the experts to confirm his racial identity.
Ask Lizzie how this sort of thing works out. pic.twitter.com/aeDREjKrtx
— smargach (@smargach) August 19, 2026
Hey black folk he feel you, sound familiar… pic.twitter.com/mfFbKArRaD
— Geronimos Dimitrelos (@Geronimos15) August 20, 2026
Somebody get Uncle Joe and El-Sayed on a Zoom call.
Commenters point out that El-Sayed is not of African descent, but his ancestors probably sold quite a few Africans in their day.
Uh... Arabs enslaved Africans into the 20th century...
— NeoUnrealist (@NeoUnrealist) August 20, 2026
And by that Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed means, his Egyptian ancestors came to Africa from across the Middle East as colonizers, and wasted no time setting up a bustling trade in sub-Saharan African slaves.
— Grouchian (@grouchian) August 20, 2026
Oopsie!
Don’t worry that El-Sayed is not really African-American. He says he’s doing things by the book to learn about black people. (WATCH)
Abdul El-Sayed, trying to win the black vote: "I learned what it means to be a person of color reading black folk" pic.twitter.com/SCPTYJqiED
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) August 19, 2026
Watching politicians and aspiring politicians pander is hilarious to me.
— Brian De (@Brian_DeFran5) August 19, 2026
@TheDemocrats pandering every election cycle is hilarious 😂😂😂😂
— NewYorkInc (@NewYorkInc1) August 19, 2026
He learned how to be a “person of color”… from books. pic.twitter.com/Z6nzodY1ow
— Reagan Vet (@ReaganVet61) August 19, 2026
— Andy Smalls (@andressmall88) August 19, 2026
Must pander mo harder pic.twitter.com/dZUhZ5MExX
— Heartland Journal ™️ (@HeartlandJournl) August 19, 2026
Give him a break! He’s pandering as hard as he can.