Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed got a rough welcome on Fox News, where Martha MacCallum pressed him on two of his biggest vulnerabilities: big-money Democratic donors and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Martha MacCallum pressed El-Sayed on appearing with members of the Soros family while accepting support from major Democratic donors, challenging him to reconcile that backing with his calls to get money out of politics.

🚨 OMG. Abdul El Sayed just got brutally CONFRONTED on national TV for demanding we get "money out of politics," then appearing with the SOROS FAMILY and taking money from huge donors

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MACCALLUM: Here you are in LA with the Soros family. How is this not taking money from… pic.twitter.com/80IqQUdd0o

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 5, 2026

In a second exchange, El-Sayed declined to endorse designating the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, asking MacCallum to show where the group had committed “political violence.”

Abdul El-Sayed just REFUSED to say whether he would support the foreign terrorist destination of the Muslim Brotherhood.

"I think terrorist is the act of political violence. Show me where they committed political violence" pic.twitter.com/BRXH2pI8tK

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 5, 2026

In another clip, El-Sayed was once again confronted over his relationship with radical communist streamer Hasan Piker.

Abdul El-Sayed can continue to gaslight voters and downplay his relationship with Hasan Piker but Piker literally said he “trusts” El-Sayed to push his radical agenda. pic.twitter.com/ExSuYlq1r7

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 5, 2026