Senate Majority PAC, the primary super PAC aligned with Senate Democrats, is injecting $10 million into Michigan’s Senate race to support Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, according to reporting by The Daily Wire. The move, which benefits a candidate with a history of controversial statements and associations, comes despite Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) public self-description as a “shomer Yisroel” — Hebrew for “guardian of Israel.”
Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in U.S. history, used that phrase during a March 2024 floor speech. But the PAC’s spending, which operates in close coordination with Schumer’s political operation, is now boosting El-Sayed, who has drawn sharp criticism from pro-Israel advocacy groups and segments of Michigan’s Jewish community.
El-Sayed’s Controversial Record
El-Sayed’s campaign has been marked by several flashpoints. In an appearance on FOX 2 Detroit, he declined to return more than $115,000 in campaign donations linked to officials from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). That organization was named an unindicted co-conspirator in the 2008 Holy Land Foundation trial — the largest terror-financing prosecution in U.S. history — which led the FBI to cut ties with its leadership. Instead of addressing those ties, El-Sayed dismissed the questions as an attempt by his opponent, Republican nominee Mike Rogers, to ignite a “culture war.”
More recently, El-Sayed issued an apology after attempting to provide “context” for a Hezbollah-inspired attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. In that incident, a driver rammed a vehicle through the building, injuring a security guard. Following backlash at the Michigan Democratic Party convention, El-Sayed said, “My comments might have been misconstrued to be justifying something I did not intend to justify. I’m really sorry.”
Rogers rejected that apology during an appearance on Fox & Friends. “When someone says you might have been offended by what I said, that’s not an apology,” Rogers said. “He has a long history of antisemitic comments, inflammatory comments. He’s angry. He’s aggressive.”
El-Sayed’s associations have also come under scrutiny. He has maintained a close relationship with Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who has previously said “America deserved 9/11” and praised Hezbollah. Financial records reportedly show an overlap between El-Sayed’s donors and supporters of Dan Bilzerian, an Instagram influencer who has promoted pro-Hitler content.
A Pattern of Prioritizing Party Over Pro-Israel Stance?
The Daily Wire’s report frames the Michigan spending as part of a broader pattern for Schumer. In 2016, Schumer faced protests outside his office after supporting Keith Ellison for DNC chairman, despite Ellison’s history of criticizing Israel and defending Louis Farrakhan, the Nation of Islam leader known for antisemitic remarks. Schumer also waited until the outcome of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal was assured before staging a symbolic vote against it, a move critics say demonstrated a similar willingness to put party politics first.
With the $10 million infusion, Schumer and his allies appear to be doubling down on El-Sayed’s candidacy, even as his record on Israel and associations with controversial figures continue to generate headlines. The spending underscores the tension between Schumer’s public posture as a defender of Israel and the practical demands of maintaining Democratic Senate control.
Source: www.dailywire.com — https://www.dailywire.com/news/self-proclaimed-guardian-of-israel-dem-directs-10m-into-anti-israel-radicals-campaign