CBS reporter deletes post criticising El-Sayed over Muslim Brotherhood question

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 00:19 · Archive

CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford has deleted a social media post praising a voter who questioned Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood.

CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has apologized for and deleted a social media post praising a man who questioned Democratic Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood at a town hall on Saturday. Crawford said the post violated CBS News standards.

The deleted post had thanked the voter, identified as Tommy, saying she had to watch El-Sayed's response twice to catch his initial answer. Crawford wrote: 'His subsequent uninterrupted three-minute diatribe proving your exact point is the kind of spectacular self own most people only dream about triggering.'

During the town hall, the voter asked El-Sayed: 'Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood?' El-Sayed responded: 'Sure. Yeah, absolutely. Why are you asking the question?' The voter replied that the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist group. El-Sayed then said the question implied he held 'dual loyalties' and asked why the voter would assume he would not disavow the organisation.

How it is being reported

• CBS reporter deletes post calling out El-Sayed on 'spectacular self own' on Muslim Brotherhood questionCBS News correspondent Jan Crawford deleted her post criticizing Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's townhall response about the Muslim Brotherhood.Fox News · 19 Oct, 00:00
• CBS reporter apologizes and deletes post praising Abdul El-Sayed hecklerJan Crawford had praised man who asked Democratic candidate whether he would disavow Muslim Brotherhood CBS ’s chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has apologized for and deleted a social media post praising a man who questioned Democratic Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood during a town hall on Saturday. On Sunday, Crawford, who initially joined CBS in 2009, wrote on X: “Earlier, I tweeted a video from an Abdul El-Sayed town hall. I deleted that tweet because it was a violation of CBS News standards. I apologize.” Continue reading...Guardian World · 18 Oct, 22:07

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