Politics
Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers by seven points earlier this month to win Michigan's open Senate seat, vacated by retiring Sen. Gary Peters, becoming the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate. During a Nov. 12 NPR interview, the physician and former public health official said he will likely use Thomas Jefferson’s Quran or the University of Michigan's first Michigan Quran. The choice has sparked reactions, with supporters celebrating diversity under the Constitution's no-religious-test rule, while critics question its alignment with founding principles amid his sharp criticism of President Trump.
Clash Report@clashreport
Abdul El-Sayed: I will likely swear on a Quran. Which Quran, we're not sure. Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Quran. So when Keith Ellison was sworn in to Congress, he swore on that copy. There's also the first Quran in the state of Michigan. The University of Michigan…
Globe Eye News@GlobeEyeNews
Abdul El-Sayed confirms he will swear on the Quran. He would become the first U.S. senator in history to take the oath of office using the Quran.
ali@alibrooke4ever
my hot take is that everyone should have to swear on the constitution instead of religious documents but that’s woke 4.0 stuff