Oct 28, 2026 · 39 min
Cruz frames Michigan Senate race as national security test
The Overwhelming Evidence that Abdul El-Sayed Supports the Muslim Brotherhood
The episode argues that alleged ideological, family, donor, and organizational ties could matter if a senator gains access to classified intelligence.
- 1Ted Cruz and Ben Ferguson present Abdul El-Sayed’s alleged Muslim Brotherhood connections as a national security concern in Michigan’s Senate race.
- 2The hosts argue that Senate committee assignments could give El-Sayed access to classified intelligence without traditional security-clearance procedures.
- 3They criticize Kristen Welker, NBC, and Meet the Press for accepting El-Sayed’s denials without confronting him with the evidence they cite.
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Cruz argues that a senator could receive access to classified intelligence without traditional security-clearance procedures, making committee assignments central to the stakes.
The brief
Ben Ferguson and Ted Cruz cast Michigan’s Senate race as a national security question, focusing on Abdul El-Sayed’s alleged ties to networks associated with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Cruz argues that senators do not undergo traditional security-clearance procedures and that party leadership could place El-Sayed on a committee with access to classified intelligence.
The hosts scrutinize Kristen Welker’s interview with El-Sayed, saying NBC accepted his denial without presenting the publicly available evidence they believe should have been raised.
Cruz assembles allegations involving El-Sayed’s family statements, earlier writings, campaign donors, and organizations prosecutors linked to the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood network.
The episode closes by broadening the dispute into a media-coverage argument, accusing NBC and other major networks of minimizing or suppressing the story.
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