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Abdul El-Sayed acknowledges sister-in-law was on federal terrorist watchlist
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Fox News, Breitbart, The Daily Wire, the New York Post and three other right-side outlets report that Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged his sister-in-law, Mariam Jukaku, was on the federal terrorist watchlist during the Obama administration. The outlets say a 2016 lawsuit lists Jukaku as a plaintiff challenging her alleged placement on the Terrorism Screening Database. El-Sayed said she did nothing wrong and was removed after she sued. The outlets note that the federal government typically does not confirm or deny watchlist status. El-Sayed is scheduled to campaign with former President Barack Obama.
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El-Sayed acknowledged that his sister-in-law, Mariam Jukaku, was on the federal terrorist watchlist during the Obama administration.
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A 2016 lawsuit names Jukaku as a plaintiff challenging her alleged placement on the Terrorism Screening Database, according to court documents cited in coverage.
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El-Sayed said Jukaku did nothing wrong and was removed from the list after she filed the lawsuit.
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The federal government typically does not confirm or deny whether a person is on the terrorist watchlist.
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El-Sayed is scheduled to campaign with former President Barack Obama in the coming days.
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The Obama administration placed Jukaku on the terrorist watchlist.
Headlines present the placement as fact. El-Sayed says she did nothing wrong and was removed after suing. The lawsuit documents cited in coverage allege the placement, and the federal government typically neither confirms nor denies watchlist status.
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Right-side outlets report that El-Sayed acknowledged his sister-in-law was on the terrorist watchlist and frame it as an admission tied to his Obama campaign appearance, with the far end calling it a bombshell.
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Headlines lead with El-Sayed admitting a relative was on the terror watchlist, often tied to Obama; Far Right outlets go further, calling it a bombshell or saying he wants voters to forget.
Michigan Democrat confirms sister-in-law's terror watchlist lawsuit days before Obama campaign appearance
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Abdul El-Sayed Admits His Sister-In-Law Landed On Terrorist Watchlist
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alleged terroristMore neutral: person named on a terrorist watchlist
The label attaches a terrorist category to a named person before any finding, and the lawsuit concerns a watchlist listing rather than a charge.
Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has been linked to yet another alleged terrorist — his wife’s sister, whom the Obama administration reportedly put on the…
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BombshellMore neutral: Revelation
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Yet Another El-Sayed Terror Bombshell: His Sister-in-Law Was on the Terror Watchlist Under Obama - Report
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Wants Us to ForgetMore neutral: Abdul El-Sayed Responds to Relative Named on Terror Watch List
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MI Senate Hopeful Abdul El-Sayed Wants Us to Forget About Relative Being Named on Terror Watch List
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WASHINGTON — Far-left Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed has acknowledged that his sister-in-law was…
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…El Sayed’s sister-in-law got placed on the terrorist watchlist by the HUSSEIN OBAMA ADMINISTRATION,” conservative influencer Eric Daugherty wrote on X.
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- El-Sayed’s admission
- Obama campaign appearance
- sister-in-law’s watchlist placement
- removal after lawsuit
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Here’s why Obama admin put Abdul El-Sayed’s sister-in-law on terror watch list as Senate hopeful claims ‘she did nothing wrong’
WASHINGTON — Loaded modifier“Far-left”A political label attached to the candidate pre-judges him beyond what the event describes.More neutral: Michigan Senate hopefulDisagree with this highlight? Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed has acknowledged that his sister-in-law was put on a terrorist watch list but insisted she did nothing wrong and claimed she was taken off it after filing a lawsuit.
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Democrat star Loaded verb“admits”Admits implies a confession of wrongdoing, while the article's own excerpt says the candidate confirmed the listing.More neutral: confirmsDisagree with this highlight? family's terror watchlist ties ahead of planned campaign rally with Obama: 'She did nothing wrong'
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for the US Senate in Michigan, confirmed over the weekend that a member of his family was on a federal terror watch list.
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WATCH: El-Sayed Loaded verb“Admits”Admits implies a confession of wrongdoing, while the outlet's own description says the candidate acknowledged the listing.More neutral: ConfirmsDisagree with this highlight? His Sister-in-Law Was on Terrorist Watch List During Obama Administration
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged Saturday night his sister-in-law was on the federal terrorist watchlist during President Barack Obama's term in office but said she was removed in 2016.
- The Western JournalFar Right
Yet Another El-Sayed Terror Sensational language“Bombshell”The word manufactures drama around a confirmed court filing rather than describing the news neutrally.More neutral: RevelationDisagree with this highlight?: His Sister-in-Law Was on the Terror Watchlist Under Obama - Report
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has been linked to yet another Dehumanizing label“alleged terrorist”The label attaches a terrorist category to a named person before any finding, and the lawsuit concerns a watchlist listing rather than a charge.More neutral: person named on a terrorist watchlistDisagree with this highlight? — his wife’s sister, whom the Obama administration reportedly put on the terrorist watchlist. “Abdul Mohamed
- The Daily WireFar Right
Abdul El-Sayed Loaded verb“Admits”The headline presents a yes answer to a question as a confession of wrongdoing, though the article reports he confirmed a fact.More neutral: ConfirmsDisagree with this highlight? His Sister-In-Law Landed On Terrorist Watchlist
Michigan Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed confirmed on Saturday that his sister-in-law Mariam Jukaku landed on the terrorist watch list when former President Barack Obama was still in the White House. …
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Michigan Democrat confirms sister-in-law's terror watchlist lawsuit days before Obama campaign appearance
Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged his sister-in-law's involvement in a federal terrorist watchlist lawsuit, days before former President Barack Obama campaigns with him.
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- The Daily WireFar RightOct 18, 5:49 AM EDT
- The Western JournalFar RightOct 18, 7:15 AM EDT
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- Daily MailRightOct 18, 1:15 PM EDT
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