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Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed says he will likely swear on a Quran
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The Daily Signal, The Western Journal, Townhall, TheBlaze, Breitbart News and The Daily Wire report that Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who the outlets say beat Republican Mike Rogers in the Senate race, told NPR’s Leila Fadel he will likely take his oath of office in January on a Quran. He has not decided which copy to use, the outlets say. The options they cite include a Quran once owned by Thomas Jefferson and an old copy held by the University of Michigan. El-Sayed said Keith Ellison was sworn into Congress on Jefferson’s copy. The outlets say he would be the first Muslim elected to the Senate.
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El-Sayed told NPR he will likely be sworn in on a Quran.
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El-Sayed has not decided which copy of the Quran to use.
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The options El-Sayed named include a Quran once owned by Thomas Jefferson and an old copy held by the University of Michigan.
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El-Sayed said Keith Ellison was sworn into Congress on Jefferson’s copy.
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El-Sayed would be the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate.
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Every side present reports that El-Sayed told NPR he will likely swear on a Quran and has not chosen a copy. Only right-leaning outlets are in this sample, and they put his Muslim faith and the first-Muslim milestone at the center of their framing.
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Headlines center on El-Sayed’s Muslim faith and the Quran oath, using words such as teases, reveals and Muslim Sen.-Elect, and all come from Far Right outlets.
Muslim Sen.-Elect El-Sayed to Take Oath on a Quran
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El-Sayed Teases Nod To Islam At His Senate Swearing-In
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Abdul El-Sayed Reveals Plan for His Oath of Office: 'I'll Swear on the Quran'
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Like, America is big enough.' El-Sayed also mocked Vice President JD Vance while pointing out the "delicious irony" that Vance is…
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However, his statements and associations supporting radical Islamists and antisemitism are raising concerns about him being given access to classified…
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- Jefferson’s copy and the Ellison precedent
- Campaign remarks on Sharia law and Arab America
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- The Daily SignalFar Right
Muslim Sen.-Elect El-Sayed to Take Oath on a Quran
Summary The first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate says he will take his oath of office in January on a Quran. “Which Quran, we’re not sure,” Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, D-Mich., told NPR’s Leila Fadel Thursday. “I mean, Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Quran. …
- TheBlazeFar Right
First Muslim elected to US Senate promises to be sworn in on Qur’an
Democratic U.S. Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan says he is going to be sworn into office with a Qur’an. El-Sayed will become the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate after beating Mike Rogers in the midterm elections. …
- Breitbart NewsFar Right
Abdul El-Sayed Loaded verb“Reveals”The verb implies a concealed plan was disclosed, which the report does not establish.More neutral: SaysDisagree with this highlight? Plan for His Oath of Office: 'I'll Swear on the Quran'
U.S. Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI) said he plans to be sworn in on the Islamic Quran.
- The Daily WireFar Right
El-Sayed Loaded verb“Teases”The verb suggests coyness or bait rather than describing a statement.More neutral: SaysDisagree with this highlight? Nod To Islam At His Senate Swearing-In
After becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate, Abdul El-Sayed says he plans to become the first senator sworn in on the Quran. The Michigan Democrat discussed his plans in an interview with NPR’s Leila Fadel, published Thursday on the podcast Newsmakers, saying he hasn’t …
Abdul El-Sayed Mulling Over Which Quran to Use for Senate Swearing-In
Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed said Thursday he expects to place his hand on a Quran when he takes the oath of office in January, though he has not settled on
Abdul El-Sayed Will Be Sworn in on the Quran to Help 'Make America Bigger'
Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed will be sworn in on a copy of the Quran when he takes his seat in Congress in January, vowing it'll help him "serve from the same sense of trying to make America bigger. …
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- Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 12, 1:39 PM EST
- TheBlazeFar RightNov 12, 2:30 PM EST
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