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Jim Clyburn supports el Sayed after Senate hopeful's apology
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) voiced his support for Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed after he apologized for comments perceived by many Democratic establishment figures as antisemitic and for his association with an inflammatory left-wing streamer.
In a Sunday appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press, Clyburn said he had spoken with el Sayed and would be supporting him in the general election.
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“I have spoken with the good doctor. He’s our nominee. I support his election. I take him at his word. He has apologized. He says he will not campaign with Piker anymore. I’d say that it’s worth checking him at his word,” he said. “All of us deserve second chances.”