Chuck Schumer tepidly endorses Abdul El-Sayed — after the guy called for him to get canned

Nypost · Aug 06, 2026 · 782 words · By Ally Goelz; Ryan King

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Chuck Schumer tepidly endorses Abdul El-Sayed — after the guy called for him to get canned See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer gave Michigan Senate hopeful Dr.

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Abdul El-Sayed a tepid endorsement not long after the former public health official called for his ouster, During his anti-establishment campaign, El-Sayed took swipes at Schumer (D-NY), whom he wants replaced as Democratic leader.

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Claim 1: “Gillibrand’s spokesperson confirmed it was [an endorsement]”

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While the joint statement is corroborated, the specific detail that a spokesperson 'confirmed it was an endorsement' is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though the statement itself is described as an endorsement in other sources.

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web search NEUTRAL — Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is an American politician and epidemiologist who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan. From 2023 to 2025, he was the director of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed

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web search NEUTRAL — In a joint statement with Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Kirsten Gillibrand, Schumer congratulated El-Sayed and pledged party support for his November campaign.
https://news.meaww.com/chuck-schumer-endorses-abdul-el-sayed…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Abdul El-Sayed is the most antisemitic candidate for the US Senate in America, and yet, their party leadership is rallying around him,” Markstein said. “November is a clear choice between Democrat cr…
https://www.blabber.buzz/politics/1077715-schumer-and-gillib…

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Claim 2: “El Sayed endorsed Sen. Chris Van Hollen for Schumer’s job”

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Web search results confirm Abdul El-Sayed publicly praised Senator Chris Van Hollen as an 'ideal replacement' and stated he would make an 'excellent majority leader'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the next governor of Michigan, concurrently with the election of Michigan's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Michigan_gubernatorial_el…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Michigan. Democratic former Wayne County he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Haley Maria Stevens (born June 24, 1983) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Michigan's 11th congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Stevens …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haley_Stevens

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Claim 3: “Schumer returned the favor by preferring El-Sayed’s foe Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), who lost by a 1% margin Tuesday.”

CORROBORATED

The New York Times explicitly states that in the Michigan primary, the Democratic leader (Schumer) 'had favored Representative Haley Stevens'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elissa Blair Slotkin ( SLOT-kin; born July 10, 1976) is an American politician and former Department of Defense official serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Michigan. A member …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elissa_Slotkin

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Claim 4: “He’s also defended moderates like Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who has bucked the progressive wing of his party with his stanch support of Israel.”

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Claim 5: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer gave Michigan Senate hopeful Dr. Abdul El-Sayed a tepid endorsement”

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Multiple sources confirm Chuck Schumer endorsed Abdul El-Sayed. One source specifically mentions the endorsement occurred 'despite' tensions, aligning with the 'tepid' description in the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed (born October 31, 1984), known as Abdul El-Sayed, is an American politician and epidemiologist who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed

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Claim 6: “Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Chairwoman Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released a joint statement saying that they look “forward to working with Abdul and Democrats across Michigan to win this seat in November.””

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Web search results confirm a joint statement from Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand congratulating El-Sayed and pledging party support for his campaign.

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web search NEUTRAL — Chuck is an American action comedy spy drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average-computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck Bartowski, played by Zacha…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_(TV_series)

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web search NEUTRAL — The title character of the series is Chuck Bartowski (Zachary Levi), an affable and anxious Nerd Herd associate at Buy More who unwittingly downloads the entire CIA / NSA secret database subliminally …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chuck_characters

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web search NEUTRAL — Chuck: Created by Chris Fedak, Josh Schwartz. With Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Vik Sahay. When a computer geek inadvertently downloads critical government secrets into his brain, bo…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0934814/

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Claim 7: “Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), who lost by a 1% margin Tuesday.”

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Multiple sources confirm Haley Stevens lost the primary to Abdul El-Sayed in a 'narrow' or 'close' race. While the exact '1%' figure isn't explicitly written in the snippets, the 'narrow lead' and 'narrowly secured' descriptions from multiple sources corroborate the essence of the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michigan's 11th congressional district is a United States congressional district north of Detroit, comprising most of urbanized central Oakland County. Until 1993, the district covered the state's Upp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan's_11th_congressional_…

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Claim 8: “El-Sayed participating in unity events this week with Stevens, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and others.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding unity events with Haley Stevens and Pete Buttigieg.

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Claim 9: “El-Sayed and Schumer had a call after the Tuesday primary”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a telephone call between El-Sayed and Schumer after the primary.

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Claim 10: “El-Sayed, who wants Medicare-for-All, ICE abolished, and Israel defunded.”

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Wikipedia directly confirms that El-Sayed supports Medicare for All, enforcing an arms embargo on Israel, and abolishing ICE.

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web search NEUTRAL — A progressive Democrat, El-Sayed supports Medicare for All, enforcing an arms embargo on Israel and abolishing ICE. He ran for governor in 2018, placing second to Gretchen Whitmer in the Democratic pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_El-Sayed

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web search NEUTRAL — She supports Medicare for all. Nonetheless, she has a typical electoral track record.She never championed progressive slogans like “abolish ICE” or “defund the police”; she opposes them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/upshot/michigan-progressi…

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web search NEUTRAL — El-Sayed has supported abolishing ICE, and wanted to make Michigan a sanctuary state. El-Sayed supports biological men in women’s bathrooms, locker rooms, and sports. El-Sayed supports going “beyond” …
https://www.nrsc.org/press-releases/abdul-el-sayed-following…

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Claim 11: “El-Sayed took swipes at Schumer (D-NY), whom he wants replaced as Democratic leader.”

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A TikTok source explicitly states El-Sayed called for Schumer to be replaced, and another web search result mentions El-Sayed praised Chris Van Hollen as an 'ideal replacement' for the majority leader role.

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