CBS News Spins El-Sayed’s 9/11 Tweets Into a Manufactured Anti-Muslim Scandal
Centrist Democrats opened the door for anti-Muslim attacks on their party’s nominee in Michigan — finding common cause with right-wing bigots. The post CBS News Spins El-Sayed’s 9/11 Tweets Into a Manufactured Anti-Muslim Scandal appeared first on The Intercept .
On August 26, 2026, Republican Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed appeared at a news conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan. According to reports, CBS News correspondent Zak Hudak later published an article criticizing El-Sayed's deleted tweets related to the 9/11 attacks. The article was heavily promoted and framed by CBS News chief Bari Weiss, who reportedly praised the story and pushed for it to be titled specifically about 9/11.
The article stirred controversy, with some critics arguing it was a non-story. CBS News, however, did not address the fact that two of the deleted tweets addressed the Covid-19 pandemic's death toll in a manner similar to the 9/11 attacks. The article suggested that El-Sayed's past remarks were untrustworthy and tied her to the 9/11 attacks, reflecting a long-standing tradition of Muslim dehumanization in politics.
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