Politics
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's campaign clarifies 9/11 schedule following questions over public listings
The campaign stated the candidate will attend a 9/11 memorial after its initial public calendar listed community and festival events without a remembrance service.
The short version
- Abdul El-Sayed's public campaign schedule for Sept. 11 initially listed community appearances including a festival, fair, and tour stop without referencing a 9/11 remembrance event.
- Following inquiries, the campaign confirmed El-Sayed will attend a 9/11 memorial service and will only be present at two of the four initially flagged community events.
- The campaign did not specify which two community events El-Sayed will attend or explain why the memorial was omitted from the online schedule.
Key facts
- The public campaign calendar for Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed listed staff, volunteers, or appearances on Sept. 11 for Fiesta Mexicana, a local farmers market, the Allegan County Fair, and a campaign tour event.[Fox News]
- The public website schedule initially omitted any mention of a 9/11 anniversary remembrance event.[Fox News]
- An El-Sayed campaign spokesperson stated following media inquiries that the candidate would attend a 9/11 memorial service to mark the 25th anniversary.[Fox News]
- The campaign stated El-Sayed would attend only two of the four flagged public calendar events on that date.[Fox News]
What remains uncertain
- The campaign did not clarify which specific memorial event El-Sayed will attend, which two festival and community events he will appear at, or why the memorial was absent from the public website.[Fox News]
Sources
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