Amna Nawaz
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El-Sayed faces GOP flak for synagogue attack comments
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2:45Now PlayingIn Michigan, Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed apologized this weekend for comments that he made after a synagogue attack outside Detroit in March.
The attack was carried out by a Lebanese man whose family had been killed in an Israeli strike.
El-Sayed condemned the attack and then said, "Hurt people hurt people."
El-Sayed has since met with Jewish Democratic leaders and said that he made a mistake. He continues to face criticism from the president and the GOP.
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter joined Amna Nawaz to discuss.
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