Abdul El-Sayed romped to victory in Michigan and is set to become America’s first Muslim senator. He’s become a key target of Trump’s attacks, but thus far they haven’t worked. Is he the Democrat who can take down MAGA?
Jason Zengerle, staff writer for The New Yorker, has recently interviewed the incoming congressman and joins Zing Tsjeng to discuss who he is, what he stands for and what he might mean for America.
• Read Jason Zengerle’s latest New Yorker piece on Abdul El-Sayed
• And you can buy Jason’s latest book Hated by All the Right People: Tucker Carlson and the Unravelling of the Conservative Mind from our affiliate bookshop
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Written and presented by Zing Tsjeng. Producer: James Liddell. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.
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