TalkOnPointShapiro’s claims about El-Sayed donors and organisational links
What donation claims does Shapiro make? Shapiro says Abdul El-Sayed’s father-in-law, Tayyab Joukaku, gave up to $300,000 to a super PAC supporting El-Sayed. He also says Joukaku was alleged to be a Muslim Brotherhood member and was a founding figure in ISNA, which federal prosecutors named an unindicted co-conspirator in a terror-financing trial.
Direct answer
Ben Shapiro says Abdul El-Sayed benefited from donations and support linked to organisations he portrays as extremist or terror-related. He says El-Sayed’s father-in-law, Tayyab Joukaku, gave up to $300,000 to a supporting super PAC, was alleged to be in the Muslim Brotherhood and was linked to ISNA. He also cites more than $115,000 from at least 41 current or former CAIR workers or leaders, plus alleged ISNA and DSA ties. The transcript records Shapiro’s claims but does not independently verify them.
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Shapiro alleges that Tayyab Joukaku gave up to $300,000 to a super PAC supporting El-Sayed and was alleged to be a Muslim Brotherhood member; he also links him to ISNA. [281.28s]
Shapiro cites more than $115,000 in El-Sayed campaign donations from at least 41 current or former CAIR workers or leaders. [296.24s]
Shapiro contrasts those reported donations with El-Sayed’s alleged repeated criticism of money in politics. [310.56s]
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Shapiro alleges that Tayyab Joukaku gave up to $300,000 to a super PAC supporting El-Sayed and was alleged to be a Muslim Brotherhood member; he also links him to ISNA. [281.28s]
Shapiro cites more than $115,000 in El-Sayed campaign donations from at least 41 current or former CAIR workers or leaders. [296.24s]
Shapiro contrasts those reported donations with El-Sayed’s alleged repeated criticism of money in politics. [310.56s]
Shapiro alleges links involving El-Sayed, ISNA and an imam, while noting that the campaign said El-Sayed did not endorse other convention participants. [354.639s]
Shapiro cites El-Sayed’s DSA appearances, a description of him as a longtime friend of Detroit DSA, Squad endorsements, and campaigning for him by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. [531.319s]
Shapiro asserts that El-Sayed’s family is connected to terror-supporting organisations and that El-Sayed pretends his DSA friendship never happened. [658.039s]
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What donation claims does Shapiro make?
Shapiro says Abdul El-Sayed’s father-in-law, Tayyab Joukaku, gave up to $300,000 to a super PAC supporting El-Sayed. He also says Joukaku was alleged to be a Muslim Brotherhood member and was a founding figure in ISNA, which federal prosecutors named an unindicted co-conspirator in a terror-financing trial.
Shapiro further cites Fox News’s identification of more than $115,000 in El-Sayed campaign donations from at least 41 current or former CAIR employees or leaders. [Evidence 0, 281.28s; Evidence 1, 296.24s; Evidence 2, 310.56s]
Which organisations or donors does he cite?
Shapiro cites Joukaku, ISNA, CAIR and the Detroit-area Democratic Socialists of America. He says El-Sayed spoke at six DSA events between 2017 and 2020, was introduced at one fundraiser as a longtime friend of Detroit DSA, and that every member of the “Squad” endorsed him.
He says Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez campaigned for him. He also says El-Sayed spoke at an ISNA convention and appeared three times with an imam who worked as a propagandist for Iran’s government.
[Evidence 0, 281.28s; Evidence 3, 354.639s; Evidence 4, 531.319s]
How does Shapiro connect the donations to El-Sayed’s politics?
Shapiro contrasts the reported donations and organisational associations with what he describes as El-Sayed’s repeated criticism of money in politics. He also asserts that El-Sayed’s family is connected to terror-supporting organisations and that El-Sayed acts as if his DSA relationship never happened.
The transcript records Shapiro making these claims but does not independently verify them. [Evidence 2, 310.56s; Evidence 5, 658.039s]
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