In Michigan’s competitive Democratic Senate primary, Abdul El-Sayed is navigating a wave of attack ads. These ads accuse him of being disrespectful to women, a claim he staunchly refutes, arguing that it perpetuates a racist stereotype.

Abdul El-Sayed is aiming to make history as the first Muslim senator in the United States. However, the negative advertisements have become so frequent that his young daughter has questioned why he is characterized as being unkind to women.

One particularly prevalent ad highlights El-Sayed’s critiques of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and former first lady Michelle Obama’s signature initiative. The ad uses these criticisms as purported evidence of El-Sayed’s alleged disrespect towards women.