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Abdul El-Sayed says ‘I love America,’ lauds connection to Barack Obama’s ‘funny name’

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"So when they tell me, "But his name's Abdul, though'," Abdul El-Sayed told a Michigan rally, "I remind them, 'His name was Barack, though.' "

Just over a week before Election Day in Michigan, Democrat candidate for US Senate Abdul El-Sayed spoke out against claims he wasn't patriotic and lauded a connection to Barack Obama amid attacks on him for his long name.

"Don't get it twisted, I love America," El-Sayed said.

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