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“Bernie Sanders said that GOP rhetoric about Abdul El-Sayed, including comments from Trump and Ted Cruz, is 'overt absolute racism' that is 'disgusting and should appall every decent American'”
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On CBS's 'Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan' on November 1, 2026, Bernie Sanders said GOP rhetoric about Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, including comments from Trump, Ted Cruz, and Vance, was 'overt absolute racism' that is 'disgusting and should appall every decent American.'
CBS News' report directly quotes Sanders making this statement on 'Face the Nation,' specifically naming Trump and Cruz among the Republicans whose comments he condemned, matching the claim's wording almost verbatim. The Guardian's reporting corroborates the underlying context, documenting Trump's own racially charged remarks about El-Sayed at an Iowa rally around the same time. The claim accurately reflects both the speaker, the quote, and the setting as reported by CBS.
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