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“[Abdul El-Sayed] is a paper doctor. He never took his board exams, never had a practice, didn't have a residency. He's an egghead doctor.” Reporter Charlie LeDuff breaks down how El-Sayed built his political career on a medical degree he never actually used: “He figured it was better for...

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Silvertop41 month ago

@Charlieleduff He complains about the oligarchy yet he makes $700,000 a year. He wants Medicaid for all yet his wife doesn’t accept Medicaid in her practice Michigan. Don’t fuck this up. WAKE UP AMERICA THE ENEMY IS HERE AND THEY FOLLOW ISLAM 🖐🏾❤️🇺🇸🎚️🖐️

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Samuel Culper 7221 month ago

@Charlieleduff Y'all realize none of this matters to his supporters right? They don't care about logic and reason. They will vote for him because they don't like Trump and they don't like America. PERIOD.

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Susanne Leist1 month ago

@Charlieleduff If you don't take the medical exams or have a residency, you aren't a doctor. But Muslims make their own rules to suit their needs.

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Laura King1 month ago

@Charlieleduff @AbdulElSayed is a doctor like Jill @DrBiden is a doctor which is to say not at all.

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Bob Goniea (pronounced Gahn-yay)1 month ago

@Charlieleduff El-Sayed not only lost Wayne, but Oakland and Macomb counties as well. So the entire metro Detroit area said no to him. I find it hard to believe he could do that and still win the statewide vote.

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crzydoglady1 month ago

@Charlieleduff Charlie is a Michigan gem! He brings the goods with humor. We are lucky to have him that is for certain!

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Dave Edwards🇺🇸1 month ago

He is not a practicing doctor. He is quick to point out that his opponents have already said this. He agrees, treats it as a non-issue in his speeches and thus gives himself the leeway to move on. Next, he falls back on his doctor reference to show how he's 'empathic' with those without health care and also those burdened with high health care costs, invaribly caused by evil insurance companies, corporate greed, and a broken system that only he can dismantle or repair. Finally, he takes a jab at his politcal opponents. Only he believes in Democracy and his opponents receive funding from AIPAC. In addition, they waste millions trying to get elected, and his campaign is a 'grass roots, door-to-door campaign'. His speech writers know what their target audience wants to hear. Expect more before November.

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Popoki971 month ago

@Charlieleduff How many people who go through med school can choose to not practice? Unless he didn’t have to pay out of his pocket?? Every doctor I’ve known/worked with has ridiculous student debt.

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LKM1 month ago

@Charlieleduff

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名探偵ばびぶべぼ1 month ago

@Charlieleduff They all lie. If they aren’t doctors they are indians, war veterans, medal winners, worked at McDonalds, Invented the internet, flag waving, constitution loving Americans… they are communist/muzlim liars.

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“C” Richardson1 month ago

@Charlieleduff Saw him this morning being interviewed not ((impressed! And thank you Glenn Beck !

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Mary1 month ago

@charlieleduff is a Detroit ICON‼️ 💕🎉 He’s a fmr longtime @detroitnews & @FoxNews reporter and still doing important work in the area on his own 🫡 Follow him here on @X And his podcast on @YouTube, @ApplePodcasts etc!

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Zeinab Berry1 month ago

He wasn't born in Detroit, he was born in Rochester, Michigan. The clown is a liar! El-Sayed graduated from Bloomfield Hills High School in 2003 — less than 15 minutes away from Seaholm High School, where his primary opponent Haley Stevens graduated two years earlier. While in school, he was captain of the lacrosse, wrestling and football teams. Did El-Sayed call for defunding the police?: Yes. He told Detroit Public Radio in a 2020 interview that defunding the police in his view meant “disinvesting in the means of incarcerating someone or killing them on the streets, and investing more in the means of educating and empowering, engaging communities with the means of being able to take on systemic poverty.”

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SangReal1 month ago

@Charlieleduff Did he graduate from an accredited med school? If not that would be why he never sat for the boards. His credentials would have been verified prior to the exams.

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TheBillJustice1 month ago

@Charlieleduff He is a civilization jihadist, and that is all I need to know.

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DennisR🇺🇸🇺🇸1 month ago

@Charlieleduff Is doctor the new reverend?

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ABria Marie ✝️🇺🇸💐1 month ago

@Charlieleduff These type of people truly are part of the everyone gets a medal group. They are delusional and dangerous in the reality of real world issues and governance.

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Sherry Twamley1 month ago

SHOCKER!!! Phony Michigan doctor Abdul El-Sayed "is a paper doctor". He NEVER TOOK HIS BOARD EXAMS, NEVER HAD A PRACTICE, NEVER HAD A RESIDENCY!!! He's a phony egghead doctor.” Reporter @Charlieleduff breaks down how El-Sayed built his political career on a medical degree he never actually used: "So, when he was in Detroit, infant mortality went through the roof. The life expectancy in Wayne County has collapsed." MUST WATCH VIDEO: @glennbeck

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shameonyou1 month ago

@Charlieleduff He’s a Dr. Jill kind of Dr. they specialize in bullshit and fraud

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BRIAN HAHN1 month ago

@Charlieleduff Wow it’s another fraudster!

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Lisa Bowers1 month ago

@Charlieleduff If he didn’t pass the Board Exams, the he doesn’t deserve the title. Pathetic.

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Mary Ellen Murphy1 month ago

@Charlieleduff So what?!? There are many who work in public health. Why is this so hard for you to grasp? You are a sad little tan man. I bet you miss spinning tunes instead of bulls**t.

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Tha Duece1 month ago

@Charlieleduff His goal was power from start someone needs to get hands on his college transcripts and work want to bet he was below avg but was passed anyways because he's a minority Muslim

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Amy Bong 🇺🇸1 month ago

@Charlieleduff Yeah, another fraud 💩

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Rural mom1 month ago

@Charlieleduff A residency is where you learn how to put everything together and how medicine works in the real world. Nobody comes out of med school in the US able to competently treat patients on their own. Why we have residencies.

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Luke Duke1 month ago

@Charlieleduff The all build a political career on a brain they never had.

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Zeinab Berry1 month ago

@Charlieleduff Fact check: Abdul El-Sayed overstates claim he erased $700M in medical debt.

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MAGASAMURAI1 month ago

@Charlieleduff ANOTHER FAKE! JUST LIKE WE HAD A FAKE PRESIDENT FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS, THE AUTO PEN! FAKE ELECTIONS FAKE NGO'S FAKE MONEY LAUNDERING DEMOCRATS ARE JUST ALL FAKE!

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Jonathan Warren1 month ago

@Charlieleduff Iran has 205 oil wells, if Trump's advisors smart as I hope, co-op with Israel and bomb those. Bridges can be rebuilt, power plants can be rebuilt. Reduce Iran to poverty, every nations, everywhere, will look away. Iran becomes unimportant and avoided by all.

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Dante1 month ago

@Charlieleduff @grok Sayed has a PhD, but did he ever actually practice in any kind of field ? How many hour of work experience does he have concerning this ?

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🇨🇦DarcieT🇨🇦1 month ago

@Charlieleduff

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Gailgross1 month ago

@Charlieleduff Check his LinkedIn bio, he clearly states he is a physician. It’s illegal to call yourself a physician if you haven’t taken and passed the licensing exam. The only reason he can use the “Doctor” title is because of his PHD. Never taken care of a patient in his life. Fraud

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Cpina1 month ago

@Charlieleduff Just another fraud. There seems to be a Theme going on around the Election.

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Bill Bumiller1 month ago

@Charlieleduff Just goes to show you just how bad the current elected and candidate Republicans are. I think they want to tank the midterms because of money. For one thing donations probably go sky high when the base is “scared”. I don’t think they are incompetent but complicit.

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Gravy, PhD1 month ago

@Charlieleduff So he's Jim Jordan without the open subpoena for raping young men in Ohio...

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