Cruz warns El-Sayed could expose U.S. secrets
The Texas senator claimed a Democrat on the Intelligence Committee might leak information to the Muslim Brotherhood.
By Marco Kapoor ·
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, stated on Wednesday that there is a "very real risk that Americans will die" if his Michigan opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, takes a seat on the Senate Intelligence Committee. The Texas lawmaker made the warning while campaigning for former Rep. Mike Rogers in the Wolverine State.
Cruz argued that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer could place El-Sayed on the committee, which holds access to the nation's most closely guarded secrets. The senator linked this potential appointment to El-Sayed's political ties. Cruz called El-Sayed a "passionate supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood." He said those ties create the danger of leaks.
The Texas senator described the current security environment as one where U.S. service members fight Muslim Brotherhood terrorists overseas. He also noted that covert operatives work to stop terror attacks before they kill Americans. Cruz claimed El-Sayed would tip off those terrorists if he learned they were about to be apprehended. "We have every reason to believe" that El-Sayed would let those terrorists know, Cruz said.
El-Sayed has denied those specific ties. Speaking to Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier last week, the Democratic candidate said he has "never been" and "never will be a member of the Muslim Brotherhood." He added, "I am interested in serving the United States. I'm interested in swearing an oath to the Constitution that every senator has sworn an oath to."
El-Sayed is facing former Rep. Mike Rogers in the Michigan U.S. Senate race. Rogers has the backing of President Donald Trump. Neither the El-Sayed nor the Rogers campaigns responded immediately to comment requests from Fox News Digital on Thursday.
