{"id":77121,"date":"2026-08-07T15:55:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/unearthed-clip-of-el-sayed-revealing-his-hate-for-iconic-michigan-town-sparks-online-firestorm-dark-heart\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T15:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:55:12","slug":"unearthed-clip-of-el-sayed-revealing-his-hate-for-iconic-michigan-town-sparks-online-firestorm-dark-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/unearthed-clip-of-el-sayed-revealing-his-hate-for-iconic-michigan-town-sparks-online-firestorm-dark-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Unearthed clip of El-Sayed revealing his ‘hate’ for iconic Michigan town sparks online firestorm: ‘Dark heart’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michigan<\/a> Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is facing pushback online over a resurfaced clip in which he says he “hates” arguably the most treasured location in the state.<\/p>\n

In the documentary clip from 2020, which resurfaced<\/a> in a story by The Midwesterner Friday, El-Sayed walks through Michigan\u2019s Mackinac Island during his failed run for governor.<\/p>\n

“I hate Mackinac so much,” El-Sayed said of one of the state\u2019s most recognizable vacation spots, which sits on an island in Lake Huron between Michigan’s Upper and Lower peninsula’s.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s funny cause, like, if we win, this is gonna be, like, the summer home,” El-Sayed added, referencing the governor\u2019s summer residence on the island.<\/p>\n

DEM SENATE HOPEFUL ABDUL EL-SAYED RECOUNTS SMASHING VODKA BOTTLE AFTER BEARD CRITICISM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“I\u2019m just gonna be like every time I\u2019ve ever come here. I\u2019ve hated it. Why am I here?”<\/p>\n

The clip went viral on social media Thursday with conservatives blasting El-Sayed for looking down on the quaint village town.<\/p>\n

MICHIGAN SENATE RACE: EL-SAYED\u2019S TIES TO EXTREMIST FUEL ANTISEMITISM CONCERNS AMONG JEWISH VOTERS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“The rising stars of the Democrat Party loathe America and seek to destroy it,” Federalist editor-in-chief Mollie Hemingway posted on X.<\/a> “And unlike their spiritual forebears, they see less of a reason to hide it for political gain. “<\/p>\n

“I got engaged on this island,” Outkick founder Clay Travis posted on X<\/a>. “It\u2019s an awesome place. Honestly, I don\u2019t understand how anyone could hate northern Michigan in summer, absolutely beautiful, most underrated spot in the country.”<\/p>\n

“Wow hating Mackinac!” former Trump advisor Steve Cortes posted on X<\/a>. “A place that is so iconic to Michigan, to America. Abdul has a dark heart.”<\/p>\n

“Abdul el-Sayed is a repellent terror-loving anti-Semite–and that’s not even the worst thing about him,” Commentary Magazine editor John Podhoretz posted on X. <\/a>“He hates Mackinac Island, one of the most wonderful places on earth. A person who hates Mackinac Island has had his soul ripped from his body.”<\/p>\n

“He would rather summer at his property in Dubai,” National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesperson Sarah Gallagher posted on X.<\/a><\/p>\n

“Bro has no soul,” On Brand Strategies communications associate Carly Moran posted on X<\/a>. “It\u2019s literally Heaven on Earth.”<\/p>\n

“Abdul speaks fondly of his Egyptian summers<\/a> yet he shows utter disdain for one of Michigan\u2019s most beautiful summer destinations,” former Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon told Fox News Digital. “He wants his history to be respected but belittles Michigander\u2019s favorite memories. He doesn\u2019t respect us, and, therefore, he cannot represent us.”<\/p>\n

“Abdul El-Sayed hot mic: ‘I hate Mackinac so much,'” conservative influencer account End Wokeness posted on X<\/a>. “This is the most American place in MI.”<\/p>\n

Some, including journalist Brad LaPlante, defended El-Sayed\u2019s comments as being taken “out of context.”<\/p>\n

“El-Sayed was talking about the Mackinac Policy Conference, an annual gathering of policy pros and insiders that he argues brings together well-connected and powerful people and shuts most voters out of politics,” LaPlante wrote.<\/p>\n

Others weren’t so sure, including Michigan Young Republicans board member James Asher, who responded in a post on X<\/a>, “Brad, are you dizzy from the way you\u2019re spinning this?”<\/p>\n

Mackinac Island is beloved in large part because it has retained a character increasingly rare in American tourist destinations. Motor vehicles have been largely prohibited since the 1890s, leaving visitors to travel by foot, bicycle or the island\u2019s famous horse-drawn carriages.<\/p>\n

The island has Victorian homes, historic hotels, waterfront streets, natural scenery and celebrated fudge shops which draw more than a million visitors from around the world each summer, while landmarks such as the Grand Hotel and Fort Mackinac have helped make the island an enduring symbol of Michigan history and culture.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital reached out to El-Sayed\u2019s campaign for comment but did not receive a response.<\/p>\n

El-Sayed responded<\/a> to the post from End Wokeness on Friday afternoon saying, “Not sure about ‘End Wokeness,’ but I don\u2019t think the most ‘American place in MI’ can be a place that\u2026bans cars.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is facing pushback online over a resurfaced clip in which he says he “hates” arguably the most treasured location in the state. In the documentary clip from 2020, which resurfaced in a story by The Midwesterner Friday, El-Sayed walks through Michigan\u2019s Mackinac Island during his failed run for governor. … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}