# Michigan Politician on Islamophobia, Rising Costs and Medicare for All - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2119469196191187375 - Source account: [@AbdulElSayed](https://x.com/AbdulElSayed) - Source language: English - Duration: 1:37 - Published: 2026-11-09 - Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all ## Transcript [0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all) Were you surprised at the level of vitriol and the level of racism and bigotry and Islamophobia directed your way? [0:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=9) If they had something to say about the price of gas or the price of groceries or the fact that people can't see a doctor, they would've said it. Mm-hmm. They didn't have anything. [0:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=17) But they didn't have anything to say. No. [0:18](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=18) And I kinda knew that they were gonna reach for the red meat, and here's the problem with the red meat. [0:22](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=22) It becomes an addiction. Mm. Once you go there and you put that out there and you say something, then you're forced to defend it. Yeah. So what do they do? [0:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=28) They double down, and they double down, they triple down again. Yeah. [0:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=31) And so I wish I could tell you, "Oh my God, I'm, I'm so surprised," but like I said, I've been me my whole life. Mm-hmm. [0:36](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=36) And more often than not, people don't wanna actually debate the issues. Yeah. [0:40](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=40) Instead, they want to debase the politics. Mm-hmm. [0:44](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=44) And that's exactly what we saw. Um- Mm. And it, for me, the, the opportunity was to say, "Look, you can talk about my name and my faith all day if you want to- Yeah ... but they're not the reason you can't afford your gas or you can't afford- That's right ... your groceries, not the reason you can't see a doctor. [0:55](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=55) I mean, if you're seeing a doctor, they might actually have my name and my faith. [0:57](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=57) You're, you're gonna work with Senator s- uh, Bernie Moreno and Ted Cruz. Um, how will you approach that? [1:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=64) Look, I'm a professional. I, I'll work with anybody if it means that we could get something done for the people of the state of Michigan. Good. [1:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=70) And that's the responsibility. Like, I, I'm not there to, to go play politics. [1:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=74) And I think people are sick and tired of this retribution politics. [1:16](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=76) They did this, so we do this. Yeah. It is not about politicians. [1:19](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=79) It is about the public we serve. Mm-hmm. Right. [1:21](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=81) I got elected on a very clear set of messages. [1:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=86) I want money out of politics, money in your pocket, Medicare for all. Mm-hmm. [1:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=88) And if you're willing to get that done, let's sit down and figure out how to get that done. [1:32](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/Ha1tDvhJ2DeF/en/michigan-politician-on-islamophobia-rising-costs-and-medicare-for-all?t=92) I- if you wanna play political games, I think people are realizing I don't back down, I don't shut up.