A field organizer working on Abdul El-Sayed's Michigan Senate race claimed in an undercover video that the Democratic nominee receives donations from overseas, and that he cannot publicly reject Hamas without losing his core supporters.
The video was released Monday by James O'Keefe's O'Keefe Media Group (OMG). It features Abdoul Beckwith, whom OMG identified as a regional field organizer, speaking with an undercover journalist posing as a volunteer.
"You know, he [El-Sayed] has people from overseas that donate to him," Beckwith said. Asked whether that was allowed, he replied: "No, it is not allowed." He went on to describe money being routed through a family member who then donates, adding, "Everybody does it!"
On Hamas, Beckwith said: "He can't just say, you know, no, I don't support Hamas, you know, I reject all of them, because he's going to lose the people that brought him up in the first place." He made similar remarks about the Muslim Brotherhood, saying El-Sayed "has to play the game. He has to play the role."
Beckwith also voiced concern about the candidate's inner circle. "There's a lot of white people around [El-Sayed]. A lot of Jewish people around him," he said.
