# Abdul El-Sayed explodes on British reporter during tense exchange in final moments of campaign: ‘Stop chasing me’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/abdul-el-sayed-explodes-on-british-reporter-during-tense-exchange-in-final-moments-of-campaign-stop-chasing-me/
- Published: 2026-11-04T02:24:23+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T14:29:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16263933/Abdul-El-Sayed-confronts-Sky-News-reporter-wont-answer-questions.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, UK, World

## Key points

- Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Senate race after a tense exchange with a British reporter.
- His campaign raised $2.4 million on the final Sunday.
- The victory extends Democrats’ long hold on the seat.

## Summary

Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s US Senate race after a tense exchange with Sky News correspondent James Matthews in the campaign’s final hours. El-Sayed challenged Matthews for not being registered to vote in Michigan and told him to stop following him, while the reporter said the election had consequences beyond the state.

The 41-year-old progressive campaigned on living costs and the Iran war, and drew attacks from Republicans, including Donald Trump. Former Democratic rival Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers on the eve of the election, but El-Sayed’s campaign raised $2.4 million that Sunday, its biggest single-day total. His win maintains Democrats’ long hold on the seat; Republicans last won a Michigan Senate race in 1994.

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