WATCH: El-Sayed Staffer Defends Muslim Brotherhood, Calls Americans ‘Idiots’

A staffer for Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed was caught on undercover video dismissing concerns about the Muslim Brotherhood, calling Americans “idiots” and saying he might even support some of the organization’s activities if he was more informed.

T.J. Wolfgram, El-Sayed’s independent and conservative outreach captain, made the remarks during a conversation with an undercover operative on October 15, according to video obtained by the Midwesterner.

Discussing scrutiny of El-Sayed’s family connections to the Muslim Brotherhood, Wolfgram described the controversy as “so ridiculous” before offering his assessment of American voters.

“It’s because Americans are idiots,” Wolfgram said.

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In another portion of the recording obtained exclusively by The Daily Wire, Wolfgram described America-hating communist political streamer Hasan Piker as a “pricky progressive” rather than an Islamic extremist, while conceding that El-Sayed has “problematic professional and personal relations.”

Wolfgram also suggested that an El-Sayed victory could embolden controversial figures in Muslim communities, but questioned what they would actually do with that influence.

“Is it going to embolden problematic leaders in some Muslim community? Yes,” Wolfgram said. “Is it going to be tenfold or one fold? Probably one fold. And what the f*ck are they going to do anyways?”

Wolfgram’s comments come after weeks of controversy over El-Sayed’s relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood, including the 2012 letter El-Sayed signed supporting Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, whose government was backed by the Muslim Brotherhood. The statement called for the “purging of the media and the police.” El-Sayed declined to answer questions about the letter following a recent Senate debate when asked by the Midwesterner.

Wolfgram went further when the undercover operative suggested that El-Sayed’s Muslim faith and opposition to colonialism made support for revolutionary movements understandable.

“Absolutely. Yeah, I don’t have any issue with the Muslim Brotherhood, and if I knew more about it, it might support some of what they do,” Wolfgram said.

He acknowledged that he might disagree with the group’s treatment of women but argued that other countries should be allowed to make their own decisions about how to govern themselves.

“We must understand that self-determination includes judgment calls that we don’t agree with,” Wolfgram said. “They may choose to treat women in ways that we don’t agree with.”

He then said people who have an issue with such practices should send money to nongovernmental organizations working to combat them — or to “a f*cking paramilitary organization.”

“The collective choice we make as a government should not be, as a default, to try and tell other people how to live,” Wolfgram said.

Republican nominee Mike Rogers has repeatedly pressed El-Sayed on his ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, while El-Sayed has argued that the scrutiny of his Muslim faith is being used to distract from substantive policy debates.

More footage obtained exclusively by The Daily Wire shows Wolfgram discussing El-Sayed’s Medicare for All proposal, acknowledging that taxes would rise under the plan, and suggesting that the candidate’s statements during the campaign matter less than what he ultimately does in office.

Discussing Medicare for All, Wolfgram said taxes would “certainly” increase, though he questioned how much they would rise and did not provide an estimate.

Wolfgram described El-Sayed’s 2021 book on Medicare for All as advocating a Canadian-style single-payer system in which the government acts as the insurer while private health care providers may continue operating. He acknowledged that unions could have concerns about losing some of the advantages associated with their existing health insurance arrangements, but argued that contract negotiations could shift toward wages instead.

“Realistically, like exactly what he says right now is not nearly as important as what he does when he’s in the seat,” Wolfgram said.

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