VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-07-28
“I was referring to a guy named John Fetterman, who’s a senator from Pennsylvania, who has done terrible things, got elected on a set of values, and is now completely throwing those values in the mud,”
Abdul El-Sayed · said 2026-07-28 · reported 2026-07-28
El-Sayed clarified during the debate that his ogre comment referred to Sen. John Fetterman, not Stevens.
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