“offer context around the fact that that individual had lost a child, niece and nephew in an airstrike. And I want us to be thinking a little bit about, A, how we demonstrate our ability as leaders to stand with people's pain with no exceptions and no asterisks around them. And also be able to have an adult conversation about the ways in which actions ricochet around the world and create worse for all of us.”

Abdul El-Sayed · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-06

El-Sayed explained he had tried to offer context about the attacker having lost relatives in an airstrike and called for leaders to stand with people's pain without exceptions.