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Abdul El‑Sayed Asks Jesse Watters 'Are You Circumcised?' on Fox News

journalismAug 24, 2026343,516

During a nearly 30-minute appearance on Jesse Watters Primetime Monday, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed confronted Fox News host Jesse Watters and at one point asked Watters, "Are you circumcised?" The exchange came amid a contentious debate over topics including immigration, Black voters in Michigan, taxing the wealthy, the Iran war, sharia law, and trans health care for minors. Watters repeatedly talked over El-Sayed, which El-Sayed criticized on-air, saying Watters had not asked about day-to-day issues Michiganders care about like gas prices, groceries, and health care. El-Sayed added, "I’m not here to fight a culture war; I’m here to fight the affordability crisis that people are facing." Watters ended the segment by calling El-Sayed "naive" and describing his policy positions as "wacky."

Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com

"We have one goal right now, to win Michigan, and given the fact my opponent is Mike Rogers, who you agree is a beta, it probably shouldn't be very hard" -- Abdul El-Sayed more than held his own against Jesse Watters, who tried to trip him up on loaded culture war questions. Here's whole interview:

15584h ago
Decoding Fox News
@decodingfoxnews.bsky.social

In his first question out of the gate Jesse Watters gets trounced by Abdul El-Sayed on a question about abolishing ICE. Watters hadn't thought the question through. The U.S. had INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) from 1933 to 2003 before ICE.

3404h ago
Matt Novak
@paleofuture.bsky.social

Jesse Watters: So you think it's okay for a parent to slash his kid's ding-a-ling off? Abdul El-Sayed: Do you really want to have this conversation? Are you circumcised? Watters: Ehh... yeah, but that's a personal question, doctor! El-Sayed: So, you probably should want to move on...

3215h ago
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Bradley P. Moss469

That was a priceless damn response. 10 points to Gryffindor.

Margot Robbie Rotten13

I can’t stress enough how much sex reassignment surgery for minors is NOT HAPPENING. El Sayed isn’t delivering a gotcha by likening it to circumcision. one of those things happens & the other is a lie made up to induce a moral panic. I’m begging dems to call out lies instead of engaging with them.

acallan1 believes Canadians10

can’t go on Jesse Waters show unless you’re ready to slice & dice your way around a dickhead

WSJ AI-Powered Office Fish Vending Machine9

This should just be the default answer anytime a dem gets asked this. It’s the perfect response and as Waters shows, right wingers cannot dispute it

Ditty Doop vs the Universe8

i feel like i’ve been waiting forever for someone to say this on tv. thank you AES! Democrats! pay attention!

privateideation.bsky.social6

A Democrat who can be good at this? Whoda thought!

Pete Crowny Club4

A lesson every Dem needs to learn about these fascist dorks: You can swing back and their jaws are fucking glass

andrear9md.bsky.social4

Okay, this is fucking funny. I mean, no parent or doctor is cutting of baby boy's dicks, circumcision is not that but cue all the foreskin lovers.

ashleyoltman.bsky.social2

It’s personal for this grown ass man but when it’s a child and their parents and doctor this fool thinks it should be everyone and their grandparents business… 🙃

Your Good Friend Shane2

Hell yeah. Keep making fun of these weirdoes.

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