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Kid Rock Schools Bill Maher on Abdul El-Sayed Reality
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Kid Rock appeared on Bill Maher’s show Friday night, and… |
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Kid Rock appeared on Bill Maher’s show Friday night, and Abdul El-Sayed quickly became the subject of a sharp exchange. Rock did not offer the polite, television-friendly version of the argument. He went after what he described as missing context surrounding El-Sayed’s background, political views, and public statements. According to the report, Maher was trying to make President Trump’s comments about El-Sayed’s alleged ties to Islamic extremism sound unwarranted. Rock answered by laying out a series of points for Maher and his audience, apparently deciding that a little uncomfortable history was better than another round of polished political talking points. Rock began by asking, “Can I tell you about Abdul El-Sayed?” He continued, “They’re talking about the Muslim Brotherhood thing, from, yes, something his mother was associated [with] in the ’70s, didn’t raise him, fair enough.” Rock then pointed to an op-ed El-Sayed reportedly wrote while in college, saying, “What they’re not blasting loud enough is the op-ed he wrote when he was in college, which by the way I understand his education was funded by George Soros.” He added, “Wrote an op-ed in college supporting the Egyptian president who was absolutely with the Muslim Brotherhood and even called on…
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