His Comparison Is Backfiring - 10/30/26

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdu'l-Sayed recently compared questions about his views on the Muslim Brotherhood to the religious prejudice faced by former President John F. Kennedy. But National Review columnist Catherine Jean Lopez said Abdu'l-Sayed is sidestepping legitimate questions and said his comparisons to JFK reflect his own bigotry against Catholics. Lopez wrote, there is an obvious anti-Catholicism to pretending that somehow asking about the Muslim Brotherhood is anything remotely like asking about the... She said Al-Sayed should get asked about the Muslim Brotherhood, which have been designated as terrorists by the United States federal government.

Lopez stated Michigan should not reject Al-Sayed because he is Muslim, but rather because he's a chameleon, blending into some of the more harmful euphemisms and distractions. In other news, President Trump and Democratic Senate candidate James Tallarico held rival rallies just miles apart from each other as the Texas Senate race enters that final week. Today is also the Feast of St. Al- Francis Rodriguez, who gained enduring fame for the extraordinary holiness that shone out of the very ordinary work he did as the doorkeeper of a school.

The humble Jesuit brother had been favored by God with remarkable mystical graces, ecstasies, and visions of our Lord, our Lady, and the Saints. I'm Josh Mercer, editor of The Loop, taking you behind the headlines. Go to zeal.co for the rest of today's Loop, and while you're at it, subscribe to get The Loop in your inbox every morning. Again, that is zeal.co.