埃尔-赛义德的竞选团队向一名与路易斯·法拉汉有关联的牧师运营的非营利组织支付了7.5万美元咨询费。
2026年8月4日 美国东部时间早上6:00 / 福克斯新闻
作者：罗伯特·施马德、卡梅伦·考索恩
密歇根州民主党联邦参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德与左翼网红哈桑·皮克尔一同竞选，尽管后者曾发表过有关9·11事件和反犹主义的攻击性言论。皮克尔以声称“美国活该遭遇9·11袭击”且毫无爱国心而闻名，拥有大量线上追随者。一些民主党人担忧，这个颇具争议的联盟可能会危及民主党在中期选举中密歇根州参议院关键席位的胜算，疏远摇摆选民。
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密歇根州民主党联邦参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德正在积极宣扬自己获得霍勒斯·谢菲尔德三世的背书。谢菲尔德是底特律颇具影响力的牧师和电台主持人，曾高度赞扬伊斯兰民族组织牧师路易斯·法拉汉。
谢菲尔德于2025年11月在电台节目中背书埃尔-赛义德，这位联邦参议院候选人随后发布了新闻稿纪念这一时刻，并表示自己“深感荣幸”能获得他的支持。2013年5月，谢菲尔德在一场宗教领袖集会中介绍法拉汉上台并发表演讲，称赞这位颇具争议的神职人员的领导力，并指责外部势力诽谤他。
“我们需要有人为我们指明方向。我相信这里就有一位能够组织我们的领袖。”谢菲尔德在谈及法拉汉时说道，这番话出自法拉汉创办的一家媒体机构。
2026年8月2日，密歇根州民主党联邦参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德在密歇根州底特律的一场竞选活动中。
密歇根州参议院竞选：埃尔-赛义德与极端分子的关联引发犹太选民对反犹主义的担忧
在谢菲尔德赞扬这位伊斯兰民族组织领袖之前，他就已经积累了大量被抨击为反犹太主义或反白人种族主义的争议言论记录。
例如，1996年，法拉汉指责犹太人是“欺骗美国人民的邪恶之徒”，称他们“吸干了他们的血汗”。次年，他声称“美国人民永远不会获得自由”，除非他们摆脱犹太人对美国政府施加的“巨大影响力”。
2012年2月，也就是谢菲尔德在2013年5月赞扬法拉汉前不久，这位伊斯兰民族组织牧师称“犹太人是最暴力的族群”。
路易斯·法拉汉的妻子去世，享年90岁
尊敬的路易斯·法拉汉牧师，尊敬的伊莱贾·穆罕默德和伊斯兰民族组织的全国代表，在2019年4月11日洛杉矶斯台普斯中心举行的尼普西·哈塞尔追思礼拜上发表演讲。(弗雷德里克·M·布朗/盖蒂图片社 为All Money In Records和Atlantic Records拍摄)
法拉汉还称白人为“地球上的臭虫”，并暗示欧洲人尚未完全进化为完整的人类。
在发表这些争议性言论后，谢菲尔德在2013年的介绍性演讲中称法拉汉是一位说出真相的人，正被当权者试图封口。
“他们想要封口那些告诉我们真相的人，我们知道这背后的原因和幕后黑手，但我们需要一些帮助来找到克服困难的方法。”谢菲尔德在演讲中说道。
阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德称与哈桑·皮克尔同台并不意味着他认同“美国活该遭遇9·11袭击”的言论
路易斯·法拉汉与阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德。(摄影：马里奥·塔马/盖蒂图片社 | 莎拉·赖斯/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社)
2013年这场活动之后，法拉汉仍继续发表争议言论，并在2018年将犹太人称为“白蚁”。
尽管谢菲尔德赞扬了一位极具争议的神职人员，埃尔-赛义德的竞选团队仍与他开展了大量合作。
今年6月，谢菲尔德到访埃尔-赛义德的竞选办公室，为这位候选人录制宣传视频。最近，《华盛顿自由灯塔报》报道称，埃尔-赛义德的竞选团队在2025年10月至今年6月期间，向谢菲尔德运营的一家非营利组织支付了7.5万美元的“咨询”费用。
据《自由灯塔报》报道，谢菲尔德此前的电台曾在2018年将他停职，原因是他在接受了民主党众议员什里·塔纳德数万美元的“咨询”费用后，背书其竞选密歇根州州长失败。
尽管谢菲尔德有争议的过往关联可能会为共和党在大选中攻击埃尔-赛义德提供弹药，尤其是考虑到其竞选团队被指存在反犹主义相关指控，但这位牧师的背书也可能帮助埃尔-赛义德赢得密歇根州黑人选民的支持——这一群体迄今为止并未给他留下深刻印象。
“我深感荣幸能获得谢菲尔德牧师的支持。他毕生致力于正义、信仰和服务，体现了底特律最优秀的品质。”埃尔-赛义德在获得背书后说道，“我们正在建立一个联盟，坚信政治应为人民服务，我们将共同为每一位密歇根州居民争取尊严、机遇与公平。”
福克斯新闻数字频道周一联系埃尔-赛义德和谢菲尔德的代表置评，但未得到回复。
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El-Sayed touts endorsement from pastor who praised notorious antisemite infamous for calling Jews ‘termites’
El-Sayed’s campaign paid $75,000 in consulting fees to a nonprofit run by pastor with links to Louis Farrakhan.
August 4, 2026 6:00am EDT / Fox News
By Robert Schmad, Cameron Cawthorne
Michigan Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed campaigns with left-wing influencer Hasan Piker despite his history of offensive comments on 9/11 and antisemitism. Piker, known for calling America deserving of 9/11 and showing no patriotism, has a significant online following. Some Democrats fear this controversial alliance could jeopardize their chances in the crucial Michigan Senate race during the midterms, alienating swing voters.
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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is enthusiastically touting the endorsement of Horace Sheffield III, an influential Detroit pastor and radio host who once heaped praise on Nation of Islam minister Louis Farrakhan.
Sheffield endorsed El-Sayed on air in November 2025, with the Senate hopeful issuing a press release to commemorate the occasion and saying that he was “deeply honored” to have his support. In May 2013, Sheffield gave a speech introducing Farrakhan to a gathering of religious leaders where he praised the controversial cleric for his leadership and accused outside forces of slandering him.
“We need someone to give us direction. I believe we have a leader here that can organize us,” Sheffield said, referring to Farrakhan, according to a media outlet founded by Farrakhan.
Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, at a campaign event in Detroit, Michigan on August 2, 2026.
MICHIGAN SENATE RACE: EL-SAYED’S TIES TO EXTREMIST FUEL ANTISEMITISM CONCERNS AMONG JEWISH VOTERS
Before Sheffield lauded the Nation of Islam leader, he had racked up an extensive record of controversial remarks slammed as anti-Semitic or as instances of anti-White racism.
In 1996, for instance, Farrakhan accused Jews of being “wicked deceivers of the American people” who have “sucked their blood.” A year later, he suggested that “people will never be free in this country” until they are liberated from the “tremendous amount of influence” Jews exert over the American government.
Shortly before Sheffield praised Farrakhan in May 2013, the Nation of Islam minister stated that “Jews are the most violent of people” in February 2012.
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Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, National Representative of The Honorable Elijah Muhammad and The Nation of Islam, speaks onstage during Nipsey Hussle’s Celebration of Life at STAPLES Center on April 11, 2019, in Los Angeles, Calif.(Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images For All Money In Records and Atlantic Records)
Farrakhan also called White people “the skunk of the planet earth” and suggested that Europeans are not yet fully evolved human beings.
Following these controversial statements, Sheffield suggested during his 2013 introductory remarks that Farrakhan was a truth teller whom the establishment was trying to silence.
“They want to silence people who tell us the truth, and we know why this is happening and who is doing it, but we need some help with how to overcome it,” Sheffield said during his speech.
ABDUL EL-SAYED SAYS RALLYING WITH HASAN PIKER DOESN’T MEAN HE ENDORSES ‘AMERICA DESERVED 9/11’ REMARK
Louis Farrakhan and Abdul El-Sayed.(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images | Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
After the 2013 event, Farrakhan continued his habit of controversial remarks, calling Jews “termites” in 2018.
Despite Sheffield’s praise of a highly controversial cleric, El-Sayed’s campaign has worked with him to a considerable degree.
In June, Sheffield stopped by El-Sayed’s campaign office to record a promotional video for the candidate. More recently, the Washington Free Beacon reported that the El-Sayed campaign had paid a nonprofit run by Sheffield $75,000 for “consulting” fees between October 2025 and June of this year.
Sheffield’s previous radio station suspended him in 2018 after he endorsed Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar’s failed bid for Michigan governor after accepting tens of thousands of dollars in “consulting” fees from him, according to the Free Beacon.
While Sheffield’s controversial past associations could provide Republicans with ammunition to use against El-Sayed in the general election, especially given the accusations of antisemitism surrounding his campaign, the pastor’s endorsement could also help him win the support of Black Michiganders, a demographic he has so far failed to impress.
“I’m deeply honored to have Rev. Sheffield’s support. His lifelong commitment to justice, faith, and service embodies the very best of Detroit,” El-Sayed said following the endorsement. “We’re building a coalition that believes politics should be about people, and together we’ll fight to deliver dignity, opportunity, and equity for every Michigander.”
Representatives for El-Sayed and Sheffield did not return requests for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Monday.
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