Kid Rock raised concerns about Abdul El-Sayed’s political record and past writings during an exchange with Bill Maher, pointing to a college op-ed, El-Sayed’s response during a Michigan debate, and broader questions surrounding Islamic extremism.

Maher opened the discussion by arguing that some on the political left have failed to take the issue seriously enough, while also cautioning against going too far in the opposite direction.

"Again, they are naive on the left on this issue, and we can get into that. But this is also crazy," Maher said.

Kid Rock then turned specifically to El-Sayed and recent discussion surrounding alleged connections between members of his family and the Muslim Brotherhood. He acknowledged that claims involving El-Sayed’s mother did not necessarily establish anything about El-Sayed himself.

"Can I tell you about Abdul Al Sayed? You know, they're talking about this Muslim Brotherhood thing. From yes, something his mother was associated in the 70s didn't raise him. Fair enough."

Instead, Kid Rock said more attention should be paid to an op-ed El-Sayed wrote while in college.

"What they're not blasting loud enough is the op-ed that he wrote when he was in college, which, by the way, I understand his education was funded by George Soros, wrote an op-ed in college supporting the Egyptian president who was absolutely with the Muslim Brotherhood, and even called on him to purge the police and the media."

Kid Rock presented those claims as more relevant to evaluating El-Sayed’s own political beliefs than allegations centered solely on relatives.

He then pointed to El-Sayed’s recent debate with Mike Rogers in Michigan.

According to Kid Rock, both candidates were asked to identify whether Iran or Israel represented the greater threat to the United States. Rogers answered Iran, while Kid Rock said El-Sayed did not provide a direct answer despite being asked twice.

"If that's not enough for you, in the last debate in Michigan with his candidate Mike Rogers, they were asked point blank, "Who is a bigger threat to America, Iran or Israel? Mike Rogers, Iran, Abdul asked him twice, couldn't answer the question."

Kid Rock also criticized El-Sayed’s economic ideology.

"If that's not enough for you, throw a big helping of socialism on top."

The discussion then moved to assimilation and whether successful integration into American society should automatically ease concerns about extremist beliefs.

Kid Rock acknowledged that El-Sayed appears assimilated by conventional measures, including his education and communication skills.

"And people talk about assimilation too all the time, right? This man very much is assimilated. Good education, well spoken, even a good-looking guy."

He argued, however, that assimilation alone does not guarantee that an individual cannot hold extremist views, drawing comparisons to perpetrators of previous terrorist attacks in the United States.

"You know who else assimilated very well? Those pieces of shit that flew those planes into our World Trade Centers, the Fort Hood shooter. This has happened all over the world."

Kid Rock said those examples are why the issue of Islamic extremism remains a serious concern for him.

"So it scares the hell out of me. This Islamic extremism."

His remarks did not establish that El-Sayed himself supports terrorism or extremist violence. Instead, Kid Rock framed his argument around El-Sayed’s political history, his alleged past writings and his responses to foreign policy questions.

He ended by openly questioning how voters should interpret those issues.

"I don't. I don't know. Is he a wolf in sheep's clothing, or is he just a wolf in a wolf in the wolf's clothing?"

Kid Rock has Bill Maher’s audience hanging on every word as he delivers a surprisingly thorough takedown of Abdul El-Sayed.

Bill Maher tried to interject. Kid Rock didn’t let him. KID ROCK: “Can I tell you about Abdul El-Sayed? ... He wrote an op-ed in college supporting the Egyptian president, who was absolutely with the Muslim Brotherhood, and even called on him to purge the police and the media.” “If that’s not enough for you, in the last debate in Michigan with his candidate, Mike Rogers, they were asked point blank: ‘Who is a bigger threat to America, Iran or Israel?’ Mike Rogers: Iran. Abdul — asked him twice, couldn’t answer the question.” “If that’s not enough for you, throw a big helping of socialism on top. And people talk about assimilation too all the time, right? This man very much is assimilated. Good education, well-spoken, even a good-looking guy.” “You know who else assimilated very well? ... The Fort Hood shooter... So it scares the hell out of me, this Islamic extremism. Is he a wolf in sheep’s clothing, or is he just a wolf in wolf’s clothing?” CONTEXT: Kid Rock grew up picking apples on his family’s orchard in Romeo, Michigan, and got his start DJing house parties around Detroit, where people said the white kid “rocked” the turntables. That’s how he got his name. His Michigan roots run deep. He even teased a Senate run in 2017, and it’s clear he has no intention of letting someone like El-Sayed take over his home state without a fight. — The Vigilant Fox (@VigilantFox) October 31, 2026

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