War Secretary’s Father Calls Senate Challenger ‘Little Man Syndrome’
Pete Hegseth’s father publicly accused Democratic nominee Abdul El‑Sayed of envy‑driven bitterness, while the candidate turned the focus to the former’s high‑school sports past.
Pete Hegseth, identified as the U.S. defense secretary, had his father weigh in on the Michigan Senate race on Friday, accusing Abdul El‑Sayed of having “little man syndrome” and of being “bitter” with envy. The Washington Examiner refers to Hegseth as the “War Secretary.”
Abdul El‑Sayed later speculated on Hegseth’s high‑school sports performance and earlier in the week discussed sports while speaking on comedian Hasan Minhaj’s podcast, according to the Washington Examiner.
Mike Rogers is the Republican rival of Abdul El‑Sayed in the Michigan Senate race, and the Washington Times refers to Pete Hegseth as the “Defense Secretary.”
Original reporting
The Washington Times
Hegseth's father: El-Sayed has 'little man syndrome'
The father of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused Abdul El-Sayed of being "bitter" with envy after the Michigan Democratic Senate candidate speculated on his son's high school sports performance.
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Pete Hegseth’s father says el Sayed has ‘little man syndrome’
War Secretary Pete Hegseth’s father weighed in on the Michigan Senate race on Friday by going after Democratic nominee Abdul el Sayed. While speaking on comedian Hasan Minhaj’s podcast earlier in the week, el Sayed discussed a topic that’s come up often throughout his campaign against Republican rival Mike Rogers: sports. But instead of taking […]
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Pete Hegseth is the U.S. defense secretary.
- Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan.
- The father of Pete Hegseth accused Abdul El-Sayed of having "little man syndrome."
- The father of Pete Hegseth accused Abdul El-Sayed of being "bitter" with envy.
- Abdul El-Sayed speculated on Pete Hegseth's high school sports performance.
- Abdul El-Sayed discussed sports earlier in the week while speaking on comedian Hasan Minhaj's podcast, according to the Washington Examiner.
- Mike Rogers is the Republican rival of Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race.
- Pete Hegseth's father weighed in on the Michigan Senate race on Friday, according to the Washington Examiner.
- The Washington Examiner refers to Pete Hegseth as "War Secretary."
- The Washington Times refers to Pete Hegseth as "Defense Secretary."
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