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A growing list of the big claims, brags, and promises Abdul El-Sayed has made … and what really happened.

He “eliminated $700 million in medical debt” for Wayne County residents

ABDUL SAID . . .

Sources: [YouTube, AP on Play, 2/3/26; WJR, 4/1/26; YouTube, Tonya Burns, 1/13/26]

ABDUL did . . .

ABDUL SAID . . .

He “removed lead from Detroit’s elementary schools”

Sources: [Abdul for U.S. Senate, Literature, accessed 6/17/26; Abdul for U.S. Senate, Press Release, 6/16/26; WTKG, 6/9/26]

ABDUL did . . .

He said he would “make sure that folks were safe in the [Wayne County Juvenile Detention] facility” and that he “rebuilt the entire facility from the studs”

ABDUL SAID . . .

Sources: [YouTube, CBS News, 6/29/26; WLNS, 10/31/25; YouTube, Washtenaw County Democratic Black Caucus Forum, 5/23/26]

ABDUL did . . .

He “built a program to guarantee every child a free pair of glasses” and “delivered 50,000 pairs of glasses”

ABDUL SAID . . .

Sources:  [YouTube, El-Sayed with Bernie in Kalamazoo, 8/23/25; El-Sayed in Wyandotte, 7/17/25; El-Sayed Meet and Greet in Monroe, 6/16/26

ABDUL did . . .

His PAC, Southpaw, would “harness all that people power [from his failed 2018 gubernatorial campaign] and put it behind great progressive candidates up and down the ballot in our state.”

ABDUL SAID . . .

Sources: [YouTube, Nicole Sandler Show, 4/19/19; Politico, 9/24/18]

ABDUL did . . .

ABDUL SAID . . .

He was a “physician.”

Sources: [CNN, The Source with Kaitlin Collins, 6/8/26; Grabien, 9/29/25; YouTube, Berrien County Democrats, 5/27/17; Facebook, Abdul El-Sayed, 6/23/25]

ABDUL did . . .

ABDUL SAID . . .

He “had been in public service for 10 years.”

Source: [WDET, 5/28/26]

He’s spent the rest of his adult life running for office (2017-2018; 2025-2026), running a podcast (2019-2025), or as a graduate student.

ABDUL did . . .

He “turned around a broken animal care system in Detroit” as Health Director.

ABDUL SAID . . .

Source: [El-Sayed Fundraising Email, 12/12/25]

ABDUL did . . .

He would “ban corporate money in our politics” and “disband these dark money vehicles like 529s [sic] and super PACs.”

ABDUL SAID . . .

Source: [YouTube, Samosa MI, 3/4/26; Indivisible Michigan 7, 3/8/26]

ABDUL did . . .