Ep. 2492 - Dem Says We Should Chop Penises Off Boys... Because Hey, You’re Circumcised

August 25, 2026

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The Red-Green Alliance Comes to Michigan

In a Fox News interview that quickly went off the rails, Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed—the Democratic Party's chosen standard-bearer for a must-win seat—was asked whether he supported genital mutilation surgeries for minors. His response was not a denial. Instead, he pivoted to ask the interviewer, "Are you circumcised?" The implication was that cutting off a child's testicles is morally equivalent to a routine infant circumcision. This is not a fringe gaffe. It is a window into the coalition Democrats have built.

The Exoteric vs. Esoteric Campaign

Ben Shapiro argues that El-Sayed is running what amounts to a two-track campaign. The public-facing, or "exoteric," message is about gas prices, groceries, schools, and healthcare. When pressed on his association with Twitch streamer Hassan Piker—who has spent weekends mocking the murder of Charlie Kirk, suggesting America deserved 9/11, and arguing that Jews who support Israel are fair targets for violence—El-Sayed's campaign dismisses it as media distraction. "Folks can't afford groceries," he says, "and this is what Mike Rogers wants to talk about—a Twitch streamer."

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1 (02:02) **Abdul El-Sayed’s Radical Islam and “Circumcision” Defense** - Shapiro introduces the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, and his controversial comparison of genital mutilation to circumcision.
2 (06:34) **El-Sayed’s Anti-American Apologetics and Sharia Law** - Shapiro highlights El-Sayed’s pattern of excusing terrorism and defending Sharia law as analogous to Christian canon law.
3 (11:39) **Hasan Piker’s Antisemitism and Permission Structure for Violence** - Shapiro exposes Piker’s rhetoric that justifies violence against Jews by labeling them “Zionists.”
4 (18:12) **El-Sayed’s Exoteric vs. Esoteric Campaign** - Shapiro argues El-Sayed runs a dual campaign: public talk of gas prices and healthcare, private alignment with Piker’s anti-Americanism.
5 (19:57) **Hakeem Jeffries’s Internal Party Conflict** - Shapiro reports on Democratic House leader Hakeem Jeffries facing backlash for meeting with Jared Kushner.
6 (23:02) **WNBA Bans Enes Kanter Freedom for Wearing “Adult Human Female” Shirt** - Shapiro covers the WNBA ejecting former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom for a shirt stating biological reality.
7 (28:20) **Trump’s Tariff War with Canada and Economic Nationalism** - Shapiro critiques Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, warning they raise prices for American consumers.

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Abdul El-Sayed Ben Shapiro

Show Notes

Democrats decide to run a Senate candidate who justifies transing the kids by citing... circumcision? Plus, Hasan Piker says the Jews who like Israel deserve what’s coming to them, and President Trump wallops Canada with more tariffs.

Ep. 2492

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