El-Sayed’s Synagogue Attack Apology, Milo Deported, Fake NFL Player’s Alleged Scam: AM Update 8/31

August 31, 2026

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Michigan Senate Race, Milo Deported, and a Fake NFL Player's Million-Dollar Romance Scam

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized Saturday for comments he made about a March synagogue attack, after nearly six months of controversy threatened to follow him into the general election. Meanwhile, British provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was deported to the UK after ICE arrested him for overstaying his visa, and a man posing as a San Francisco 49ers player was arrested alongside his supposed financial advisor for allegedly scamming dozens of women out of $1.3 million through dating apps.

El-Sayed's Apology and Democratic Infighting

The apology came during a meeting with Michigan's Jewish Democratic Caucus in Lansing. The controversy began March 12, when an armed attacker drove into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township. In a March 13 social media video, El-Sayed addressed the attack by saying "hurt people hurt people," noting that a week earlier an airstrike had killed the attacker's niece and nephew. "Imagine if that had never happened," he said. "Imagine there was no war in Iran. Imagine there were no airstrikes in Lebanon. Imagine if his family had never died."

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1 (01:04) **Show Open & Headline Rundown** - Tom Bevan of Real Clear Politics opens the AM Update with a summary of the day's top stories.
2 (02:55) **Abdul El-Sayed's Apology Over Synagogue Attack Remarks** - Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologizes to the state's Jewish Democratic Caucus for his March comments about a synagogue attack.
3 (05:59) **Democrats Clash Over Socialist Wing and 2028 Prospects** - Former Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Congressman Jim Clyburn weigh in on the party's internal divisions and future presidential ticket.
4 (07:44) **Milo Yiannopoulos Deported to UK** - British commentator Milo Yiannopoulos is deported after ICE arrested him for overstaying his visa, following a final removal order from an immigration judge.
5 (11:50) **Lindsey Clancy Murder Trial Deliberations Resume** - The jury in the trial of a Massachusetts mother who strangled her three children returns for a third day of deliberations after a slow start.
6 (15:53) **Fake NFL Player's Million-Dollar Romance Scam** - A man posing as a San Francisco 49ers wide receiver and his alleged financial advisor are arrested for allegedly scamming dozens of women out of $1.3 million.
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Abdul El-Sayed Milo Yiannopoulos

Show Notes

Michigan’s Democrat nominee for US Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, apologizes for his response to a synagogue attack earlier this year as Democrats clash over the party’s direction and a possible Kamala Harris comeback. British commentator and social media provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos is deported to the United Kingdom after immigration authorities say he overstayed his visa and missed a court hearing. Jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial are set to resume deliberations after requesting key evidence - The MK True Crime Show co-host Phil Holloway weighs in. Two men are charged in an alleged $1.3 million scam targeting women through dating apps and social media, with one accused of posing as a San Francisco 49ers player and presenting the other as his financial adviser.

More from guest host Tom Bevan: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/

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