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Pelosi Criticizes El-Sayed's Stance on Israel

Former House Speaker calls Michigan Senate nominee's remarks 'concerning' and 'wrong' days before election.

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What this story says

  • Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi publicly criticized Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's views on Israel.
  • Pelosi stated El-Sayed's remarks were 'concerning' and 'wrong'.
  • The comments were made during an appearance on the 'On Brand' podcast with Donny Deutsch.
  • The criticism comes days before the Michigan Senate election.

Who covered it

Left 10%(2)Centre 9%(2)Right 81%(17)

Percentages are shares of the 21 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. Coverage measured .

Trust

30/100

Craft

45/100

Hype

65/100

21 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 2 of the 21 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has publicly criticized Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's positions on Israel. Pelosi stated that El-Sayed's remarks were 'concerning' and 'wrong'. These comments were made during an appearance on the 'On Brand' podcast with Donny Deutsch, days before the Michigan Senate election.

Disagreement on El-Sayed's specific remarks

While Pelosi's criticism of El-Sayed's stance on Israel is reported across multiple outlets, the specific nature of El-Sayed's remarks is presented differently. Newsweek reports El-Sayed has previously stated there is a responsibility to tackle 'antisemitism in all of its forms wherever we see it.' In contrast, Washington Examiner reports Pelosi slammed El-Sayed's 'refusal to say Israel should exist'.

What the coverage left out

None of the right-rated digests mention Zohran Mamdani's name in relation to Pelosi's criticism. The left-rated digest does not quote Pelosi directly or specify her exact remarks.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 30 Oct 2026, 21:30, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

2 rated outlets

  • The single left-rated report, a digest from The New Republic, led on the timing and nature of Pelosi's criticism. It noted that Pelosi and Representative Haley Stevens both released statements targeting El-Sayed.

Centre

2 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated report, a digest from Newsweek, focused on Pelosi's rebuke of El-Sayed over Israel. It included a quote from El-Sayed stating there is a responsibility to tackle 'antisemitism in all of its forms wherever we see it'.

Right

17 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports, all digests, consistently highlighted Nancy Pelosi's criticism of Abdul El-Sayed's stance on Israel. Many headlines used strong verbs such as 'stuns,' 'blasts,' 'trashes,' and 'slams' to describe Pelosi's actions. Several reports, including those from The Post Millennial, TrendingPolitics, and Breitbart, quoted Pelosi stating El-Sayed's views were 'concerning' or 'wrong,' and some included her remark, 'We'll see if he gets elected.' Realnewsnow.com and capitalisminstitute.org also mentioned Pelosi rebuking Zohran Mamdani in relation to comments on Israel, stating these remarks do not speak for congressional Democrats.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Pelosi Criticizes El-Sayed's Stance on Israel?
Of the 21 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 10% are rated left, 9% are rated centre, 81% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Pelosi Criticizes El-Sayed's Stance on Israel left or right?
The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 81% of the 21 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
Is the coverage of Pelosi Criticizes El-Sayed's Stance on Israel biased?
Pelosi Criticizes El-Sayed's Stance on Israel is one event reported by 21 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Pelosi Criticizes El-Sayed's Stance on Israel?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Pelosi Criticizes El-Sayed's Stance on Israel?
21 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Nancy Pelosi say about Abdul El-Sayed?
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi publicly criticized Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's positions on Israel. She described his remarks as 'concerning' and 'wrong' during an appearance on the 'On Brand' podcast with Donny Deutsch.
When were Pelosi's comments made?
Pelosi's comments were made during an appearance on the 'On Brand' podcast with Donny Deutsch. The reporting occurred days before the Michigan Senate election.
Did Pelosi mention anyone else in relation to Israel comments?
Yes, Pelosi also mentioned Zohran Mamdani in relation to comments on Israel. Some reports indicate she stated that remarks by both Mamdani and El-Sayed were 'wrong' and did not represent congressional Democrats.

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