Former Michigan gubernatorial candidate and progressive activist Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday endorsed Sen. Bernie Sanders for president in 2020, citing the Vermont senator’s commitment to Medicare for All, his willingness to speak out on behalf of the Palestinians, and his “moral integrity.”
“Bernie has CREATED the political conversation we’re having now. Medicare for All, Green New Deal, Free College, no corporate money—all because of Bernie,” El-Sayed wrote in a series of tweets. “We’re not just fighting to beat Trump, but to build the after-Trump. Bernie understands that those teachers, nurses, and line workers are the ones who will do it. And they have made it clear that Bernie’s is the movement they trust to do it.”
El-Sayed is the former director of the Detroit Health Department and an outspoken supporter of Medicare for All. Sanders endorsed and campaigned for El-Sayed in his 2018 Michigan gubernatorial primary race against now-Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
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