Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed remarked on whether he would consider running for president of the United States, during an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday.Host Kristen Welker closed her interview asking El-Sayed whether he believed America was "ready" to elect a Muslim candidate for president."That's not a question I'm asking," El-Sayed answered."I think Michigan is ready for a Muslim senator."MICHIGAN DEM HOPEFUL ABDUL EL-SAYED JABS CNN GIVING HIM 'NON-CONSENSUAL COLONOSCOPY' IN RECENT INTERVIEWSU.S.
Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan Abdul El-Sayed told "Meet the Press" that he has no interest in running for president.(Jeff Kowalsky / AFP via Getty Images)Welker repeated the question, but El-Sayed continued to say the question was "irrelevant" and that Michigan was ready for a Muslim senator."Okay, but you don't rule out the possibility that—?" Welker asked."I have no intention of ever running for president.
That is not a thing I've ever wanted to do," El-Sayed said.EL-SAYED TAUNTS TRUMP, CLAIMS HE'S GOING TO MAKE HIM 'MAIN CHARACTER OF THE MIDTERMS'He continued, "I want to be a really great senator for my state.You know, someday, somewhere, somebody down the line decides to run, that would have been a really amazing thing to see how big America really is.
But for right now, I really want to be the next senator from Michigan.That's what I’d like to be for a long time to come.
I'm looking forward to serving out the next six years.I'm honored to get to do this.
And look, America is a big place, and America has this incredible way of reminding us how big she really is.And that starts in Michigan."During the interview, Welker also asked another question about a presidential run while referencing a reported comment made by Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., where she remarked, "If Abdul can win in Michigan, anybody can win anywhere."Abdul El-Sayed, US Democratic Senate candidate from Michigan, has repeatedly denied bei...