Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces questions after CNN confronted him about deleted social media posts in which he supported the “defund the police” movement. According to reports, when asked whether he still backs defunding the police, El-Sayed does not give a direct answer and instead avoids the question. Both outlets describe the exchange as a confrontation over prior statements that were later removed from his social media accounts. Fox News reports that El-Sayed is asked whether he still supports “defund the police” efforts and that he avoids responding directly. Mediaite similarly says El-Sayed dodges CNN’s questions after he is confronted with evidence of deleted posts defending the movement. The coverage focuses on whether El-Sayed continues to support the policy and how he addresses questions about his previous public messaging. The reports do not provide a definitive statement of his current position in the described exchange.