The 42-year-old winner told NPR he will likely use a Quran for the January ceremony, considering Jefferson’s 1764 English translation or one from the University of Michigan. The Constitution requires only an oath to support the document itself, allowing officials to choose texts of personal significance. The announcement drew mixed views, including calls to swear solely on the Constitution, while Toronto Blue Jays player Anthony Santander's deleted Instagram posts criticizing the election as bringing 'SHARIA' prompted team condemnation and community meetings, with no public apology from him yet.
Clash Report@clashreport
Abdul El-Sayed: I will likely swear on a Quran. Which Quran, we're not sure. Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Quran. So when Keith Ellison was sworn in to Congress, he swore on that copy. There's also the first Quran in the state of Michigan. The University of Michigan…
ali@alibrooke4ever
my hot take is that everyone should have to swear on the constitution instead of religious documents but that’s woke 4.0 stuff
Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson
Abdul El-Sayed says he will swear on the Quran when he takes the oath of office. He will be the first Muslim U.S. Senator. Islam isn’t a religion, it’s a political ideology. They came to conquer and that’s exactly what they’re doing.