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Surrogate says baby 'ripped away' 60 seconds after birth as custody fight erupts after abortion refusal
The surrogate mother who refused an abortion request after the baby she was carrying was diagnosed with a serious heart defect is pressing her legal fight after the newborn underwent lifesaving heart surgery — days after she says he was taken from her just 60 seconds after birth.
McKenna West, an Alaska mother and cardiac nurse who carried the child, said Thursday she is continuing to fight for the baby after she was separated from him moments after giving birth Aug. 12.
"I haven’t been allowed to hold this precious baby boy I carried and protected throughout my pregnancy," West wrote in a New York Post op-ed Thursday. "The only glimpse I got of him was during a very short 60 seconds while his umbilical cord was still connected. As soon as the cord was cut, he was taken away."
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West agreed last year to serve as a surrogate for Omar Ahmed and Nausheen Gilkar of California, the child's intended parents.
According to West, Ahmed and Gilkar asked her to terminate the pregnancy after the baby was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, or HLHS, at about 20 weeks. West refused and later traveled to Texas to give birth.
Ahmed and Gilkar's attorney disputes key parts of West's account and says they consented to the child's surgery as soon as doctors determined he was eligible.
Lee Budner, an attorney for Ahmed and Gilkar, said doctors determined on Aug. 14 that the baby, whom Ahmed and Gilkar call Rumi, was eligible for the Norwood procedure, the first of three open-heart surgeries for newborns commonly used to treat HLHS.
"My clients immediately provided consent for the surgery to occur at the hospital’s earliest availability," Budner said in an Aug. 17 statement.
The baby underwent surgery Aug. 17, and is recuperating under the care of Ahmed, Gilkar and his medical team, Budner said, adding that his condition "remains critical and complex."
Budner also accused West of continuing to pursue custody despite court rulings.
"Meanwhile, Ms. West continues to assert baseless claims for custody of Rumi, in violation of multiple courts orders out of both Alaska and California," he said. "We look forward to quickly defeating those claims as Rumi’s parents continue to focus on his health and safety above all else."
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West, who is being represented with assistance from Alliance Defending Freedom, has said she is not trying to take someone else's child and described her goal differently.
"I’m not fighting to try to take someone else’s baby," West wrote Thursday. "I’m fighting because this baby boy needs someone willing to advocate for and fight alongside him as he gets the ongoing treatment his fragile heart requires."
Live Action founder and president Lila Rose, whose organization has supported West, told Fox News Digital that West intends to continue fighting for custody.
"McKenna is fighting for custody because Gabriel needs someone willing to defend him," Rose said. "He deserves to remain protected and receive every chance to heal and live."
Rose also questioned Ahmed and Gilkar's account of events leading up to the surgery.
"If they were willing for Gabriel to receive the surgery, why did a Texas court have to ensure that he received it under the force of law?" Rose said. "The court intervened, and Gabriel has now received the surgery he desperately needed. Praise God."
Rose also alleged that Ahmed and Gilkar previously declined to consent to the baby's medical care and are now seeking to take him out of Texas. Their attorney has disputed West’s characterization of the case and said Ahmed and Gilkar consented to surgery once the baby’s medical team determined he was eligible for the procedure.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton previously intervened in the case, notifying two Texas medical centers of what his office said were their legal obligations to provide medically necessary care after the child was born.
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The Norwood procedure is the first of three surgeries typically used to treat HLHS, leaving the child's future medical care at the heart of the continuing dispute.
Budner said the child's condition remains "critical and complex" and that the family does not intend to provide further health updates.
West, meanwhile, said she intends to continue fighting.
"My plea, my only goal, is simple: Let’s commit to giving this baby the full treatment he needs to live," West wrote.
Alliance Defending Freedom did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
Trump says Michael Cohen was 'weaponized' by mainstream media in surprise radio reunion
During an unexpected interview Thursday with his former personal lawyer turned bitter enemy, Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump said his one-time ally was "weaponized" against him by the mainstream media before the two recently reconciled.
In the first part of a two-part radio interview with Trump on his radio show, Cohen recounted his 2016 CNN interview with host Brianna Keilar, which led to him going viral after questioning Trump's standing in the polls.
"Do you remember, sir, when I went on CNN with Brianna Keilar, and she told me that you were underwater in the polls, and I responded with those famous two words, ‘says who,’ which became some worldwide meme," Cohen recalled.
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"And then they weaponized you like nobody's ever been weaponized, like few have been," Trump responded.
"Well, maybe just you and me, sir," Cohen said.
"Well, yeah, me too, but mine was at a level that nobody's ever seen before, but they weaponized you. Tey weaponized a lot of people. And I respect the fact that you recanted everything you said. That's a big thing that you did," Trump said.
Cohen then remembered the morning after the interview when Trump had told him, "F--- them. You're stronger than them. We've got this."
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"Now, the funny thing is that CNN never apologized. They never retracted anything, and, now, years later, CNN, MS NOW, the other left-leaning outlets, they're doing the exact same thing, constantly talking about you being underwater with favorability numbers," Cohen said.
Trump and Cohen continued to criticize media polls later in the interview, with Trump targeting The New York Times specifically.
"The polls are crooked. So the reporters that, you know, are crooked, many of them. You have some great ones too. But for the most part … when you read The New York Times, it’s so dishonest," Trump said. "When you read these things, and they’re not doing well. Look, the reason they're not doing well is because they've lost a lot of credibility.
"Now you do have great journalists," he added. "You do have great reporters also. Many people are very good, very, very good. I could name them, but by naming them, I’ll leave some out."
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Fox News Digital reached out to CNN, MS NOW and The New York Times for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Cohen told Fox News Digital the conversation lasted 40 minutes and will be aired in two parts, the second part airing on his Sunday show, "When You Know You Know."
The man who was a key witness in two New York cases against Trump also penned a Substack post detailing the stunning reunion that was their first public conversation in nearly a decade.
Murder convict accused of running 'full-service drug operation' selling to minors near Texas schools
A Texas man with a prior murder conviction is accused of running a "full-service drug operation" near several schools where authorities say surveillance showed what appeared to be teenagers purchasing narcotics and fentanyl pills disguised to look like ecstasy.
The Galveston County Organized Crime Task Force raided a home in the 1200 block of Appomattox Drive in Texas City Aug. 18 after a two-month investigation, and the Galveston County Sheriff's Office SWAT team conducted the tactical entry.
The target of the investigation, Jahml McDonald, 50, of Texas City, was arrested and charged with two felony controlled-substance offenses, according to the sheriff's office.
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Detectives said they seized approximately one kilogram of fentanyl pills, along with THC wax, marijuana, THC vapes, promethazine and dozens of bottles of liquor.
The sheriff's office said the fentanyl pills were "disguised to resemble ecstasy/MDMA pills" and were brightly colored to resemble recreational party drugs.
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Task force surveillance observed what appeared to be teenagers purchasing narcotics from the residence, which is near Giles Middle School, College of the Mainland and two local elementary schools, according to FOX 26.
"This is a full-service drug operation, including the ability to pay with credit card," Galveston Police Chief Doug Balli said. "This is a convenience store for poison that was taken down."
Galveston County District Attorney Kenneth Cusick said McDonald previously served 25 years for a murder conviction and was out on bond in a pending marijuana case at the time of his arrest.
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Cusick pledged to seek the maximum prosecution available.
"This offender needs the full attention of my office," Cusick said. "This person has a criminal history, a murder conviction, drug convictions and (is) now peddling these type of substances on a house near a college, a community college, two elementary schools within walking distance. This is outrageous."
Residents living near the Appomattox Drive home said they had noticed heavy vehicle and foot traffic around the residence.
"Every time I came by, there was traffic, traffic, traffic," neighbor Donald Moore told FOX 26. "Teenagers jumping out, running to the house. ... I know eventually, with all of this traffic and with all the drugs being dealt, the next thing is gonna happen is gunfire. Somebody's gonna get hurt or killed."
A judge upheld a combined $2 million bond for McDonald, with $1 million set on each charge, according to FOX 26.
Vice President JD Vance blasts Mamdani, El-Sayed, AOC and Ossoff in rapid-fire TikTok roast
Vice President JD Vance offered an unfiltered assessment Thursday of some of the biggest names in politics in a rapid-fire TikTok, calling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., a "communist," Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., "lame" and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani "crazy."
The vice president was asked to describe a succession of Democrats, Trump administration officials and other political figures as their names flashed across a screen, producing a 30-second barrage of answers that ranged from complimentary to cutting.
Vance appeared particularly unimpressed with far-left Democrats. He described Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer as "cranky" and Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed as "odd."
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But one of Vance's most dismissive assessments was saved for Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
"I mean, nothing," Vance said when Schiff's name appeared. "Irrelevant."
Vance was considerably more complimentary when members of the Trump administration came across the screen, describing outgoing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt as "awesome," deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller as "hardcore" and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles as "tough."
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was "interesting," while Vance called Secretary of State Marco Rubio "funny" and House Speaker Mike Johnson "kind."
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One name, however, left the usually sharp vice president unusually short on words.
When Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) leader Megan Romer appeared, Vance simply responded, "No comment."
The video then cuts to a SpongeBob-style title card declaring "two minutes later" before returning for Vance's assessment of Schiff.
President Donald Trump received a much warmer review from his second-in-command.
"Generous," Vance said of the president.
The video offered a lighter glimpse at Vance's relationships with figures inside the administration while also giving him an opportunity to take shots at several prominent far-left Democrats and self-described democratic socialists.
Fox News Digital reached out to Vance's office to confirm the identities displayed alongside each response and for additional context on the video. Fox News Digital also reached out to named Democrats and administration officials in the video for comment.
Carville unloads on DSA socialists: 'Don't use our god---- name'
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville did not mince words when he unloaded on his party's far-left insurgency Thursday.
"We get subjugated by some of the more outspoken people who, by the way, [are] not even Democrats," Carville said during a video news conference.
"I wish they'd take the word Democrat out of their name. I have no idea why the democratic socialists — if you hate the Democratic Party so much, well, then don't use our god---- name. Go think of your own name."
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He was one of several speakers at a media event promoting the Promise To America, a set of principles created in part by two moderate House lawmakers, Reps. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., and Adam Gray, D-Calif., as their party experiences a civil war over its identity and agenda.
The Promise To America is about celebrating "capitalism, safety, fiscal responsibility, effective government, common purpose, and patriotism," according to its website.
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It's the latest bid by moderate and pragmatic members of the left to distance themselves from the socialist wave that's already toppled several establishment-backed Democrats.
The intraparty feud has also become a central campaign talking point for Republicans, who have argued that Democrats will try to push a far-left vision of the country beyond what most Americans want if they win the midterms in November.
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Carville said during the news conference it was "just common sense."
"That's so often what people are forgetting in politics. And for the life of me, I hope ... that we do things like this that are popular, are actually helpful, that can help the country. Who's not for lower crime? I mean, everybody is, but we just need to restate it," he said.
He maintained that "80% of Democrats really want" what the Promise To America is promoting and criticized the far-left for drowning out those moderate voices.
But just 10 House Democrats have signed onto the pledge so far, which Republicans have argued is evidence that the far-left is really capturing its party. Out of the litany of Democrats running for the House, just five are signatories.
Suozzi argued, however, "We only want 10 members of Congress because we don't want to make it only about Washington. That's why we're going out to the state and local officials."
Those who have not signed on include House Democrats' senior leaders, who have said little on the socialist insurgency.
But Gray and Suozzi dismissed the notion that they were not getting enough support from their leaders when asked by Fox News Digital.
"I think the leadership is being very supportive," Suozzi said of his own experience. "They have a lot to balance. They've got the whole country to worry about."
Gray said, "The efforts on the cable news networks and everything else to nationalize our politics all the time, pretend that, you know, somebody in some big city represents all of us is absurd. … It's a distraction, this idea that somehow some leader somewhere is supposed to win my district."
Bodycam video shows Oklahoma secretary of state’s arrest outside McDonald’s on public intoxication allegation
Newly released police bodycam video obtained by Fox News Digital shows Oklahoma Secretary of State Benjamin Lepak's encounter with police outside a McDonald's before officers arrested him on suspicion of public intoxication.
Lepak was arrested Friday night in Edmond after police responded around 10:45 p.m. to a report of a man who appeared to be drunk in public, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital.
Officers found Lepak standing near the restaurant's drive-thru window and saw his vehicle in the parking lot, according to the affidavit. Lepak reportedly confirmed the vehicle belonged to him.
According to the arrest affidavit, an officer said Lepak had "extremely slurred speech" and an "odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath." The officer also said Lepak struggled to remove his identification from his wallet.
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Body camera video obtained by Fox News Digital shows officers questioning Lepak about where he had been, how much alcohol he had consumed and how he arrived at the McDonald's.
Lepak told officers he had attended a gathering with other fathers at a church earlier in the evening, according to the video.
As officers continued questioning him, Lepak disputed that he was unsteady on his feet.
Police allege Lepak was unable to maintain a "coherent train of thought" during the encounter, according to the affidavit. Lepak acknowledged to drinking beer while speaking with officers.
"I had a beer … that’s it," Lepak said, according to the affidavit. He later said he had consumed less than one beer because he did not finish it.
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Police allege Lepak also gave contradictory statements about whether he drove to the McDonald's and how he arrived there, according to the affidavit.
Officers ultimately placed Lepak under arrest on suspicion of public intoxication.
A spokesperson for Lepak told Fox News Digital he was waiting outside the restaurant for his dinner and noted that police did not administer a breathalyzer test.
"Mr. Lepak was waiting outside McDonald's for dinner. He was not given a Breathalyzer test," the spokesperson said. "Mr. Lepak will address the ticket appropriately through the legal process."
The arrest prompted Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond to call on Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt to fire Lepak.
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"After reviewing footage from law enforcement body cameras, it is clear that Secretary of State Ben Lepak was thoroughly inebriated and very likely lied to law enforcement about how much he had to drink and how he and his car both arrived at the same place without him driving it," Drummond said in a news release.
"This conduct is thoroughly unbecoming of a such a high-ranking state official, and I am demanding that Gov. Stitt fire him immediately."
Drummond also criticized Stitt for appointing Lepak.
"Given the fact that Mr. Lepak had been arrested just a few years ago after being found unconscious in a running vehicle, Gov. Stitt should have known better than to elevate him to such a senior leadership position," he added.
"Gov. Stitt has made countless errors in judgment like this during his tenure in office, including most recently when he intervened to help a campaign donor avoid further jail time.
"He cannot undo those past mistakes, but he can help our state avoid further embarrassment by firing Mr. Lepak immediately."
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Stitt appointed Lepak to serve as Oklahoma secretary of state in October 2025.
Lepak previously served as the governor's general counsel and as executive director of the State Chamber Research Foundation.
Obama strategist turns on rising Dem star over viral Trump attack: 'Gratuitous and unnecessary'
A top Democratic strategist from the Obama White House contended that Sen. Jon Ossoff’s latest shot at President Donald Trump was "gratuitous and unnecessary."
The Georgia Democrat, who has expanded his profile throughout his re-election campaign during this midterm cycle to new heights that have him in the conversation for the 2028 presidential race, recently went viral for his remarks while on the trail, where he went after Trump.
Ossoff was blasting Trump for the war in Iran and the record-breaking deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East when the lawmaker pivoted to a new foe: the president’s executive assistant, Natalie Harp.
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"While the sailors on the Lincoln fight his war, while he fruitlessly drains our munitions and oil reserves, the president sleeps through his meetings. He golfs and trades stocks," Ossoff said.
"So, he doesn’t want to do the job. He wants to build his ballroom and travel with Natalie on their apparently defenseless flying palace gifted by the Emir of Qatar."
The comment received strong pushback from Trump, his allies and family and Ossoff’s opponent, Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga.
But it also drew the ire of a major figure in the Democratic Party: David Axelrod, who was a key player in getting former President Barack Obama elected for two terms and served as his senior advisor.
While Axelrod applauded Ossoff’s previous "eloquent or incisive" attacks against Trump, he warned that mentioning Harp may not have been warranted.
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"The paragraph from his weekend speech that has gotten so much attention was a brutal takedown," Axelrod said on X. "But two words in it, ‘with Natalie,’ seemed gratuitous and unnecessary."
He contended the Ossoff campaign likely "juiced the virality" of the clip, which so far has over 6 million views on X, and that it "probably thrilled some in the base, who figured it was just giving Trump a taste of his own nasty medicine."
"But they distracted and detracted from the power of the message," Axelrod contended.
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And Collins agreed with Axelrod, to a degree, in a statement to Fox News Digital.
"It's disgusting that he would attack a young female staffer just to score cheap political points with his radical activist base," Collins said. "It's unbecoming of a U.S. senator, and the fact prominent Democrats are starting to call him out just proves it."
But other notable Democratic social media figures disagreed, like Joanne Carducci, better known as Jojofromjerz online, who countered that Axelrod was "100% wrong" and called Ossoff’s callout of Harp "genius."
"The political world has changed since you were a player in it, and if we continue to operate under the antiquated rules of the past, we’ll keep losing," she said on X.
And Ossoff is reveling in the White House’s response, too, which included Trump calling him a "Pee-wee Herman look-alike," while defending the construction of the ballroom at the White House, which has been scrutinized by both sides of the aisle in the Senate.
During an appearance on MS NOW, Ossoff countered, "No one cares about their feelings."
"It's been amazing to watch this White House melt down over this all week," Ossoff said. "And about Natalie Harp, these White House staffers are adults, public officials paid by the taxpayers with immense power in positions of public trust."
Myles Gaskin retires at 29 after 7 NFL seasons and a Super Bowl win with the Seahawks
Myles Gaskin is hanging up his NFL jersey, announcing his retirement from the game of football at 29 years old.
Gaskin, a former seventh-round pick by the Miami Dolphins who spent seven seasons in the NFL as a running back, announced his decision on social media on Thursday.
"Football…there will never be enough words to explain how I feel about you, so I won’t even try," Gaskin’s social media post read. "What I will do is give all the game you gave me to the next generation of young players who dare to be great. Thank you. It’s been real."
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Gaskin’s last touch in the league was with the Seattle Seahawks during the 2025 Super Bowl-winning campaign. He played just one game, seeing action on offense with three snaps, while getting five special teams snaps. He totaled six yards on the three carries he had.
The Lynnwood, Washington native attended the University of Washington, staying in-state where he shined in their backfield. He was the first true freshman running back to rush for over 1,000 yards in school history in 2015 when he ran for 1,302 yards on 227 carries.
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The Dolphins used the 234th overall pick to select Gaskin in the 2019 NFL Draft, and he would spend four seasons working his way up the depth chart to an eventual starting role.
Gaskin’s best season came in 2021, where he rushed for 612 yards on 173 carries with three rushing touchdowns, while hauling in 49 receptions for 234 yards and four scores.
With the Dolphins using a running back by committee scheme in Miami, Gaskin played a versatile role during his early years in the league.
Gaskin signed a one-year extension with the Dolphins in 2023, but he was a roster cut before the start of the regular season. From there, he started to bounce around the league.
First, he landed with the Minnesota Vikings, who quickly signed him after the release. He eventually joined their practice squad and was elevated to the active roster, appearing on special teams in Week 2 of that season.
The Los Angeles Rams signed Gaskin off the Vikings’ practice squad later that season, where he played one game in Week 8. He was waived shortly thereafter.
Gaskin returned to the Vikings, while also working with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2024, the Baltimore Ravens in 2025, and then joining the Seahawks in October 2025, where he was a part of their Super Bowl victory in Santa Clara.
For his career, Gaskin rushed for 1,360 yards while catching 102 passes for 712 yards with 13 total touchdowns.
El-Sayed booked for major Islamic convention alongside clerics with radical pasts
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is slated to speak at the Islamic Society of North America's (ISNA) annual convention over Labor Day weekend, joining a speaker roster that includes Muslim religious leaders with histories of controversial remarks.
Among the most controversial figures attending the ISNA convention is cleric Baqir Berry, who prayed for "mujahideen" in Palestine and Lebanon, using a term commonly associated with Islamist fighters, and asked God to grant them "a mighty victory."
Islamic Institute of America head Hassan Qazwini is also attending after appealing to God to "grant victory to our brothers in Iran," a U.S.-designated state sponsor of terrorism.
Also appearing at the conference is Texas imam Yasir Qadhi, who previously made remarks denying the Holocaust that he later repudiated. Siraj Wahhaj, who was named as a possible co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center terrorism case but never charged, is also scheduled to speak.
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"We pray to Allah to save our people in South Lebanon from the evil of these Zionists, to support the Muslims and the mujahideen on His path in the East and the West, especially our mujahideen in Palestine, Lebanon, and everywhere," Berry said during a June sermon, according to the Middle East Media Research Institute.
"Oh Allah, grant them a mighty victory."
Qazwini, in addition to praying for an Iranian victory, was denounced by Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign over what it called "antisemitic conspiracy theories" after Qazwini claimed ISIS was connected to Israel and acting as an "arm of the Zionists."
Qadhi, Berry and Qazwini did not respond when Fox News Digital reached out for comment on Wednesday.
This is not El-Sayed’s first brush with religious radicals.
Fox News Digital previously reported that the Democratic Senate candidate had touted the endorsement of a Detroit-area pastor who had praised notorious antisemite Louis Farrakhan.
El-Sayed has also faced criticism over his appearances with streamer Hasan Piker, who previously said America "deserved 9/11." El-Sayed later called the remark "dumb" and disavowed the comment, while declining to disavow Piker himself.
El-Sayed has also defended a 2021 blog post that compared President Donald Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot to Osama bin Laden’s role in the Sept. 11 attacks.
El-Sayed’s appearance comes as Republicans have increasingly focused on his past associations with controversial political and religious figures in the Michigan Senate race.
El-Sayed’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
'I heard you missed me': Melania Trump turns heads in patriotic Rose Garden look for major announcement
First lady Melania Trump made a memorable return to the White House Rose Garden Thursday, greeting the crowd with a playful five-word message before an announcement filled with patriotism and horsepower.
"I heard you missed me. Here I am," Trump said as she took the podium, as the crowd — including President Donald Trump — erupted in laughter.
The first lady stood before a wall of American flags in a crisp sky-blue oversized Michael Kors shirt with the collar popped and a vivid red Dior pencil skirt, echoing the patriotic setting. She completed the look with red Manolo Blahnik suede pumps.
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And Trump's clothes weren't the only thing turning heads.
Sitting nearby was an IndyCar decked out in red, white and blue and carrying the branding of the first lady's "BE BEST" and Fostering the Future initiatives.
Trump couldn't resist giving the machine her own review.
"Look at this incredible race car," she told the crowd. "Gorgeous and powerful."
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The car brought horsepower to the White House grounds just days before IndyCar drivers are set to roar through the nation's capital for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C.
Six-time IndyCar Series champion and 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner Scott Dixon joined Trump alongside 2016 Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi, Graham Rahal and Scott McLaughlin.
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IndyCar President Doug Boles said the cars will blast through the capital at speeds exceeding 180 mph, passing the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument and racing around the National Mall.
He described the event as a "massive and very fast spectacle" marking America's 250th birthday.
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For all the speed and spectacle, however, the Rose Garden event centered on a cause dear to the first lady: America's youth.
Trump announced an expansion of her Fostering the Future initiative, which supports young Americans transitioning out of the foster care system.
Fox Corporation and IndyCar are each contributing $1 million to establish scholarships at Indiana University and Purdue University, bringing the total commitment to $2 million.
The two schools expand Fostering the Future's network to 26 colleges and universities nationwide.
"The greatest investment America can make is not in technology, infrastructure or capital markets. It's our children," Trump said.
She also announced that a Fostering the Future scholarship recipient became the program's first doctor this spring.
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"He will change the lives of so many people," she said. "Graduates will build new companies, launch new industries and redefine what is possible for all Americans."
And on an afternoon when a race car sat gleaming in the Rose Garden ahead of a 180-mph dash through Washington, Trump offered a different measure of success.
"Education is the one asset that can never be taken away," the first lady said. "It is the foundation upon which confidence is built, opportunities created and the future is invented."
Fox News Digital's Brian Flood contributed to this report.