Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) rebuked Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed’s views on Jews and Israel on Thursday, marking notable pushback in the battleground race from one of his party’s top power players.

Pelosi, a longtime leader of House Democrats, sent the message that some of el Sayed’s positions are alarming as he hits the homestretch of his campaign against Republican Mike Rogers, who hopes to flip the Senate seat red.

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