密歇根州民主党参议员提名人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德因其与亿万富翁民主党大额捐赠者乔治·索罗斯的关系而受到质疑，此前他曾批评共和党对手迈克·罗杰斯接受企业资金。
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed was challenged over his ties to billionaire Democratic mega-donor George Soros after criticizing his Republican opponent Mike Rogers for accepting money from corporations.
“坐落有很大区别，”埃尔-赛义德周一在接受“The Story”独家采访时表示。
"There's a big difference there," El-Sayed said during an exclusive interview with "The Story" Monday.
据福克斯新闻数字版查阅的视频显示，埃尔-赛义德的研究生教育部分由保罗和黛西·索罗斯新美国人奖学金资助，而乔治·索罗斯的富有侄子杰弗里·索罗斯上个月在洛杉矶为埃尔-赛义德举办了一场筹款活动。
El-Sayed’s graduate education was partially funded by the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans and George Soros’ wealthy nephew, Jeffrey Soros, hosted El-Sayed at a Los Angeles fundraiser last month, according to footage reviewed by Fox News Digital.
当埃尔-赛义德以“将金钱赶出政治”为承诺进行竞选时，主持人玛莎·麦卡勒姆周一追问他，与富有捐赠者的关系是否削弱了这一信息。
As El-Sayed campaigns on a pledge to get "money out of politics," he was pressed by anchor Martha MacCallum on Monday about whether his relationships with wealthy donors undercut that message.
“当个人想要支持我的竞选时，我欢迎他们的支持，”他说，为自己与索罗斯家族的关系进行辩护。
‘MONEY OUT OF POLITICS’ CANDIDATE ABDUL EL-SAYED SET TO FUNDRAISE WITH GEORGE SOROS’ NEPHEW IN CALIFORNIA "When individuals want to give to my campaign, I welcome their support," he said, defending his relationship with the Soros family.
“你知道我不做什么吗？我不给企业打电话。我不给以色列公共事务委员会（AIPAC）打电话……想要支持竞选的个人，那是不一样的。”索罗斯家族的政治机器已向支持埃尔-赛义德竞选参议员的政治委员会投入数百万美元。
MICHIGAN SENATE HOPEFUL CALLS AIPAC DONATIONS 'LEGALIZED BRIBERY,' REMAINS SILENT ON OTHER DONATIONS "You know what I don't do? I don't call corporations. I don't call AIPAC… Individuals who want to support a campaign, that's different." The Soros family’s political machine has dumped millions into political committees that are supporting El-Sayed’s run for Senate.
埃尔-赛义德坚持认为“企业不应购买政客”，辩称接受富有个人捐赠者的支持与募集企业资金截然不同。
El-Sayed maintained that "corporations shouldn’t buy politicians," arguing that accepting support from wealthy individual donors is different from soliciting corporate money. "Here's the difference.
“区别就在这里。当你拿了他们的钱，然后你……处于可以在他们的议题上施政的位置，[那么]猜猜会发生什么？你会视而不见。你会投19次票让处方药价格居高不下。”
When you take their money and then you're ... in a position to govern on their issues, [and] guess what happens? You turn a blind eye. You vote 19 times to keep prescription drug prices high."
埃尔-赛义德进一步被问及参议院多数党政治行动委员会承诺提供的3000万美元资金，以助他当选。"你知道这些钱是从哪来的吗？" 麦卡勒姆问道。"来自企业……你不认为那些利益集团、那些人会在华盛顿绕回来找你，说'参议员，我们给了这么多钱……'" 这位密歇根州民主党人坚称，支持他竞选的团体"不会"回来寻求以投票作为回报。"
EL-SAYED GRILLED ON PIKER, ISRAEL AND SOCIALIST TIES AFTER MIKE ROGERS SKIPS SENATE DEBATE El-Sayed was further challenged about the $30 million pledged by the Senate Majority PAC to help him get elected. "Do you know where that money comes from?" MacCallum asked. "It comes from corporations… you don't think that those interests, those people are going to circle back around to you in Washington and say, 'So, senator, we gave this much money…’" The Michigan Democrat insisted the groups supporting his candidacy "won’t" come back looking for votes in return.
他们不会，因为我非常、非常清楚地表明了我不想为企业效力。我不会与企业游说者坐下来谈判，" 艾尔-赛义德说。"摧毁美国生活方式"：艾尔-赛义德的政治圈子使其淡化形象的努力变得复杂 "我们需要把企业赶出去，而现在，企业正以创纪录的速度买通政客。" 艾尔-赛义德接着详细阐述了他减少企业在政治中影响力的主张，认为游说者左右着立法者的投票，并转移了对选民的关注。"
"They won't, because I've been very, very clear that I am not interested in doing the bidding of corporations. I will not sit down with a corporate lobbyist," El-Sayed said. ‘DESTROYING THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE’: EL-SAYED’S POLITICAL ORBIT COMPLICATES EFFORT TO MODERATE HIS IMAGE "We need to get the corporations out, and right now, corporations are buying politicians at a record clip." El-Sayed went on to detail his push to reduce corporate influence in politics, arguing that lobbyists shape lawmakers’ votes and divert attention from constituents.
在我的初选和大选中，同样的企业都在资助政客。这就是问题所在，" 他说。"两党都由完全相同的企业资助——这正是我想要终结的。""我不认为他们应该能买通我们中的任何人。这正是我想要终结的。所以，当我说要把钱赶出政治时，我完全打算把企业的钱赶出政治。" 艾尔-赛义德的这番言论正值前总统奥巴马预计将于本月晚些时候陪同他在密歇根州助选，民主党正在为中期选举进行最后冲刺。
"In my primary and in the general election, the same corporations are funding politicians. And this is the problem," he said. "Both sides of the aisle funded by exactly the same corporation – that's what I wan(t) (to) end." "I don't think they should be able to buy any of us. And that's exactly what I want to end. So, when I say money out of politics, I intend fully to get corporate money out politics." El-Sayed's remarks come as former President Barack Obama is expected to join him on the campaign trail in Michigan later this month as Democrats make their final push ahead of the midterm elections.
艾尔-赛义德在福克斯新闻的采访中还辩称，在特朗普总统发动战争之前，伊朗的核威胁已得到遏制，并坚称他无意"扼杀"亿万富翁。
El-Sayed also argued in the Fox News interview that Iran’s nuclear threat had been contained before President Donald Trump launched the war and insisted that he does not intend to "choke out" billionaires.