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The week in whoppers: Abdul El-Sayed equates sex-change surgery to circumcision, Kathy Hochul smears ICE agents and more

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27.08.2026

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The week in whoppers: Abdul El-Sayed equates sex-change surgery to circumcision, Kathy Hochul smears ICE agents and more

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“Circumcision is surgery on a kid’s ding-a-ling.” — Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, Monday

We say: El-Sayed, the Michigan Senate wannabe who is an actual MD, defended sex-change surgery by equating it with circumcision.

Huh? Doctors aren’t needed for circumcisions, which are advised for health benefits in any case.

Indeed, a Jewish bris is performed by a simple mohel, often in a family’s home. Nor does it yield the drastic, life-altering consequences of sex-change surgery.

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