Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed says he will likely take his Senate oath of office on a Quran.
Abdul El-Sayed, the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate, said in an NPR interview published Thursday that he will likely swear his oath of office on a Quran, though he has not chosen which copy. He cited the Thomas Jefferson Quran used by Keith Ellison in 2007 and a Quran held by the University of Michigan as possible choices. In the same interview he said his allegiance is to the Constitution and backed replacing Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader.
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This event sits in the top 18% of divergence this week. 2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
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Abdul El-Sayed Reveals Plan for His Oath of Office: 'I'll Swear on the Quran'
Oath tied to Sharia and Brotherhood suspicions · negative
Daily Wire
El-Sayed Teases Nod To Islam At His Senate Swearing-In
Historic first plus policy and leadership remarks · neutral
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One outlet frames the oath as a signal about Sharia and the Muslim Brotherhood; the other treats it as a personal first and spends its space on his break with Schumer.
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“Abdul El-Sayed Reveals Plan for His Oath of Office: 'I'll Swear on the Quran'”
“El-Sayed Teases Nod To Islam At His Senate Swearing-In”
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El-Sayed said he would prefer Chris Van Hollen to replace Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader
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