A campaign event for Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed took an ugly turn Sunday when security removed Andre Williams, a Black political commentator who lives in Michigan, without providing an explanation.

Williams attended the Detroit event with journalist Jonathan Choe. Both men sat down at the gathering before security approached them and forced them to leave, according to their accounts of the incident.

Williams describes himself on his YouTube channel as a “commentator on black American culture, black identity, and black masculinity.” He said he had done nothing disruptive before being removed from the event.

In a social media post after the incident, Williams said he was expelled despite merely entering the event and taking a seat. He insisted that security had no legitimate reason to remove him.

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“I was kicked out of the Abdul El-Sayed event in Michigan for absolutely no reason at all. All I did was walk in and sit down.”

Williams also noted that he lives in Michigan and argued that he had every right to attend an event involving someone who could become his next representative. His account portrayed a campaign operation apparently uninterested in explaining why a Michigan resident could not remain.

According to Williams, security initially allowed him inside. He said he sat down and did not speak with anyone other than the security personnel who admitted him before three men approached and kicked him out.

The removal was particularly striking because Williams presents himself as a prominent voice on Black culture and identity. El-Sayed, meanwhile, has been attempting to court Black voters ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Choe confirmed that he was also removed from the event. He said “security did not tell us why we were being booted,” leaving both men without an official explanation for their expulsion.

Choe also reported Williams’ theory about what prompted the campaign security response. “Williams suspects it had something to do with his conservative hot takes and sharp criticism of El-Sayed's alleged ties to Muslim terror groups.”

I walked in

Sat down Didn’t talk to anybody but security who let me in And these three fucking faggot came up and they kicked me out All this talk about how he’s for Black people, and then you kick out one of the most pro-Black voices in Detroit. — Andre Williams (@andrewilliamsus) November 2, 2026

That suspicion came from Williams, without any confirmation from security or the campaign. What remains clear is that Williams and Choe said they were removed, while security offered them no reason at the event.

The incident lands at a difficult moment for El-Sayed as he works to attract Black voters. His support among likely Black voters trails the numbers received by Democratic presidential candidates in Michigan during the previous two presidential elections.

A Data for Progress poll conducted from October 23 to 25 found that 82% of likely Black voters support El-Sayed. While that represents a large majority, it remains below the support Kamala Harris and former President Joe Biden received.

Harris received 87% of the Black vote during the 2024 election, according to the figures provided. Four years earlier, Biden received 92% of the Black vote in Michigan.

Those comparisons leave El-Sayed struggling to reach the levels achieved by previous Democrats in the state. Against that backdrop, removing a Black Michigan commentator without an explanation makes for a rather curious approach to voter outreach.

Williams emphasized that he had simply entered, sat down, and remained quiet before security intervened. He also objected to being removed from a political event involving a candidate seeking to represent Michigan residents.

Neither Williams nor Choe reported receiving a reason from security. The episode therefore leaves the campaign event defined not by El-Sayed’s pitch to voters, but by unanswered questions about why two attendees were shown the door.

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