Abdul El-Sayed grilled on past statements on Sharia law and White supremacy, taxing the rich

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed was grilled in a fiery interview on " Jesse Watters Primetime " Monday on his progressive policy positions as he sparred over his high-stakes Senate race against former Republican congressman Mike Rogers.

El-Sayed was challenged over his stated adherence to Sharia law, which was recently criticized by Vice President JD Vance , as well as previous remarks in which he linked efforts to eliminate Sharia law to White supremacy.

"Nobody is trying to push Sharia law on anyone else, just like I hope nobody is trying to push Canon law on anybody else, because we live in an America where you should have the freedom of your religion," he told host Jesse Watters.

VANCE UNLOADS ON EL-SAYED OVER SHARIA REMARKS: ‘THAT’S NOT MY GRANDPA’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY’ El-Sayed, who said he would "never" push his faith on someone else, argued that there is evidence proving the Trump administration has targeted him because he is Muslim.

"There's statistical evidence that the president and the vice president like to target me simply as a function of my faith," he said.

The Democratic nominee condemned Sen.

Tommy Tuberville , R-Ala., over his proposed legislation that would prevent foreign nationals advocating for Sharia law from entering the U.S., including the No Sharia Act and Preserving a Sharia Free America Act.

"The idea, that you have somebody like Tommy Tuberville – who barely was good at coaching football – is out here trying to ban Sharia Law when there's less than 1% of the Muslim community in America, as if somehow Muslims are out here trying to push Sharia law, that seems to me to be deliberately targeting the Muslim Community, because they're different," he said.

EL-SAYED'S AGENDA PUTS ‘PERMANENTLY’ CHANGED AMERICA ON THE LINE IN MICHIGAN SENATE RACE, GOP FIREBRAND WARNS El-Sayed and Watters later clashed over the Democratic nominee’s proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy.

"I also think we got to start taxing wealth for people who know have over $100 million.

I mean at that point like what are gonna even do with more money?," El-Sayed said Wednesday on "The Ansari Podcast." "What are you going to do with more money? Whatever I want!" Watters said in response to El-Sayed’s podcast remarks.

El-Sayed, who has repeatedly railed against "the 1%" as a malign influence on American politics, defended his tax-the-wealthy stance , arguing it is aimed at improving the lives of average Americans, including in infrastructure and education.

EL-SAYED MAY BE 'FULL-BLOWN COMMUNIST' DESPITE SOCIALIST DENIAL: TOP REPUBLICAN "The question ultimately is, ‘Do you want to drive on good roads, or would you rather have a billionaire make a second billion?’ That's what Mike Rogers wants.

That's why Donald Trump wants.