# El-Sayed's physician claims

News · Heat 1.2 / 10 · 2 shows · 11m airtime

In late September 2026, questions surfaced over Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed describing himself as a physician despite holding no valid medical license in Michigan or New York. In October the discussion widened when El-Sayed floated amending the Constitution to replace the right to bear arms with a right to health care. The license gap itself is established; what remains contested is whether the title is a fair description of his training and public health work or a claim he cannot back.

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## Segments

- [Ruthless Podcast](https://boilpoints.com/u/ruthlesspodcast), 2026-09-24, 19:53 to 26:14: **Reports El-Sayed holds no valid medical license**. Opens a new front on El-Sayed: he calls himself a physician but holds no valid license in Michigan or New York, and the hosts hammer his answer to Mehdi Hasan's question, stacking him against Rand Paul, Tom Coburn and other doctors who served in Congress. New angle: El-Sayed holds no valid medical license in Michigan or New York.
- [The Dan Bongino Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanbonginoshow), 2026-10-19, 32:16 to 34:56: **Reads El-Sayed's quote on amending the Constitution**. Uses El-Sayed's own words against him: reads a quote from The Reload in which he floats amending the Constitution to swap the right to bear arms for a right to health care, then asks gun-owning Democrats to explain their vote. A new quote on the record, wrapped in a get-out-the-vote pitch. New angle: El-Sayed floated amending the Constitution to replace the right to bear arms with a right to health care.
- [The Dan Bongino Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanbonginoshow), 2026-10-22, 34:05 to 36:20: **Cross-checks the musket clip against the text**. Plays El-Sayed's musket clip and has producers confirm the amendment says arms, not muskets or rifles. Retells the Second Amendment thread from the prior episode and stays inside it, adding only the hosts' own commentary.