Heckler Removed From El-Sayed Event as Right-Wingers Spin Incident

A heckler was removed from Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's Flint, Michigan town hall Saturday after shouting about George Soros funding, with right-wing figures misrepresenting crowd jeers as boos against the candidate. The disruption followed reports that a University of Michigan College Republicans group chat solicited students to attend the event for $200 payments from the conservative PAC America Next. El-Sayed accused the heckler of being part of a coordinated effort, while the PAC and student did not confirm involvement. The College Republicans confirmed the chat messages were genuine but distanced itself from the solicitation, saying it did not coordinate with the student. El-Sayed, who leads Republican Mike Rogers in polls, continued his event after the incident.