A Sky News reporter had a heated exchange with newly-elected Senator Abdul El-Sayed on the eve of his victory in the midterms.
\n\nIn the clip, which quickly went viral, racking up over 8.8 million views on X, El-Sayed confronts Sky’s U.S. correspondent James Matthews, telling him he won’t answer his questions.
\n\n“Are you registered to vote in Michigan? Are you registered to vote?” El-Sayed asks the journalist, to which Matthews replies he is not.
\n\n“So why would I care to have a conversation with you? Just explain to me why would I care to have a conversation with you?” El-Sayed says.
\n\nWhen Matthews says that he is a journalist, El-Sayed responds: “You’re a journalist in the U.K. You know how many votes I want to get in the U.K.? Zero. I am never running for office in the U.K. So I absolutely do not care what you think or the questions you ask.”
\n\nMatthews then protests that U.S. elections matter “to the world” to which El-Sayed says: “Yes, and what are you in? What country are you in?” Matthews explains he’s based in the U.S. and has international viewers, prompting El-Sayed to reply: “Sky News is not viewed in the…
Original source: https://variety.com/