Michigan lawmaker who left Dem Party urges black voters to REJECT Abdul El-Sayed, says socialists are ‘more racist than the KKK’

Speaking with Fox News regarding Democrat leaders who believe black voters should only support left-wing candidates, Michigan state Rep. Karen Whitsett, who quit the Dems in March, said, “It doesn't change, it's just different slave owners.” She said the far-left wing of her former party that has been gaining traction across the nation is “more racist than the KKK.”

She called out prominent black activists and pundits, including Al Sharpton and pastor Horace Sheffield III, accusing the pair of working to “keep the knee on [black voters'] necks.” She said, however, that black voters are "waking up" and are "realizing the power of our vote."

Whitsett said, “You can see the serious divide of the crazy socialist far-left and especially the White women. They are the worst and the most racist that there possibly ever could be. They're, I think, they're more racist than the KKK.”

“Are you trying to help the black community or are you trying to kill it? Are you trying to keep people stupid and ill-informed or what? Because right now I can't tell, right? Is this voter education or are you just trying to make sure you count your slaves on the plantation.”

Whitsett said that El-Sayed’s values are not aligned with her own, and that she doesn’t think he has the best interests of black voters in mind. Whitsett will be retiring at the end of her term, which expires at the end of 2026.

“I'm going to stand on Bible first, and I'm going to stand on community first. I don't care about moving up within the Democratic Party. I don't care about making sure my pockets are better.”

"I always try to be a voice of reason, and I'm not a go along, get along. So, my whole thing is it has to make sense, and I am definitely family over party. God over party is of the utmost importance," she said. "So for me, when you point that out to people, it's just common sense that to people, that's just common sense that El-Sayed is not the candidate. There's just no way. It doesn't line up. It doesn't line up Biblically, and it doesn't line up with common sense."

Whitsett has taken issue with El-Sayed likening himself to Jesus, writing in one post, “ridiculous!” She added in another post, “He compared himself to my Lord and Savior!”

Whitsett said that while she does believe everyone should have medical insurance, El-Sayed has not adequately explained how his campaign promise of Medicare for All would be implemented, and what it would mean for Americans at the doctor’s office.

"This Medicare for All, it's not for all. It's not going to change the dynamics of how many doctors there are, or nurses or blood draws or anything else. You're now going to put the government in your health system, and they're going to decide for you."

In March, Whitsett announced that she was leaving the Democrat Party and not pursuing another term to prioritize her religious beliefs. "I will not be seeking re-election for this office, and I will not be running for any office ever again. This is not a political calculation—it’s a spiritual decision," she said at the time. She said that she could no longer be a faithful follower of Christianity while remaining a member of the Democrat Party. “For me, it is impossible to be a faithful follower of Jesus Christ while remaining a member of the Democratic Party as it exists today.”