El‑Sayed’s Deleted Thanksgiving Tweet Calling for Indigenous Reparations Surfaces

Overview

• Reporters published an archived copy of a Thanksgiving Day 2019 tweet on Wednesday that said the United States “was built on the systematic annihilation of Indigenous Peoples” and called for “Time for Reparations.”
• El‑Sayed later replied to that thread to say he meant the “descendants” of Indigenous peoples rather than their “ancestors,” and the original post has been deleted from his account.
• Coverage places the Thanksgiving message in a broader pattern of past posts that were deleted or criticized, including 2020 comments about policing and a 2021 repost of a debunked Border Patrol whipping claim.
• Polling still shows El‑Sayed leading his Democratic primary rivals, but outlets note the resurfaced posts could complicate his general election standing against Republican Mike Rogers.
• Right‑leaning outlets led the initial report and emphasized past controversies, while left‑leaning outlets confirmed the tweet and focused on its potential impact in the primary campaign.