El-Sayed's 'ding-a-ling' defense of child sex changes becomes instant attack magnet: 'Not the same, Abdul!'

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed is catching flak from across the political spectrum for comparing circumcision to child sex changes during a Monday night appearance on "Jesse Watters Primetime."

"So you think it's okay for a parent to slash his kid's ding-a-ling off?" Watters asked El-Sayed.

"Are you circumcised?" El-Sayed asked Watters.

"Circumcision's different than castration," Watters responded.

"It's a problem that you think you get to decide what happens between a parent, a doctor and a patient," El-Sayed went on. "I'm just saying that, yes, circumcision is surgery on a kid's ding-a-ling."

Even some on the left didn't buy into El-Sayed's attempt to compare sex changes with circumcision.

Others took opportunities to poke fun at El-Sayed for asking a news host about his penis during a nationally televised interview by making puns.

Some, however, took a more serious tone.

Circumcision is an elective surgical procedure that is generally performed on infants, though some medical experts and critics have raised concerns about consent, medical necessity and the risks associated with the procedure.

"Abdul has been clear that parents know what's best for their families, and these decisions should be made by them and their doctors, not the government," campaign spokesman Cole Wozniak told Fox News Digital. "Fox News wants to talk about this in bad faith to change the subject on the issues everyday Michiganders are facing, rising gas prices, failing schools, unaffordable groceries, and the fact that folks can't see a doctor. Those are the problems Abdul is trying to address, unlike Mike Rogers and Donald Trump whose chaotic tariffs and endless war are hurting Michigan families."