Abdul El-Sayed speaks at a protest at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing on April 5. Andrew Roth/Sipa

Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat running for the US Senate in Michigan, has quietly erased thousands of old social media posts — including a dozen tweets that championed the “defund the police” movement, described police as “standing armies,” and urged cities to divert money from law enforcement to social services.

The former Detroit health director deleted his entire X history sometime before launching his Senate campaign in April, a move that highlights how progressive Democrats once aligned with “defund” policies are now distancing themselves from a slogan that remains deeply unpopular with voters.

“Most major US cities spend WAY TOO MUCH on police departments to police poverty

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