rsonally directed  that the story's headline be tweaked to  specifically mention that El-Sayed, who is vying to become the first Muslim American senator, had deleted tweets referencing the attacks. 

The article frames the unearthed tweets against the backdrop of the approaching 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, casting El-Sayed as facing renewed political scrutiny as his campaign heats up and he's forced to address the posts amid a historically unifying moment in American politics.

A spokesperson for El-Sayed's campaign said in a statement to CBS News that  Abdul has always unequivocally condemned terrorism and the September 11 attacks,  adding that his opponent, Mike Rogers, is engaged in  bad-faith lies meant to mislead Michiganders. 

The Hollywood Reporter reached out to El-Sayed's campaign for comment on the controversy but did not hear back Tuesday.

Weiss, a longtime lightning rod for controversy, was elevated to CBS News editor-in-chief last year by David Ellison, son of Oracle founder and Trump megadonor Larry Ellison. Since her ascent, she has faced scrutiny over her lack of broadcast news experience and criticism for killing segments seen as critical of Trump administration policy.

The incident is not the first time the network has been criticized over its characterization of a politician of Muslim faith. In July, the network was forced to remove a line from its coverage of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani after a false claim about those who signed a petition to keep the progressive Democratic mayor out of an upcoming 9/11 attacks 25th remembrance ceremony.