El Sayed suggested a tweak to the Constitution that would eliminate the Second Amendment.

Posted by The Dan Bongino Show, Oct 19, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

Polygraph verdictTrue

Sources: 2 support
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 85%

The Dan Bongino ShowOct 19, 2026

CNN and The Reload both quote El-Sayed's April 2023 video asking, "What if we tweaked the Constitution, amended the amendment, and instead of the right to bear arms, we change it to the right to have health care?" That matches the claim's core: he floated a constitutional tweak that would eliminate the Second Amendment's right to bear arms.

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What was said

… Jonathan Turley put a post up about this. This guy's not no, I like Jonathan Turley. He's a good legal analyst. He's not a hardcore MAGA guy, but he is a constitutional attorney. Here he is on X. Very nice guy in person, too. A video shows El Sayed suggesting a little tweak to the Constitution. That tweak would be the elimination of the Second Amendment, the right to bear arms. He notes 40% of Michiganders who own guns might find this more than just a bit tweaky. Justin, gun owner, yes, B two, folks. You want to forfeit over your guns? Oh, they're not gonna do that? Really? …

The Dan Bongino Show · Oct 19, 2026· from the transcriptPost →

What we found

Supports. CNN quotes El-Sayed's April 2023 video proposing to change the constitutional right to bear arms into a right to health care, after a school shooting and Medicaid concerns.[1]

Supports. The Reload reviewed the transcript of the same 2023 video and reports that El-Sayed proposed amending the Constitution to replace the right to bear arms with a right to health care, and he did not disavow the idea when asked in August 2026.[2]

Context. El-Sayed's campaign said he respects the Second Amendment and called the comments cherry-picked from old podcasts, but it did not directly answer whether he still supported replacing it.[1][2]