Michigan Senate candidate responds to backlash over Khamenei comments, calls Iran conflict ‘war we don’t need’

A Michigan Democratic Senate candidate under fire for controversial comments about Iran’s supreme leader responded Wednesday to the backlash, arguing the real issue is the cost of a "war we don’t need to be fighting."

"There are many people who see the downfall of the regime as a good thing, but the question of whether or not it was pursued legally, that's a different question," progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed told "America's Newsroom."

"Whether or not its worth $31 billion of our taxes and counting a billion dollars a day...