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El-Sayed, meanwhile, repeatedly turned the conversation to President Donald Trump’s (https://www.mediaite.com/tag/iran-war/) war in Iran , rising gas prices, and his Republican opponent, Mike Rogers . Eventually, the two landed on what Watters called “sex change for minors,” inquiring, “Do you support that?” Read a transcript of the continued exchange below: EL-SAYED: I remember having great conversations with my conservative friends about Right to Try legislation — the idea that the government shouldn’t tell you what kind of health care you should have. I just think the government shouldn’t tell you what kind of health care you should have, and if you’re a minor, it’s between you and your doctors — WATTERS: You want to try on kids? EL-SAYED: Now, if you disagree with that, if you disagree with that, if you disagree that health care decisions need to be made by a doctor and parents and the patient, then I think we just agree to disagree, but, you know, you want to put government inside a clinic or a hospital — WATTERS: So Abdul, you’re a doctor, right? EL-SAYED: I am. WATTERS: So you think it’s OK for a parent to slash his kid’s ding-a-ling off? You think that’s OK? El-SAYED: I mean, so, do you really wanna have this conversation? Are you circumcised? WATTERS: Ah! Yeah, but I mean, uh, that’s a personal question, doctor! EL-SAYED: OK, so you probably should want to move on. You probably should want to move on. WATTERS: A circumcision’s different than castration. EL-SAYED: I just think it’s a problem that you think you get to decide what happens between a parent, a doctor, and a patient. I’m just saying that, yes, circumcision is surgery on a kid’s ding-a-ling, so if you really wanna bring that up, you can. WATTERS: OK. EL-SAYED: I just think you guys are really selective about how you want to talk about these things. WATTERS: That’s wacky. Abdul, Michigan’s not going for that. That is sick stuff.  Watch above via Fox News. New: The Mediaite One-Sheet "Newsletter of Newsletters" Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. (https://www.mediaite.com/subscribe) Subscribe now!       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