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Trump says Rogers 'completely obliterated' El-Sayed in debate
Rogers accused El-Sayed of lying about his record and family, while Trump later praised Rogers as having “completely obliterated” him.
- On Thursday, Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed held a combative first debate in Grand Rapids, with moderator Rick Albin reporting the candidates continued attacking each other during commercial breaks—something he said never happened in 30 years of debates.
- Rogers repeatedly suggested El-Sayed's family held ties to terrorist organizations, specifically citing his mother's employment at the Islamic American Relief Agency from 1999 to 2004; federal records show she was never charged with any crime.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump escalated rhetoric by posting on social media, calling El-Sayed a "Jihadist lunatic" and declaring Rogers the winner of the debate, analyzing the matchup in UFC terms.
- The Muslim Public Affairs Council warned that such rhetoric reflects a broader rise in Islamophobia, with the organization tracking an eight-fold increase in anti-Muslim speech over the last year.
- Spending by candidates and allied groups has topped $205 million in the closely watched race, where recent polls show the candidates within a single point heading into the November election.
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Abdul El-Sayed denies having any ties to Muslim Brotherhood
Despite multiple reports detailing his ties to radical Islamists and the Muslim Brotherhood, Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed flatly denied that he or his family has any connection to the extremist group.
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Mike Rogers calls out El-Sayed birth mother's concerning ties to terrorists: 'Funneling money to al-Qaeda' - The Midwesterner
Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers didn’t hold back in Thursday’s debate with Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, calling out his birth mother’s concerning ties to terrorists. Throughout the combative debate, Rogers repeatedly highlighted El-Sayed’s controversial anti-Israel comments and numerous supporters with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. But it was during a back and forth on...
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