Mike Rogers Pretty Much Mopped the Floor With Abdul El-Sayed in a Debate Tonight – Watch Some Highlights
A partisan recap of a Michigan Senate debate in which Republican Mike Rogers landed several sharp attacks on Democrat Abdul El-Sayed — on foreign property, unlicensed medical practice, family ties, and Middle East allegiances.
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Republican Mike Rogers is judged by the source to have clearly outperformed Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in a Michigan U.S. Senate debate. Rogers countered El-Sayed's attack over his Florida home by noting El-Sayed owns homes in Dubai and Pakistan, saying 'at least Florida is in the USA.' Rogers also claimed El-Sayed is not a licensed doctor, and raised that El-Sayed's mother worked for a group alleged to have funneled money to Osama bin Laden, Hamas, and the Taliban. El-Sayed declined to say Iran is a greater threat than Israel, calling the question 'a ridiculous hypothetical.' A self-described lifelong Democrat said she is voting for Rogers.
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Rogers responded to El-Sayed's attack on his Florida home by noting El-Sayed owns homes in Dubai and Pakistan, saying 'at least Florida is in the USA.' In the source
Rogers claimed El-Sayed is not a licensed doctor and said if El-Sayed tried to treat a patient, 'he'd go to jail.' In the source
At least Florida is in the United States.
Rogers turns El-Sayed's attack on his Florida home into a sharp contrast over where each candidate's properties are located.
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Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, the two candidates running for U.S. Senate in Michigan, had a debate tonight. Let’s just say it was a good night for the Rogers campaign. He did very well and you can watch some highlights below. In this clip, El-Sayed hits Rogers for having a home in Florida. Rogers reminds the audience that El-Sayed has a home in the United Arab Emirates, then says, ‘at least Florida is in the United States.’ Abdul owns homes in Dubai and Pakistan, Mike owns homes in America. “At least Florida is in the USA” 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/V7cuCuVxcM — Great Lakes HQ (@GreatLakes_HQ) October 8, 2026
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He's not really a doctor. If somebody came into his office and he tried to treat them, he'd go to jail!
Rogers challenges El-Sayed's credibility as a medical professional by pointing out he lacks a license to practice.
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— Great Lakes HQ (@GreatLakes_HQ) October 8, 2026 In this clip, Rogers reminds the audience that El-Sayed is not actually a licensed doctor, despite claims from his supporters. Savage Mike Rogers on Abdul: "He's not really a doctor. If somebody came into his office and he tried to treat them, he'd go to jail!" pic.twitter.com/uMQmpr85lk — Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) October 8, 2026 Savage Mike Rogers on Abdul: "He's not really a doctor. If somebody came into his office and he tried to treat them, he'd go to jail!" pic.twitter.com/uMQmpr85lk
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When asked which country is a greater threat to the US — Israel or Iran — El-Sayed refused to answer, calling it "a ridiculous hypothetical."
El-Sayed's refusal to identify Iran over Israel as a greater threat becomes the debate's most damaging moment for his campaign.
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— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) October 8, 2026 Here, Abdul El-Sayed is asked which country is a greater threat to the United States, Israel or Iran. It’s such an easy question and yet he refuses to answer. 🚨 WTF?! Abdul El Sayed just refused to say Iran is a bigger threat to America than Israel IRAN K*LLED AMERICANS AND WANTS TO BOMB US. He thinks they aren't all that bad 😠 Q: Who's a bigger threat to the US, Israel or Iran? ABDUL: "That's a ridiculous hypothetical." I don't… pic.twitter.com/qLvBNAAPYO — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 8, 2026
El-Sayed is When asked which country is a greater threat to the United States, US — Israel or Iran It’s such an easy question and yet he refuses to answer. — WTF?! Abdul El Sayed just El-Sayed refused to answer, calling it "a ridiculous hypothetical."
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Abdul El-Sayed's mother worked for a terror group that funneled money to Osama bin Laden, Hamas, and the Taliban. Mike Rogers's mother worked at her local Chamber of Commerce.
Rogers draws a stark biographical contrast between the two candidates' mothers to raise questions about El-Sayed's family ties.
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In this clip, Rogers mentions the fact that El-Sayed’s mother worked for a group with ties to Al-Qaeda. Just brutal. Abdul El-Sayed's mother worked for a terror group that funneled money to Osama bin Laden, Hamas, and the Taliban.@MikeRogersForMI's mother worked at her local Chamber of Commerce. Choose wisely, Michigan. pic.twitter.com/Mp2t1TsxWw — Senate Republicans (@NRSC) October 8, 2026 Abdul El-Sayed's mother worked for a terror group that funneled money to Osama bin Laden, Hamas, and the Taliban.@MikeRogersForMI's mother worked at her local Chamber of Commerce.
Abdul El-Sayed's mother worked for a terror group that funneled money to Osama bin Laden, Hamas, and the Taliban.@MikeRogersForMI's Taliban. Mike Rogers's mother worked at her local Chamber of Commerce.
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A self-described lifelong Democrat said she is voting Republican for the first time because she refuses to vote for El-Sayed.
A self-identified lifelong Democrat crossing party lines signals El-Sayed has lost voters even within his own base.
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Finally, we’ll leave you with this video of a woman who claims to be a lifelong Democrat who is voting Republican for the first time, for Mike Rogers. 🚨 Lifelong Democrat says she’s voting Republican for the first time because she refuses to vote for Abdul El-Sayed. "I’m voting for @MikeRogersForMI because I would not vote for El-Sayed." pic.twitter.com/rhNpW9gmzD — Bobby LaValley (@Bobby_LaVallley) October 8, 2026 🚨 Lifelong Democrat says she’s voting Republican for the first time because she refuses to vote for Abdul El-Sayed.
A self-described lifelong Democrat says she’s said she is voting Republican for the first time because she refuses to vote for Abdul El-Sayed.
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