Rogers Renews Muslim Brotherhood Claims Against El-Sayed 11 Days Before Michigan Vote
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 24
Rogers Renews Muslim Brotherhood Claims Against El-Sayed 11 Days Before Michigan Vote
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 24
Summary
11 days before the Nov. 3 election, Mike Rogers repeated on Fox News that Abdul El-Sayed had embraced Muslim Brotherhood ideology, even after El-Sayed again denied any personal or family ties.
A heated exchange followed when Bret Baier pressed El-Sayed over a 2012 letter backing moves by Egypt's Mohamed Morsi; El-Sayed said the questioning implied divided loyalties and insisted his loyalty is to the U.S. Constitution.
Rogers said the issue was "not how he prays, it's how he thinks," while Baier noted El-Sayed had already explicitly disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood at an Oct. 17 town hall.
The rivals also split on the Iran war and domestic policy: El-Sayed called for a war powers resolution and defended a public insurance guarantee, while Rogers said he wants Trump to end the conflict and attacked Medicare-for-all.
Michigan's Senate race is entering its final stretch with both campaigns leaning on national surrogates, as Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are expected to factor into weekend campaigning.