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El-Sayed Campaign Denounces Rogers Video KKK Comparison

8/18/2026

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Mason Pressler, manager for Mohamed El-Sayed, posted on X that Mike Rogers’ campaign “has the aesthetics of a 1960s white-flight suburb and a KKK cross burning.”
Mike Rogers’ campaign said Mason Pressler was equating the Michigan-made Ford pickup shown in the campaign video with the KKK.
Roxie Richner, director for Mohamed El-Sayed, told Fox News Digital that Mason Pressler’s X bio reflects personal opinions, not the campaign’s stance.

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Mason Pressler, manager for Mohamed El-Sayed, posted on X that Mike Rogers’ campaign “has the aesthetics of a 1960s white-flight suburb and a KKK cross burning.”
Mike Rogers’ campaign said Mason Pressler was equating the Michigan-made Ford pickup shown in the campaign video with the KKK.
Roxie Richner, director for Mohamed El-Sayed, told Fox News Digital that Mason Pressler’s X bio reflects personal opinions, not the campaign’s stance.