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Rogers ad targets El-Sayed over alleged Muslim Brotherhood ties

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 3:16 PM UTC · How we work

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Rogers Accuses El-Sayed

Mike Rogers, Michigan Republican Senate nominee, accused Democrat Abdul El-Sayed of lying about Muslim Brotherhood ties.
El-Sayed denied any personal or family Muslim Brotherhood connections on October 12, 2026, during Meet the Press.
Rogers’ campaign aired a TV ad using Meet the Press clips to highlight the alleged discrepancy.
El-Sayed’s spokesperson called Rogers’ claims bad-faith attacks, noting fact-checkers debunk them and that El-Sayed never held dual U.S.–Egyptian citizenship.

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Cruz Pushes Terror Designation

Sen. Ted Cruz and a bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation to label the entire Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization.
The Trump administration designated the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization in January.
President Donald Trump’s November executive order designated several Muslim Brotherhood chapters as foreign terrorist organizations.
The Treasury listed the Islamic American Relief Agency as a specially designated terrorist organization in 2004.

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Rogers Accuses El-Sayed

Mike Rogers, Michigan Republican Senate nominee, accused Democrat Abdul El-Sayed of lying about Muslim Brotherhood ties.
El-Sayed denied any personal or family Muslim Brotherhood connections on October 12, 2026, during Meet the Press.
Rogers’ campaign aired a TV ad using Meet the Press clips to highlight the alleged discrepancy.
El-Sayed’s spokesperson called Rogers’ claims bad-faith attacks, noting fact-checkers debunk them and that El-Sayed never held dual U.S.–Egyptian citizenship.

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