The personal exchanges followed previous allegations by Rogers that El-Sayed's mother worked for the Islamic American Relief Agency, a group sanctioned for funding Al-Qaeda. El-Sayed responded by calling Rogers a "sock puppet" for Donald Trump's Iran policy and claiming Rogers voted 19 times to increase prescription drug prices. El-Sayed currently holds a 69% chance of winning the race to replace Senator Gary Peters, according to Polymarket prediction odds.
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Mike Rogers Calls El Sayed Fake Doctor in Michigan Senate Debate
US Politics12 days ago
The Republican challenger for Michigan's Senate seat claimed that Abdul El-Sayed misrepresented his medical background and held an unexplained luxury property in the United Arab Emirates. During their first televised debate, Mike Rogers alleged El-Sayed is not a physician and questioned how the Democrat could be worth $1 million with less than 4 years of work experience, contradicting El-Sayed's claim of 10 years. Rogers also accused the candidate of lying about his Egyptian citizenship and accepting campaign funds from the family of George Soros and groups linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.
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