“Mike Rogers is lying straight to our faces. After defending Donald Trump's illegal war in Iran for months as a 'win-win-win,' Mike Rogers is only flip-flopping now. … You've spent your entire campaign supporting the war in Iran. Liar, coward, fraud.
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democrat
Democratic Nominee for U.S. Senate • Michigan
Physician and epidemiologist, former executive director of the Detroit Health Department and former Wayne County health director. Won the Michigan Democratic Senate primary on August 4, 2026.
Statements (11)
“It's sad. He doesn't really want to talk about any of the issues people are really facing. … If he thinks that the issue is a streamer in California, then he's got another thing coming.
“Democracy is supposed to be the process by which we solve our problems peacefully. We can learn to disagree agreeably. And when you hear that kind of call to violence, it should be shuddering to all of us.
“This is what has become the norm in our politics.
“My comments might have been misconstrued to be justifying something I did not intend to justify. To anybody who feels like my comments might have been hurtful, I'm really sorry.
“I made a mistake.
“It wasn't the time for context, and you don't ever want to trample somebody's pain.
“Nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople.
“My commitment to Jewish safety is the same as my commitment to the safety of my own daughters.
“I believe all Americans deserve the right to advocate for what they believe without fear of violence. This is particularly true for communities that have been intimidated for their beliefs in the past.
“I've been pretty clear that I'd love to see Chris Van Hollen as Senate majority leader.