Mike Rogers raises serious warnings about Abdul El-Sayed’s Muslim Brotherhood-linked donations at Trump rally
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At a Donald Trump rally, Rep. Mike Rogers drew attention to troubling campaign donations tied to Abdul El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood. The crowd’s response was subdued at first, but President Donald Trump later reinforced the concerns in blunt terms.
Michigan Senate candidate Rep. Mike Rogers spoke before a crowd at a Donald Trump rally and warned about his opponent, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, after citing campaign contributions from people associated with the Muslim Brotherhood. Rogers said, "And now, he’s accepted campaign donations from organizations, as I said, and even the literal spokesmen from the Muslim Brotherhood. I’ll tell you, as a former FBI agent, I can tell you, we would call that a clue."
The audience gave only a limited reaction at first, and Rogers noted that applause came only after a pause. He added, "But we sure know that Abdul El-Sayed does not belong anywhere near the United States Senate, and certainly not representing us here."
The Washington Free Beacon previously reported that El-Sayed’s campaign finance records show donations from individuals linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, including a former spokesman for the group’s political party in Egypt. El-Sayed has publicly disavowed the organization and condemned the allegations, though he has not addressed specific donations.
President Donald Trump later echoed the accusations, calling El-Sayed a jihadist and saying he would need a metal detector to enter the Senate. Trump said, "He would be the only senator that will have to go through a metal detector before he’s allowed to go into the Senate. I want him to have a metal detector. If Abdul gets to the Senate he would have access to our nation’s national security, and his vote would wield power over our military, our borders, our Homeland Security, and much more with that."