Tucker Carlson backs Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and critiques opponent Mike Rogers
Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson used his newsletter to support Democratic Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed, defending the candidate’s remarks on the aftermath of 9/11 and attacking Republican rival Mike Rogers on national-security credentials.
Former Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson wrote in his Friday newsletter that he supports Michigan Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, describing the candidate’s comments on U.S. actions after the September 11 attacks as "obviously right." Carlson criticized Republican opponent Mike Rogers, questioning Rogers’s record on national-security issues and urging Michigan voters to keep Rogers out of Washington.
El-Sayed, who ran for the Senate in 2024, previously said that the United States’ response to 9/11 "scarred millions of other people" and that public discussion often fails to consider those affected abroad. On the 20th anniversary of the attacks, he posted a tweet mourning both the victims in New York City and the broader casualties of subsequent U.S. actions overseas.
Rogers, a former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, responded that El-Sayed’s perspective makes him unfit for office. Carlson countered, calling Rogers’s criticism "disgusting" and suggesting that Rogers’s own record on foreign policy is problematic.
Rogers’s campaign declined to comment on the exchange. Carlson has recently featured former Vice President Joe Biden on his program, noting a personal affinity for the former official.