Mike Rogers and his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, tore into each other at their second Michigan Senate debate Wednesday evening. Rogers, a former FBI special agent and the Republican U.S. Senate candidate, clashed with El-Sayed over the personal barbs, accusations and fierce divides that have defined one of the countryâs most anticipated Senate elections.
Here are some of the most noteworthy moments from the fiery faceoff. As evidence of Rogersâ alignment with President Donald Trump, El-Sayed accused him of backing the war in Iran, a conflict El-Sayed himself described as "aimless." "He's got a war for everything, and he won't back off the war now. He supports this war," El-Sayed said.
"If you don't believe me, I want you to pay attention. On Sunday, when Donald Trump comes here at the invitation of Mike Rogers to remind you that, in fact, Donald Trump is on the ballot through Mike Rogers. They are hip to hip on this war, and you are paying the cost," he added, referring to one of Rogers' upcoming campaign events.
Rogers quickly fired back, reiterating a moment from their first debate when El-Sayed refused to answer whether Israel or Iran posed a greater threat to the U.S. "My opponent can't even condemn the [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps], which is the terrorist enforcement arm of Iran, and doesn't believe Iran is any more dangerous than Israel. This is an absolute nonstarter," Rogers said.
THE MEDICARE FOR ALL TRADE-OFFS SOCIALISTS AREN'T TALKING ABOUT, ACCORDING TO EXPERTS At one point during the debate, Rogers accused El-Sayed of deleting social media content about defunding the police â a progressive stance that circulated among far-left Democrats in 2020 after the death of George Floyd. "I will tell you this: he did call for defunding the police ⦠[and] he deleted all of this material. Why would you go through and take all of that time to delete all of the material?
X videos, comments, podcast. Because he was passionate about defunding the police," Rogers said. "As a matter of fact, he asked the Muslim Brotherhood head, Morsi, in Egypt to defund the police there, too," Rogers added, referring to the former Egyptian president associated with the group.
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