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Trump’s Analysis Of Michigan Senate Debate Takes Hate To Undebatable High

Rogers debated El-Sayed and was accused of directing attention to El-Sayed’s family rather than his record.

Trump’s Analysis Of Michigan Senate Debate Takes Hate To Undebatable High
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This article1 analysis · Oct 10, 2026
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Donald Trump declared Mike Rogers the winner of his Michigan Senate debate against Abdul El-Sayed and attacked El-Sayed in a social media post. The article also reports that Rogers suggested El-Sayed’s mother had ties to a terrorist organization, despite no evidence she knew of its illegal activities.

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Republican Michigan Senate candidate who debated Abdul El-Sayed

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Mike Rogers Says He Would Accept AIPAC Support

Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed debated in Michigan’s Senate race; Donald Trump later praised Rogers and attacked El-Sayed. Left-leaning outlets center Trump’s attacks and Rogers’s remarks about El-Sayed’s family. Center outlets split among Rogers’s AIPAC stance, competing assessments of who won, and strategists’ view that the debate may not shift the race. Right-leaning outlets emphasize Rogers’s accusations against El-Sayed and Trump’s praise, while also reporting Rogers’s welcome for AIPAC support.

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