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President Donald Trump said former Michigan Republican U.S. Senate Rep. Mike Rogers “annihilated” Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed during a debate Thursday night.
“Mike Rogers, the great American patriot and Michigan Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, completely destroyed Mohammad El-Sayed in tonight’s great debate. If it was a fight, they would have stopped him,” the president said in a Truth Social article published shortly after midnight Friday.
“Mohammad is a crazy jihadist who hates our country, the black people of Detroit, and wants to see the United States fail. Lacking stature, patriotism and truth, Mohammed’s statements have been loaded with lies and deception. I won BIG in Michigan and I know Mike Rogers, a big winner, is the man for you!!!” Trump added.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, left, appears with Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers during a televised debate on WOOD-TV, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Swimming Pool)
El-Sayed’s campaign and the White House did not immediately respond to comment from Fox News Digital.
Trump supported Rogers, who previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from early 2001 to early 2015. Trump also supported Rogers in 2024, but the GOP nominee lost Michigan’s 2024 U.S. Senate race to then-Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin.
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U.S. President Donald Trump and former Republican U.S. Senate Representative Mike Rogers shake hands at the General Motors Proving Ground in Milford, Michigan, Monday, July 27, 2026. (Sarah Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In part of an article published Wednesday on Truth Social, the president wrote: “Mohammed El-Sayed is a terrible candidate for Democrats. While his opponent, Mike Rogers, is a very good opponent, Mohammed goes back to the days of Jihad.
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El-Sayed, whose full name is Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, said in a statement Thursday: “He knows my name is Abdul. He says it every day. I don’t know any better. It’s time for a change.
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