Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers criticized his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, during a town hall with Sean Hannity. Rogers warned voters that El-Sayed’s policies could harm Michigan.
Rogers accused El-Sayed of a “pattern of deception.” He labeled him as a “manufactured candidate” who misrepresented his positions. Rogers stated, “He is the most extreme candidate. He has called for defunding the police. He has called for letting criminals out of prison.”
Rogers emphasized his own campaign’s efforts, highlighting that volunteers have knocked on almost 6 million doors in Michigan. He said, “That’s the energy, and what we’re getting off of those doors is, ‘Yes, we’re voting,’ ‘No, we’re not going to be a DSA state,’ ‘No, we’re not going to let this happen on our watch.'”
The Republican candidate claimed his campaign is drawing support from traditionally Democratic voters.
During the event, Rogers addressed concerns from a Jewish woman about expressing her religious identity. He mentioned similar stories from Jewish students at the University of Michigan who felt pressured to hide their symbols due to harassment.
Rogers spoke on housing, education, and skilled trades, expressing a desire to make homeownership easier for young adults and to bring more defense industry jobs to Michigan. He advocated for reinstating shop classes in high schools to expand skilled-trade education, providing students with more career options.
In his closing remarks, Rogers again criticized El-Sayed’s policies, stating Michigan “cannot afford” them. He added, “We certainly can’t risk his ideology.”
El-Sayed’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.
Sophia Compton, a writer at Fox News Digital with a background in finance, energy, and tourism reporting, contributed to this article.
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