Politics

El-Sayed denies Muslim Brotherhood ties after Rogers cites 2012 letter

Fox News reports that Democrat Abdul El-Sayed rejected Republican Mike Rogers's Muslim Brotherhood allegations during a Michigan Senate debate.

Updated Oct 22, 2026 · 10:02 UTC5 reports

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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed denied ties to the Muslim Brotherhood during a Michigan U.S. Senate debate, according to Fox News.[Fox News]
Republican Mike Rogers cited a 2012 letter that The Washington Free Beacon reported El-Sayed signed, urging Egypt's president to purge police.[Fox News]
Social media posts from El-Sayed's half-sister alleging their mother's 1970s Brotherhood activism resurfaced, and El-Sayed denies family ties.[Fox News]

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed denied ties to the Muslim Brotherhood during Wednesday night's Michigan U.S. Senate debate.[Fox News]
Republican Mike Rogers referenced a 2012 letter that The Washington Free Beacon reported El-Sayed signed, calling on Egypt's president to purge the police force.[Fox News]
The reporting states there is no evidence suggesting El-Sayed has any affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood.[Fox News]
Social media posts from El-Sayed's half-sister alleging their mother's 1970s Muslim Brotherhood activism resurfaced.[Fox News]
El-Sayed has denied personal or family ties to the organization.[Fox News]

The letter's contents and Rogers's linkage claim come from a Washington Free Beacon report and are not independently verified in this reporting.[Fox News]
The half-sister's allegations about their mother's 1970s activity are unverified in the available reporting.[Fox News]

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