# El-Sayed Snaps at Rogers Over Muslim Brotherhood Question in Michigan Senate Debate

Rogers cited a 2012 letter El-Sayed reportedly signed to Egypt's Mohamed Morsi. El-Sayed called the line of attack 'shameful' and denied any tie. Fox notes there is no evidence of an affiliation.

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The Michigan Senate candidates met on a debate stage Wednesday night, and the Muslim Brotherhood question got personal.

Republican Sen. Mike Rogers was answering a question about funding for police when he brought up Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's past. "[El-Sayed] was passionate about defunding the police," Rogers said. "As a matter of fact, he asked the Muslim Brotherhood, excuse me, head Morsi in Egypt, to defund the police there, too. I mean, it's unbelievable."

The letter. Fox says Rogers was pointing to a 2012 letter that The Washington Free Beacon reported El-Sayed signed. It called on Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, to purge his country's police force. We have not seen the letter itself.

El-Sayed's answer. "To bring into question my commitment to the Constitution is really beneath you," he said. "I am proud of America. I'm proud to be an American. I'm proud of our Constitution that guarantees all of us the right to pray as we choose to pray." He called the question "really quite shameful" and noted he has served under the Constitution. He said he has never been part of the group and that the claim "doesn't make any sense" given his mother is a nurse in Missouri.

Rogers did not back off. "I know you want to make this about you being a victim," he said. "This is about an ideology. An ideology that's banned in five Muslim countries, an ideology that's banned in another six different countries." He added that law enforcement in the U.S. is concerned about the group because of how it funds overseas operations.

What else is in play. Fox says El-Sayed has also faced questions after social media posts from his half-sister resurfaced alleging their mother took part in Muslim Brotherhood activism in the 1970s. El-Sayed has denied personal or family ties and says he was not raised by his biological mother.

What to keep in view. Fox states plainly that there is no evidence El-Sayed has any affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood. The debate exchange is about Rogers' argument that his rival's judgment and associations are fair game. This is Fox's account of one debate segment; we did not watch the full debate.

## Source

Original reporting: [Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/el-sayed-erupts-gop-rival-over-muslim-brotherhood-accusations-fiery-senate-debate)