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Rogers: I never called El-Sayed a ‘terrorist’

Rogers: I never called El-Sayed a ‘terrorist’

Summary

Mike Rogers, a Republican running for Michigan’s open Senate seat, said Sunday that he never called his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, a “terrorist.” Rogers discussed President Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric toward El-Sayed in an NBC News interview with “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker.

Key Facts

  • Rogers is a former U.S. representative.
  • Rogers is running for Michigan’s open Senate seat.
  • Abdul El-Sayed is Rogers’s Democratic opponent.
  • Rogers said he never called El-Sayed a “terrorist.”
  • Rogers spoke about Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric toward El-Sayed.
  • Kristen Welker interviewed Rogers on NBC News’s “Meet the Press.”
  • Welker asked Rogers whether he agreed with Trump in calling El-Sayed something; the provided article text cuts off before completing the question.
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