Mike Rogers on U.S. Politics

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Statement history

2 statements on this page. Dates: September 10, 2026 to September 15, 2026

2 matching statements. Dates: September 10, 2026 to September 15, 2026

2 published statements. Dates: September 10, 2026 to September 15, 2026

Condemned

2 published statements. Dates: September 10, 2026 to September 15, 2026

2 statements on this page. Dates: September 10, 2026 to September 15, 2026

Mike Rogers

Role at the time: Michigan Republican Senate nominee

September 15, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

Mike Rogers's campaign published a press release naming specific CAIR-connected donors and a dollar figure to support his earlier terrorist-financing allegation against Abdul El-Sayed.

“Abdul has repeatedly accepted money from terrorist organizations... Nearly $130,000 from donors with identified connections to CAIR... including national board chair Manal Fakhoury, national board treasurer Eyas Abdeen, national board vice chair Emad Sabbah, and Michigan board member Muzammil Ahmed.”

Read the official statement

RETURN THE MONEY, ABDUL (Rogers for Senate press release)

Campaign press release naming specific CAIR-connected donors and a dollar figure for the first time, escalating the Sept. 10 convention allegation. Underlying donor figures trace to an Aug. 5, 2026 Fox News review, not a new campaign-finance filing.

Why we used this label

Rogers escalates his original allegation with specific donor names and a dollar figure, an express, more detailed condemnation continuing his original position.

Read statement Mike Rogers’s allegation about Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign received funding from a terrorist organization

Mike Rogers

Role at the time: Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaking at the RNC midterm convention

September 10, 2026Condemned

Response to this claim

Abdul El-Sayed is funding his campaign with money from terrorist groups like the Muslim Brotherhood.

“Abdul is funding his campaign with money from terrorist groups like the Muslim Brotherhood.”

Read the official statementMike Rogers's full September 10 convention speech · Mike RogersFull campaign-published transcript; passage beginning That's why I never imagined; later Temple Israel passage beginning We saw that tested

The campaign publishes the complete speech text and links its full recording at https://youtu.be/caqS8edf8p4. The selected wording was checked against the published text, not independently transcribed from the video. Rogers attributes the 9/11-deserved sentiment to Piker and criticizes El-Sayed's association with him; his running-mate language is rhetorical. A separate passage renews the accusation that El-Sayed excused the Temple Israel attack. The transcript also includes Rogers’s separate campaign-finance allegation; it establishes that Rogers made the statement but does not identify a donor, amount, or supporting campaign-finance filing. The source publication timestamp is verified from the campaign page metadata; it is not the speech's recording time.

Why we used this label

Rogers uses the allegation to condemn El-Sayed’s campaign. The classification describes Rogers’s stated stance and does not assess whether the funding allegation is true.

Read statement Mike Rogers’s allegation about Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign received funding from a terrorist organization