Michigan paper declares it won't seek comment from Mike Rogers due to 'lies and bigoted attacks' on El-Sayed
A Michigan newspaper declared Wednesday it will no longer seek comment from the campaign of Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers over what it described as his "lies and bigoted attacks" against his Democratic rival, Abdul El-Sayed."For the first time in @metrotimes history, we’re no longer seeking comment from a candidate’s campaign because of repeated lies and bigoted attacks," Detroit Metro Times investigative reporter Steve Neavling announced on X."That candidate is Mike Rogers, whose campaign keeps targeting Abdul El-Sayed’s Muslim faith," he added.MIKE ROGERS PRESSES CNN'S DANA BASH ON WHY THE PRESS IS 'EAGER' TO DEFEND ABDUL EL-SAYEDFormer Rep.Mike Rogers, R-Mich., a Senate candidate, during the second day of the Republican Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, Sept.
10, 2026.(Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Neavling accused Rogers of lying when the Republican asserted that El-Sayed hasn't disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood, pointing to the Democrat telling a town hall audience member, "Sure, yeah, absolutely" earlier in the week when asked to denounce the organization, and for suggesting El-Sayed believes "America deserved 9/11," a statement made by El-Sayed's prominent supporter, left-wing streamer Hasan Piker.Neavling also accused Rogers of having "inflated" his counterterrorism résumé, specifically about his role in the operation targeting Osama bin Laden."When Metro Times asked about those claims for its Oct.
8 report, Rogers’ campaign declined to answer specific questions.It instead defended his record and repeated an unfounded allegation that El-Sayed received money from terrorist organizations," Neavling wrote in a report.EL-SAYED, ROGERS CLASH OVER MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, TRUMP AND GUNS: 5 FIERY DEBATE MOMENTSNeavling's article "counted the ways" Rogers allegedly lied about El-Sayed on a range of topics."Rogers has attacked El-Sayed, a physician and former Detroit health director, over public...