Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers Spar in Michigan Senate Debate over Tariffs, Iran War and Health Care
The candidates traded attacks over foreign policy, taxes and health care as moderator Rick Albin urged them to tone down the sniping.
- On Thursday, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers clashed during their first Senate debate in Michigan, trading sharp attacks over foreign policy and trade. The event, hosted by NBC affiliate WOOD and moderated by Rick Albin, highlighted the intense rivalry.
- Trade policy took center stage as tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods became a flashpoint. El-Sayed attacked Rogers' shifting position on the trade war, citing $5,600 annual household costs.
- Healthcare and foreign policy dominated the policy exchange; Rogers labeled El-Sayed's support for "Medicare for All" a "disaster" for private insurance. El-Sayed criticized the war in Iran, arguing it threatens the United States' energy supply.
- Aggressive attacks defined the debate as Rogers accused El-Sayed of being a "con man" and questioned his supporters' ties to terrorist groups. Albin struggled to maintain order, pleading with both candidates to rein in their aggressive tactics.
- With control of the U.S. Senate in play, the Michigan Senate race remains a critical battleground that could determine partisan control of the chamber. Vice President JD Vance has weighed in, focusing on polarizing issues of faith and ethnicity.
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Washington, Oct 8 (EFE).- The first debate between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers, candidates for the U.S. Senate for the state of Michigan, was marked Thursday by personal attacks, interruptions and crossings on national security, immigration, economics and the war with Iran.The meeting, held in [...] The Post The first debate between El-Sayed and Rogers in Michigan leads to personal attacks was first published in HolaNews.
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Democrat Abdul El-Sayed (L) and Republican Mike Rogers (R) face off in a debate for Michigan's Senate race on Oct. 8, 2026. (Courtesy of WOOD TV8, Screenshot by The Epoch Times)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — During Michigan’s first Senate debate tonight, Mike Rogers exposed Abdul El-Sayed as a certified conman whose dangerous, socialist policies would raise taxes on every Michigander and prop up terrorist organizations funding his campaign. “Abdul El-Sayed is a radical socialist leading the pro-Hamas wing of his party and refusing to denounce his best […]
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