Former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and Michigan Republican U.S. Senate nominee Mike Rogers told Breitbart News Saturday that his campaign is attracting support from longtime Democratic voters as he seeks to defeat Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in November, while raising concerns about his opponent’s alleged connections to the Muslim Brotherhood and positions on national security.
\n\n“This is about the way you think. It’s not about the way you pray,” Rogers said. “I wore the uniform of the United States. My family, my son wore the uniform in the United States, so that you can pray any way you want, and we’re proud of that.”
\n\nRogers discussed a 2012 letter El-Sayed signed concerning Mohamed Morsi, who became Egypt’s president that year.
\n\n“The letter that he wrote in support of Morsi when he took over the Egyptian presidency in 2012 and 13, he was, A, supportive of the Muslim Brotherhood, but, B, calling on them to purge the police and purge the press,” Rogers said. “And so it wasn’t just a casual thing.”
\n\nRogers also pointed to El-Sayed’s previous leadership role in the Muslim Student Association at the University of Michigan, which he described as having alleged connections to the Muslim…
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