El-Sayed's Viral Exchange With Iranian-American Backfired So Hard the Guy Cut an Ad for Mike Rogers

Last month in Michigan, Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed had an exchange with an Iranian-American student that fully explained where the extremist Democrat's loyalties lie. 

El-Sayed's so radical that he even refused to condemn the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran. 

We'd say this was unbelievable, but it wasn't:

This is insane. A young Iranian-American describes how his family has been hunted by the IRGC, cites tens of thousands of protesters reportedly killed by the regime, and asks Abdul one simple question: Will you condemn the IRGC?

Abdul refuses. pic.twitter.com/zJprDlQuXd

— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) September 24, 2026

That little conversation went so badly for Hasan Piker's bestie that the Rogers campaign is running with it: 

Abdul El-Sayed can never, ever be a U.S. Senator.

Take it from Iman, whose family fled from oppression in Iran to find freedom. He and his family deserve better than someone connected to the Muslim Brotherhood and Al-Qaeda. They deserve someone who stands up to the IRGC, not… pic.twitter.com/Z1pOBVXWVK

— Mike Rogers (@MikeRogersForMI) October 2, 2026

El-Sayed's refusal to condemn the IRGC is hardly surprising considering that they recently basically endorsed the Democrats in the midterm elections next month. 

WOW -

New Rogers ad features the young Iranian American from a viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed in which Abdul infamously refused to condemn the IRGC and the Ayatollah. https://t.co/Y2B6WRKo6h

— Matt Whitlock (@MattWhitlock) October 2, 2026

That ad was essentially created by El-Sayed's refusal to condemn a foreign terrorist organization. 

Just FYI, this ad wouldn’t exist if @AbdulElSayed actually condemned the IRGC and answered my questions. It was Abdul’s cowardly non-answer that created a viral moment that led to me officially meeting the Rogers campaign. https://t.co/ILD5yUcaZ2

— Iman Dashti (@dashti_iman) October 2, 2026

Way to go, Abdul!

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Editor’s Note: The 2026 Midterms will determine the fate of President Trump’s America First agenda. Republicans must maintain control of both chambers of Congress and keep radicals like Abdul El-Sayed out of the Senate. 

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