RETURN THE MONEY, ABDUL
MIKE ROGERS CALLS ON ABDUL EL-SAYED TO RETURN DONATIONS FROM TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS
DETROIT, MI — Army veteran, former FBI street agent, former House Intelligence Chair, and Candidate for U.S. Mike Rogers today released the following statement calling on Abdul El-Sayed to return the money donated to him from terrorist organizations, including the Council on American-Islamic Relationships (“CAIR”) and the Muslim Brotherhood:
“I guess when Abdul claims he wants ‘money out of politics,’ he doesn’t count terrorist organizations. As a former Army officer and House Intelligence Chair, I spent my life fighting to defeat terrorist organizations. Abdul cashes checks from them. It’s absolutely disqualifying and an insult to the brave men and women who’ve risked their lives in service to this great country. Abdul, return the money.”
– Mike Rogers, Candidate for U.S. Senate
Abdul has repeatedly accepted money from terrorist organizations, including the following:
Nearly $130,000 from donors with identified connections to CAIR, an alleged Hamas-linked group and Designated Terrorist Organization in multiple states. The donations come from over 41 staff or board members, including national board chair Manal Fakhoury, national board treasurer Eyas Abdeen, national board vice chair Emad Sabbah, and Michigan board member Muzammil Ahmed.
The Unity & Justice Fund, the super PAC controlled and funded by CAIR’s lobbying arm, which claimed credit for helping Abdul win the Democratic primary.
Amani Barakat, who donated $7,000 to support Abdul. She’s the Chair of Al-Awda, a group that supports dismantling the U.S. military.
Abdul El-Sayed’s Father-in-Law, Tayeb Jukaku, has donated at least $300,000 to a Pro-Abdul Super PAC. Tayen is a top leader of a Muslim Brotherhood Organization linked to terror funding and is the President of CAIR Michigan.
Learn more about Mike Rogers and his plan to Get Michigan Working Again at RogersForSenate.com.
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