{"id":2680646,"date":"2026-10-10T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-biden-special-assistant-angry-el-sayed-got-decked-by-rogers-during-debate\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T12:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T16:12:56","slug":"former-biden-special-assistant-angry-el-sayed-got-decked-by-rogers-during-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-biden-special-assistant-angry-el-sayed-got-decked-by-rogers-during-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Biden Special Assistant: &#8216;Angry&#8217; El-Sayed Got &#8216;Decked&#8217; by Rogers During Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-biden-special-assistant-angry-el-sayed-got-decked-by-rogers-during-debate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2680646&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A brief article reports on a michigan Senate race debate between Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-sayed. A former Biden staffer judged Rogers teh clear winner, praising his confident and forceful performance and suggesting El-Sayed appeared frustrated and deflated. Rogers criticized El-Sayed&#8217;s support for &#8220;Medicare for All,&#8221; calling it &#8220;a disaster&#8221; and questioning its affordability.President Trump also expressed strong support for Rogers, criticizing El-sayed and claiming Rogers decisively won.The article includes commentary highlighting Rogers\u2019s confident body language and attack strategy during the debate, contrasting with El-Sayed&#8217;s more strained demeanor.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A former Biden administration staffer reluctantly concluded that Republican Mike Rogers soundly defeated Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in a Thursday night debate.<\/p>\n<p>The two are dueling for an open Senate seat in a high-profile Michigan race.<\/p>\n<p>Michael LaRosa, who <a href=\"https:\/\/ballardpartners.com\/team-member\/michael-larosa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">served as<\/a> a special assistant to President Joe Biden and press secretary to former First Lady Jill Biden, said the debate was a loss for El-Sayed, a darling of the Democratic Party\u2019s far-left progressive wing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRogers showed up tonight and exceeded expectations. He spoke with absolute moral clarity about who Abdul El-Sayed actually is,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MichaelLaRosaDC\/status\/2108354161544683660\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers also \u201chit the right notes clearly and forcefully, and he didn\u2019t flinch when going in on the attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was confident, direct, and leaned into every line,\u201d LaRosa wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MI DEBATE TAKEAWAYS:<\/p>\n<p>Rogers showed up tonight and exceeded expectations. He spoke with absolute moral clarity about who Abdul El-Sayed actually is, he hit the right notes clearly and forcefully, and he didn\u2019t flinch when going in on the attack. He was confident, direct, and leaned into every line.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve yet to see Abdul on his heels like he was tonight. He walked away like a very unhappy and frustrated candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the body language: Abdul looked deflated, hung his head, and begrudgingly shook the moderator\u2019s hand. He was angry and frustrated.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers walked offstage with pep in his step\u2014smiling, confident, and exuberant\u2014like a guy who knows he not only won the debate but also decked his opponent. #MISEN<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael LaRosa (@MichaelLaRosaDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MichaelLaRosaDC\/status\/2108354161544683660?\">October 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve yet to see Abdul on his heels like he was tonight. He walked away like a very unhappy and frustrated candidate,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWatch the body language: Abdul looked deflated, hung his head, and begrudgingly shook the moderator\u2019s hand. He was angry and frustrated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, he noted, \u201cRogers walked offstage with pep in his step \u2014 smiling, confident, and exuberant \u2014 like a guy who knows he not only won the debate but also decked his opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the debate, Rogers said El-Sayed\u2019s support for a cornerstone progressive policy dubbed \u201cMedicare for All\u201d would spend too much taxpayer money, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2026-election\/sparks-fly-abdul-el-sayed-mike-rogers-first-michigan-senate-debate-rcna599866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a disaster,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cWe cannot afford Abdul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rogers said El-Sayed talks a good game, but reality would be different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen to this guy and what he\u2019s trying to sell here today. You\u2019re going to find out that this guy is not what he says he is. He is actually selling the best con I think I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump weighed in on the debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike Rogers, the great American Patriot and Republican Candidate for the U.S. Senate from Michigan, completely obliterated Mohammed El-Sayed in the big debate tonight,\u201d Trump, who did not use El-Sayed\u2019s actual first name, wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117408959105269388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this was a fight they would have stopped it. Mohammed is a Jihadist lunatic who hates our Country, the Black People of Detroit, and wants to see the U.S. fail,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShort on Stature, Patriotism, and Truth, Mohammed\u2019s statements have been loaded up with lies and deceit,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won Michigan BIG, and know that Mike Rogers, a total winner, is the man for you!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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