Trump says Abdul El‑Sayed is linked to Muslim Brotherhood, cites Rogers' claim

Donald Trump asserted that Senate candidate Abdul El‑Sayed is linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, citing a claim by former U.S. Representative Mike Rogers and social media material highlighted in reporting by the Washington Free Beacon, KATU wrote. KATU’s article presents Rogers’ quoted allegation that 'He gets money from people who openly support Hamas, Hezbollah, al‑Qaeda,' and points to social posts by El‑Sayed’s half‑sister in which she used 'MB'—short for Muslim Brotherhood—to describe family ties. KATU reproduced two posts it said the half‑sister made: one from 2012 stating, 'My family has long been MB,' and one from 2013 saying, 'Praying for all my family that supports the MB in Egypt.'

KATU reported that the Washington Free Beacon uncovered those social posts and that Trump relied on Rogers’ claim when making his public statement about El‑Sayed. The KATU article says El‑Sayed 'again responded: "No."' when rejecting the allegation. The article ties the sequence together: media reporting of the social posts, Rogers’ public accusation, and Trump’s restatement of the link, while noting El‑Sayed’s denial. Other headlines tracked the same allegation in similar terms: News24 framed Trump as saying El‑Sayed was a 'proud member' of the Muslim Brotherhood; Real Clear Politics quoted Trump repeating Rogers’ endorsement language and saying 'We don't need the Muslim Brotherhood as a senator.' KATU’s text is the only full article available in this compilation and is the basis for the detailed chronology it presents. The reporting cited by KATU centres on social‑media posts by a relative rather than direct statements by El‑Sayed, and it records El‑Sayed’s denial without presenting independent documentary evidence tying him personally to the Muslim Brotherhood. KATU attributes the family‑link claim to the Washington Free Beacon’s findings and to Rogers’ public remarks. KATU’s piece does not provide new documentary proof beyond the social posts it cites and the quoted accusation; it records the competing public claims and identifies the posts that prompted the allegation. The article places the dispute squarely in the campaign context, showing how Rogers’ language and the Free Beacon’s reporting were invoked by Trump and rebutted by El‑Sayed.