“The Muslim Brotherhood officially celebrated Abdul El-Sayed's primary election victory.” — Mike Rogers. Our verdict: Partly True.

What we found

The evidence

• Supports the claim

  NBC News reported that Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Democratic Senate primary on 4 August 2026. [1]

• Supports the claim

  El-Sayed's campaign announced he had won the Democratic primary on 4 August 2026. [2]

• Supports the claim

  Ballotpedia News reported that El-Sayed defeated Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan on 4 August 2026. [3]

• Supports the claim

  Bridge Michigan reported that El-Sayed won the Democratic nomination and that Mike Rogers had tried to link him to the Muslim Brotherhood. [4]

• Background

  The Algemeiner reported that a publication called Ikhwan Online, which it linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, published an article celebrating El-Sayed's primary victory. [5]

• Supports the claim

  St. Louis Public Radio reported on Trump's attacks on El-Sayed and identified him as the Democratic nominee in the Michigan Senate race. [6]

What we could not confirm

• Whether the Muslim Brotherhood officially celebrated Abdul El-Sayed's primary victory. We found no statement from the Muslim Brotherhood itself, such as an official website, press release or verified social media account.
• Whether Ikhwan Online is an official organ of the Muslim Brotherhood with the authority to speak for the organisation. The only report we found did not establish this independently.
• Whether Mike Rogers made this specific claim about a Muslim Brotherhood celebration. The sources we checked did not contain the quote.

How we checked

We looked at news reports and official announcements about the 2026 Michigan Democratic Senate primary result, and at reporting on the alleged Muslim Brotherhood celebration. We searched for any statement from the Muslim Brotherhood itself and for the original quote from Mike Rogers, but found neither. We reviewed 7 relevant sources.