(…) It’s become a regular staple in interviews and speeches by leftist politicians to call ICE agents “the Gestapo,” Brownshirts and worse. The predictable effect? A massive rise in threats against law enforcement.
They’ll tell you that what Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said in a fiery — meaning incredibly obnoxious and vitriolic — speech Wednesday following his Tuesday night primary victory is just standard speechifying and not at all incendiary.
It was directed at his Republican opponent, former congressman Mike Rogers, and it sure sounds like a call to violence to me:
El-Sayed ended his remarks by publicly challenging Rogers to a series of debates but taunting that he believed his rival was too much of a “coward” to accept: “So, Mike I’m going to say it right here, I know you’re gonna say no because you are a coward – Five debates! Alright?” he said. “If you’re willing to stand with me and have a conversation, you and I both know that you will wither in front of your own crimes.”
He continued: “But I’m gonna make sure Michiganders know about them, because by the time we’re done, you are not going to have safe quarter from people holding you accountable to what you’ve done for them here in Michigan. We will send you back to Florida where you belong.”
Abdul El-Sayed Blasts Mike Rogers: “Is He MAGA? Is He Neocon? Nah, Man, He’s Just A Corporate Sellout”
“He’s like the worst of all versions of the Republican Party,” El-Sayed said. “If you want a senator who’s going to lick some boots, fine—go vote for Mike Rogers.” https://t.co/SELYkQlnL3 pic.twitter.com/gAZuktmRfD
— RealClearPolitics (@RCPolitics) August 5, 2026
No safe quarter? Are you kidding me? That certainly could be interpreted as an out-and-out call to violence.
Imagine a Republican telling a Democrat he has no ‘safe quarter’ anywhere in a state. The media would call it incitement within the hour. Abdul El-Sayed says it about Mike Rogers and it is treated as a campaign speech.
— Mehek Cooke🇺🇸 (@MehekCooke) August 5, 2026