One of Abdul El-Sayed’s staffers had an insane reaction to Republican opponent Mike Rogers’ pickup ad.
On Sunday, the Republican’s campaign released a video of him riding in an antique Ford with American flags and a “Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate” poster on the side, overlaid with Toby Keith’s “American Ride.”
Watch:
Gotta love this American Ride!
There’s no better way to do the Woodward Dream Cruise! pic.twitter.com/gD4heq06Gk
— Mike Rogers (@MikeRogersForMI) August 16, 2026
“Gotta love this American Ride! There’s no better way to do the Woodward Dream Cruise!” Rogers could be heard saying in the video.
But not everyone liked the video. Mason Pressler, a political manager in the northern part of Michigan for El-Sayed’s campaign, drew a horrific comparison between the ad and “a KKK cross burning.”
Look:
Mike Rogers’ campaign has the aesthetics of a 1960s white flight suburb and a KKK cross burning. https://t.co/UHILzb6hTc
— Mason Pressler (@Press4BC) August 16, 2026
“Mike Rogers’ campaign has the aesthetics of a 1960s white flight suburb and a KKK cross burning,” Pressler wrote.
It didn’t take long for the Republican’s campaign to fire back on X.
Hmmm @AbdulElSayed’s staffer thinks driving a Michigan-made Ford truck is akin to the KKK…. https://t.co/wM85jJnHCh pic.twitter.com/tSStzlxqpd
— Mike Rogers War Room (@RFSWarRoom) August 16, 2026
“Hmmm, [El-Sayed]’s staffer thinks driving a Michigan-made Ford truck is akin to the KKK…” a rapid-response account for Rogers said.
X users also slammed the take:
I guess vintage cars and the American flag are supposed to represent the KKK and White supremacy now. https://t.co/XzRVEmdOky pic.twitter.com/DbXa5rSjar
— Nover (@Nover68) August 17, 2026
These people just hate America and everything related to it. https://t.co/LUuwWtp1AZ
— Hon. Vickie Paladino (@VickieforNYC) August 18, 2026
Look at the video that this Leftist is quoting. What could be possibly offensive about that?
The Left just hates America. It’s that simple. https://t.co/sqWEOIV27Y
— (@mr_underhill123) August 17, 2026
You know your boss is running for office in MICHIGAN, right? https://t.co/adi2tHKurL
— RBe (@RBPundit) August 17, 2026
Abdul hates classic cars too. Add Woodward Dream Cruise and classic cars to the list of things Abdul wants to ban in addition to bacon, dogs and football.
Islam has reduced the literal soul of Detroit down to white supremecy. https://t.co/rnLWhN7PZM
— CeeCee (@Ceecee410) August 17, 2026
Simply driving a car is all it takes for Abdul Al-Sayed’s team to accuse someone of being in the Klan. https://t.co/GaULeXuaqB
— Rhonda Rhoades (@NewWaveIngenue) August 17, 2026
The person posting this is the most on the nose parody of Democratic social media staffers possible. republicans could not invent something this perfect. https://t.co/xTYjcq7gTw
— Kevin Tierney (@CatholicSmark) August 18, 2026
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