“Fox & Friends” host Lawrence Jones got into a heated exchange with former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg that casts a light on Michigan voters.
The two squared off early Tuesday morning as Michigan voters headed to the polls to cast their votes for Republican Mike Rogers or Democrat Senate candidate Abdul-El-Sayed.
Jones highlighted former Democrat Senate candidate Haley Stevens’ decision to endorse Rogers over her former Dem primary challenger. Jones argued that her decision was based on “objections to antisemitic” rhetoric that stemmed from El-Sayed’s camp.
Buttigieg steered the conversation back to “affordability,” which he argued was the main concern of voters.
Jones wasn’t having it.
“Excuse me. I can’t approach this conversation in good faith after we just had an antisemitic campaign ad by Hasan Piker’s uncle ran for your candidate,” Jones said. “Address that!”
“I can’t approach this conversation in good faith” — Lawrence Jones as he unsuccessfully attempts a series of gotchas against Pete Buttigieg https://t.co/aQ1fC6GCuC
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 3, 2026
“Sure. Abdul rejected that ad,” Buttigieg responded. “It’s that simple. He didn’t produce it, and when asked about the contents of it, he rejected it.”
Buttigieg continued to hammer the issue of affordability, which proved to be a winning strategy for Dems despite the party’s monumental and long-running role in making life far less affordable for millions of Americans.
“The ads he’s actually producing — from what I can tell as somebody who gets a lot of ads on TV even when you’re just trying to watch a football game in Michigan — are the fact Mike Rogers voted to cancel the Affordable Care Act,” Buttigieg continued. “He’s for Trump policies, including the Iran War we’re all paying $2,000 or more [for] because of the cost of energy and tax dollars.”
“Abdul’s No. 1 issue is getting everybody healthcare,” Buttigieg concluded. “This is what people are focused on.”
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