在周三晚间的密歇根州联邦参议员辩论中，民主党人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德（Abdul El-Sayed）激烈否认与穆斯林兄弟会有任何关联，并斥责共和党参议员迈克·罗杰斯（Mike Rogers）试图将他与该组织联系起来。
During Wednesday night’s Michigan U.S. Senate debate, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed passionately denied ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and admonished Republican Sen. Mike Rogers for attempting to link him to the organization.
“[埃尔-赛义德]热衷于削减警方经费，”罗杰斯在回答一个关于执法经费的问题时说道。“事实上，他曾请求穆斯林兄弟会成员、埃及总统穆尔西（Morsi）也在那里削减警方经费。我是说，这简直令人难以置信。”罗杰斯指的是《华盛顿自由灯塔报》（The Washington Free Beacon）报道的一封2012年的信，据称埃尔-赛义德签署了这封信，呼吁身为穆斯林兄弟会成员的埃及总统清洗该国警队。
"[El-Sayed] was passionate about defunding the police," Rogers said, responding to a question about law enforcement funding. "As a matter of fact, he asked the Muslim Brotherhood, excuse me, head Morsi in Egypt, to defund the police there, too. I mean, it's unbelievable." Rogers was referencing a letter that The Washington Free Beacon reported El-Sayed signed in 2012 calling on the Egyptian president, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, to purge his nation’s police force.
“质疑我对宪法的承诺，实在有失你的身份，”埃尔-赛义德回应道。
"To bring into question my commitment to the Constitution is really beneath you," El-Sayed responded.
“我为美国感到自豪。我为身为美国人而自豪。我为我们的宪法感到自豪，它保障了我们所有人按自己的选择祈祷的权利。你居然会问出这个问题——我认为这其实相当可耻。作为一个真正在宪法下服役过的人，这很可耻。”
"I am proud of America. I'm proud to be an American. I'm proud of our Constitution that guarantees all of us the right to pray as we choose to pray. And the question — that you would ask that — I think is actually really quite shameful. As somebody who's actually served under that Constitution, it is shameful."
埃尔-赛义德还因其同母异父妹妹在社交媒体上的旧帖重现而受到抨击，帖子指控他们的母亲在1970年代参与了穆斯林兄弟会的活动。埃尔-赛义德否认本人或家庭与该组织有任何关联，并坚称他不是由生母抚养长大的。
El-Sayed also caught flak after social media posts from his half-sister alleging that their mother was involved in Muslim Brotherhood activism in the 1970s resurfaced. El-Sayed has denied personal or family ties to the organization and maintained that he was not raised by his biological mother.
“他不断提出这个关于与该组织关联的问题，”埃尔-赛义德在辩论中说。“我从未参与其中，因为我的妈妈是密苏里州的一名护士，这根本说不通。而且这其实真的非常有失你的身份，迈克。真的非常有失你的身份。”没有证据表明埃尔-赛义德与穆斯林兄弟会有任何关联。
"He keeps raising this question about this association with the organization," El-Sayed said at the debate. "I've never been a part because my mom, who's a nurse in Missouri, it doesn't make any sense. And it's actually really quite beneath you, Mike. It's really quite beneath you." There is no evidence to suggest that El-Sayed has any affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood.
“我知道你想把这变成你是受害者的问题，”罗杰斯说。“这是关于一种意识形态。一种在五个穆斯林国家被禁止、在另外六个不同国家也被禁止的意识形态。
"I know you want to make this about you being a victim," Rogers said. "This is about an ideology. An ideology that's banned in five Muslim countries, an ideology that's banned in another six different countries.
“一种让美国执法部门非常担忧的意识形态，因为他们利用它为海外行动提供资金。”
"An ideology that is very concerning to law enforcement in the United States because they use it for funding overseas operations."