密歇根州共和党参议员候选人迈克·罗杰斯周日在NBC《会见新闻界》节目中与主持人克里斯滕·韦尔克发生激烈交锋，就其关于民主党对手阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德与穆斯林兄弟会关系的指控进行反驳，指责韦尔克在关于该伊斯兰主义组织的激烈辩论中为其对手辩护。
Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers fired back at NBC's "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker on Sunday over his allegations about Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood, accusing Welker of defending his rival during a heated exchange about the Islamist organization.
韦尔克表示埃尔-赛义德已否认与穆斯林兄弟会有任何联系，并为她之前对埃尔-赛义德的采访进行辩护，当时埃尔-赛义德否认与该组织有任何关系。罗杰斯对此提出质疑。
Rogers challenged Welker after she said that El-Sayed had already disavowed any ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and defended her previous interview with El-Sayed in which he denied any ties to the group. "No, he has not, he dismissed the question ...
“不，他没有，他回避了这个问题……我不知道你为什么给这家伙开绿灯，”罗杰斯在两人互相打断对方时说道。“你在一个他应该负责的问题上给他开绿灯。”韦尔克随后追问罗杰斯2012年的言论，展示了一段过去的引语，当时他说美国必须“接触并与”穆斯林兄弟会的温和成员“对话”，并询问他是否承认曾愿意与他们接触。
I don't know why you give this guy a pass," Rogers said, as the two interrupted each other. "You are giving him a pass on something he should be accountable for." Welker pressed Rogers on his own 2012 remarks, displaying a past quote where he said the U.S. would have to "reach out to and talk to" moderate members of the Muslim Brotherhood and asking whether he acknowledged having once been willing to engage with them.
罗杰斯指责韦尔克曲解其言辞以维护埃尔-赛义德，而非审查其对手的记录。他解释称，当时作为众议院情报委员会主席，他的重点是维持埃及与以色列之间的情报合作，以防止进一步的地区暴力。
Rogers accused Welker of twisting his words to defend El-Sayed rather than scrutinize his opponent's record. He explained that, as House Intelligence Committee chairman at the time, his focus was on preserving intelligence cooperation between Egypt and Israel to prevent further regional violence.
“你现在所做的就是试图扭曲此事，为你让他对你撒谎的行为辩护，”他补充道。
"What you're doing now is trying to twist this thing to defend your position for letting him lie to you," he added.
当韦尔克追问唐纳德·特朗普总统将埃尔-赛义德描述为暴力恐怖分子的表述时，对峙进一步升级。韦尔克质疑这一指控，称没有证据支持。她还指出，埃尔-赛义德否认与穆斯林兄弟会有任何关联，并公开与该组织划清界限。罗杰斯拒绝了他个人曾将民主党对手描述为恐怖分子的说法。“我从未称他为恐怖分子，”罗杰斯说。
The confrontation intensified when Welker pressed Rogers about President Donald Trump's characterization of El-Sayed as a violent terrorist. Welker challenged the accusation, saying there was no evidence to support it. She also noted that El-Sayed had denied any affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood and publicly disavowed the organization. Rogers rejected the suggestion that he had personally described his Democratic opponent as a terrorist. "I've never called him a terrorist," Rogers said.
罗杰斯竞选团队在向福克斯新闻数字频道发表的声明中重申了对其的批评，发言人阿比·龙森质疑埃尔-赛义德的回应，并敦促全国媒体审查他的记录。
Rogers' campaign doubled down on his criticism in a statement to Fox News Digital, with spokesperson Abby Ronson questioning El-Sayed's responses and urging national media outlets to scrutinize his record.
“阿卜杜勒是牛津受训的辩手，”龙森说。“然而，每当被问及他对穆斯林兄弟会的支持时，他都会转移话题、发怒并驳回问题。密歇根州民众理应得到一个本应非常容易回答的问题的答案。”“为什么他的竞选团队不发表一份明确的声明，与一个恐怖组织划清界限？全国媒体应该开始追问他为什么不这么做，而不是为他找借口，”她继续说道。
"Abdul is an Oxford-trained debater," Ronson said. "Yet every time he’s asked about his support of the Muslim Brotherhood, he deflects, gets angry and dismisses the question. Michiganders deserve an answer on what should be an incredibly easy question to answer." "Why won’t his campaign put out an equivocal [sic] statement disavowing a terrorist organization? The national media should start asking him why that is instead of making excuses for him," she continued.
罗杰斯的指控源于此前有关埃尔-赛义德、其家庭成员与穆斯林兄弟会之间联系的报道，其中包括一份2012年支持埃及穆斯林兄弟会支持的总统穆罕默德·穆尔西的信件。
Rogers' allegations stem from previously reported connections between El-Sayed, members of his family and the Muslim Brotherhood, including a 2012 letter supporting Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood-backed president, Mohamed Morsi.
《华盛顿自由灯塔报》报道称，埃尔-赛义德是46位签署2012年11月一封信的埃及裔美国社区知名人士之一，该信支持穆尔西的决定，并敦促他清洗埃及的警察和媒体。该媒体认定埃尔-赛义德是该信件的签署人之一，该信在穆尔西因扩大总统权力而面临批评时发表。
The Washington Free Beacon reported that El-Sayed was among 46 Egyptian American community figures who signed a November 2012 letter backing Morsi's decisions and urging him to purge Egypt's police and media. The outlet identified El-Sayed as a signatory to the letter, which was published as Morsi faced criticism for expanding his presidential powers.
埃尔-赛义德同母异父的妹妹埃曼·阿卜杜勒哈迪过去的社交媒体帖子最近浮出水面，描述了他们家族与穆斯林兄弟会的渊源。在一条2012年的帖子中，阿卜杜勒哈迪承认了家族与该组织长期存在的联系。
Past social media posts from El-Sayed's half-sister, Eman Abdelhadi, recently surfaced and described their family's history with the Muslim Brotherhood. In one 2012 post, Abdelhadi acknowledged longstanding family connections to the organization.
“我的家族长期以来就是穆兄会成员，但我一直觉得它在政治领域的航行很糟糕/具有破坏性，”阿卜杜勒哈迪说。
"My family has long been MB, but I've always felt that it has navigated the political sphere poorly/destructively," Abdelhadi said.
在另一条帖子中，阿卜杜勒哈迪描述了她与母亲关于在1970年代于埃及上大学期间参与穆斯林兄弟会活动的对话。
In another post, Abdelhadi described a conversation with her mother about participating in Muslim Brotherhood activism while attending college in Egypt during the 1970s.
埃尔-赛义德一直坚持称自己是由父亲和继母抚养长大的，并指责罗杰斯利用他的穆斯林信仰进行政治目的。福克斯新闻数字部曾联系埃尔-赛义德请求置评，但未立即收到回复。
El-Sayed has maintained that he was raised by his father and stepmother and has accused Rogers of exploiting his Muslim faith for political purposes. Fox News Digital reached out to El-Sayed for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
在10月11日接受《面对面》节目采访时，韦尔克询问他是否与该组织有关，埃尔-赛义德否认自己或家族与之有联系。当韦尔克问及他或其家人是否与穆斯林兄弟会有任何关联时，埃尔-赛义德回答：“没有”。
He denied that he or his family had ties to the organization when Welker questioned him during an Oct. 11 appearance on "Meet the Press." "No," El-Sayed said when Welker asked whether he or his family had any connections to the Muslim Brotherhood.