Republican Mike Rogers accused Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed of misleading Michigan voters about his family’s ties to the Muslim Brotherhood after El-Sayed denied having any such connections during a Sunday appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”

Rogers, a former congressman running to represent Michigan in the U.S. Senate, pointed to social media posts written in 2012 and 2013 by Eman Abdelhadi, El-Sayed’s half-sister, as evidence contradicting the Democrat’s statement.

“This morning, Abdul El-Sayed was asked about his family's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. And he denied it, an outright lie,” Rogers wrote on X.

“The truth is, Abdul and his family have surrounded themselves with some of the most heinous organizations and anti-American actors in history,” Rogers added. “He is too extreme to get anywhere near the US Senate.”

In a 2012 post, Abdelhadi wrote, “My family has long been MB,” referring to the Muslim Brotherhood, while criticizing what she described as the group’s poor and destructive approach to politics.

The following year, she posted a message expressing concern for relatives who supported the organization in Egypt. “Praying for all my family that supports the #MB in #Egypt,” she wrote. “Lie low, stay safe.”

Rogers subsequently released a campaign advertisement featuring El-Sayed’s televised denial alongside Abdelhadi’s older statements. In a separate post promoting the ad, Rogers wrote that El-Sayed needed to be honest with Michigan voters about his family’s alleged ties to terrorism.

The advertisement also included news clips and commentary raising questions about other alleged connections involving El-Sayed’s relatives. One segment discussed claims concerning his birth mother and an organization accused of providing financial support to Osama bin Laden, the Taliban and Hamas. Another raised questions about an organization connected to his father-in-law. Those allegations were presented in the campaign advertisement and were not independently established by the information provided.

The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamist movement with branches and affiliated organizations across multiple countries. The Trump administration has designated three Muslim Brotherhood chapters as specially designated global terrorists over their support for Hamas.

El-Sayed responded to Rogers’ criticism by posting video from a campaign rally that drew nearly 800 attendees in a district President Donald Trump carried by 32 percentage points.

“Good luck out there, Habibi,” El-Sayed wrote on X, dismissing Rogers’ attack without directly addressing the statements from his half-sister.

The dispute adds another point of contention to Michigan’s Senate race, with Rogers using the family statements to question El-Sayed’s credibility and judgment while the Democrat has pushed back against the Republican’s broader campaign attacks.