Allies of former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, Michigan’s GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate, have asked AIPAC not to advertise on his behalf, triggering a rupture with the powerful but currently polarizing pro-Israel group, Axios’ Alex Isenstadt reports.
Axios claims Rogers spoke with AIPAC chair Michael Tuchin in Los Angeles last week. The next day, AIPAC shelved an already-cut video ad targeting Rogers’ Democratic rival, outspoken Israel critic Abdul El-Sayed.
As Axios reports, it shows how far AIPAC’s standing has fallen. Axios credits the war in Gaza, but they ignore the fact that the propaganda from Hamas and the cooperative U.S. and European media had a big role in demonizing AIPAC, Jews, and Israel.
This suggests that support for AIPAC is such a liability that a radical Islamist communist like El Sayed can use it successfully against his GOP opponent in the gubernatorial race.
AIPAC is reportedly angry that Rogers rejected their support, but realistically, it’s a reasonable move. El Sayed used it successfully in the primary, and he will use it again. El Sayed called Israel a rogue state, an apartheid nation, committing genocide.
Ironically, El Sayed is taking money from CAIR, which should be banned as a terrorist organization, and people are more concerned about AIPAC.
Abdul El-Seyed uses AIPAC to distract from the fact that the Muslim Brotherhood is funding his campaign. pic.twitter.com/o2GceaOdZu
— Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) August 22, 2026
El Sayed is using his step-grandparents from his father’s second marriage instead of his terrorist family by blood. He is taking his benefactor communist Bernie out of ads. We probably won’t see much of Hasan Piker for a couple of months.