Abdul El-Sayed, debating Mike Rogers in a U.S. Senate debate aired by WXYZ-TV Detroit, calls the SAVE Act voter suppression. He says Rogers was caught on a hot mic talking about retired cops who could intimidate voters, and that Rogers, like Donald Trump, has questioned the outcome of the last election.
The receipt
- Who
- Abdul El-Sayed
- Where
- other: Michigan U.S. Senate debate, WXYZ-TV Detroit
- Original footage
- WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7 · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 59 seconds, unedited within the cut
Read the transcript
You know, the SAVE Act would require women who change their names to go back and find their birth certificates just to be able to vote in our election. I mean, I think that's pretty crazy and you pile that on to the voter suppression tactics we've seen out of the Supreme Court backed by Donald Trump, backed by Mike Rogers. In fact, Mike Rogers was caught on a hot mic talking about how he wanted to make sure that there were retired cops who could intimidate voters in the city of I couldn't believe it when I heard it because that sounds like something you'd be hearing from someone in the South like 60 years ago Not a politician running here in Michigan who's claiming that you know He's talking to folks in the city of Detroit because I'll tell you folks in the city Detroit are sick and tired of watching politicians deny the outcomes of elections just like Mike has just like Donald Trump has We deserve the right to vote Nobody should take that away for you from you people have fought and died for that right I for one believe in democracy and will abide by the outcomes of this election He's questioned the outcomes of the last election in the first place.
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