这场大急流城的对决中，双方就以色列、伊朗、汽油价格、全民医保以及财务不当行为指控等议题爆发冲突
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周四晚间，密歇根州联邦参议院席位候选人共和党人迈克·罗杰斯与民主党人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德在激烈辩论中展开人身攻击和相互指责，从民生负担、伊朗局势、美国对以色列的支持，到两人各自的财务往来与个人背景，双方在所有议题上都爆发了争执。
这场在大急流城举行的充满争议的对决，是两位候选人自11月备受关注的大选前首次同台辩论。此前罗杰斯以担忧主持人公正性为由，拒绝参加上月由底特律福克斯2台主办的辩论。
周四辩论开场时，原本围绕民生负担的讨论很快演变为人身攻击。罗杰斯多次质疑埃尔赛义德的行医资质，并指责他误导选民。埃尔赛义德则指责这位前国会议员通过与企业的关联中饱私囊。
“他在撒谎。他之前谎称自己是医生，现在又在撒谎，谎称自己是不是埃及公民，”罗杰斯在一次尤为激烈的交锋中指责道，“他就是个骗子。”
埃尔赛义德对奥巴马的尖锐批评在联合竞选集会前重新浮出水面
密歇根州民主党参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德的支持者在伍德电视台工作室外集会，原计划他将于周四在此与密歇根州前联邦众议员迈克·罗杰斯辩论，地点在密歇根州大急流城。（奇普·索莫德维拉/盖蒂图片社）
拥有哥伦比亚大学医学学位的埃尔赛义德驳斥了这些攻击，并指责罗杰斯试图转移选民对影响其日常生活的议题的注意力。
“他想把这场辩论变成针对他或我的个人恩怨，但问题的核心是你们，”埃尔赛义德回应道，“在这家伙的领导下，你买得起汽油吗？买得起日用品吗？他会无条件照单全收唐纳德·特朗普要求他批准的一切政策。”
两位候选人还就个人财务问题展开争辩。埃尔赛义德多次指责罗杰斯离开国会后通过企业关系牟利，并提及他在佛罗里达州的房产以及据称拥有游艇的情况。
罗杰斯否认拥有任何游艇，并反唇相讥，质疑埃尔赛义德的投资以及据称在阿联酋拥有海外房产的情况，同时抨击他一边声称不接受企业政治行动委员会的捐款、呼吁消除政治献金，一边却接受亿万富翁的资金。
罗杰斯缺席参议院辩论后，埃尔赛义德就派克事件、以色列与社会主义关联遭盘问
密歇根州共和党参议院候选人、前联邦众议员迈克·罗杰斯的支持者在一家电视台工作室外集会，罗杰斯周四将在此与民主党候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德辩论。（奇普·索莫德维拉/盖蒂图片社）
辩论交锋愈发激烈，主持人里克·奥尔宾多次出面干预。
“听着，情况是这样的。我们有几十个问题需要讨论。你们不能用14次反驳来纠结所有这些细节，”奥尔宾对两位候选人说道。
广告休息后，奥尔宾表示，在他30年的辩论主持生涯中，从未见过候选人在广告休息期间仍持续争论不休。
周四晚间的辩论大部分时间都充斥着人身指责，但当晚最尖锐的政策分歧之一出现在以色列和伊朗议题上。
当被问及如果以色列遭到伊朗或其他国家行为体的袭击，他是否会支持向以色列提供防御性武器时，埃尔赛义德表示他不会，并重申反对用美国纳税人的资金资助外国军队。
“我不想让我们的税款为其他国家购买武器。我不知道这有什么难理解的，”埃尔赛义德说道。
密歇根学生就伊朗立场与埃尔赛义德对峙：‘你站在我们这边吗？’
密歇根州民主党参议院候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德（左）正与密歇根州共和党参议院候选人、前联邦众议员迈克·罗杰斯对峙。（莎拉·赖斯/盖蒂图片社；亚历克斯·王/盖蒂图片社）
“我认为他们俩都以各自的方式证明了具有危险性。一个有攻击我们的风险，一个正把我们拖入我们本不该参与的战争，”他在提及以色列和伊朗时补充道。
尽管主持人反复追问，埃尔赛义德仍拒绝说明以色列或伊朗哪个对美国构成更大威胁。
“我认为他们俩都以各自的方式证明了具有危险性，”埃尔赛义德说，“一个有攻击我们的风险，一个正把我们拖入战争。我们本不该参与这些战争。”
相比之下，罗杰斯表示他会支持向以色列提供防御性武器，并重申他对这个犹太国家的支持。
他还多次指责埃尔赛义德与支持恐怖组织的个人和组织存在关联，埃尔赛义德对此予以否认。
阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛义德回击以色列相关问题，称其姓名与信仰是媒体审查的背后原因
埃尔赛义德在周四的密歇根州联邦参议院辩论中拒绝透露以色列或伊朗哪个对美国构成更大威胁。（莫尔塔扎·尼库巴兹/路透社，资料图）
两人还就在伊朗仍保留生产核武器能力并继续控制霍尔木兹海峡的情况下，冲突是否能够结束这一问题存在分歧。
埃尔赛义德将汽油价格上涨归咎于这场冲突，并指责罗杰斯支持一场不必要的战争，他认为即使伊朗保留生产核武器的能力，外交手段也能解决冲突。
罗杰斯则认为伊朗的核能力已大幅削弱，并表示冲突应该结束，同时坚持不能允许伊朗获得核武器。
在国内政策方面，埃尔赛义德对国内生产石油的联邦价格管制持开放态度，他认为高汽油价格构成紧急状态。
“听着，我绝对认为这是我们应该考虑的事情，”埃尔赛义德说道。
民主党在势均力敌的参议院竞选中与关键投票群体面临‘要么成功要么彻底失败’的分裂
汽油价格上涨是周四辩论中的一个议题。（斯科特·奥尔森/盖蒂图片社，资料图）
罗杰斯拒绝支持价格管制，转而主张暂时减免汽油税、发放柴油退税以及暂停柴油出口。
医疗保健也成为一个主要争议点。
埃尔赛义德为他的全民医保提案辩护，坚称希望保留私人保险的美国人可以继续保有私人保险。罗杰斯则辩称，该提案将取消现有的私人保险，并对家庭征收大量新税。
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此次辩论是在一场竞争异常激烈的参议院选举背景下展开的。
9月底的福克斯新闻民调显示，埃尔赛义德在可能投票的选民中以50%比49%领先罗杰斯，双方差距在统计上属于平局。
两位候选人正在角逐即将退休的民主党参议员加里·彼得斯腾出的席位，共和党希望拿下该席位，而民主党则希望保住这一席位。
亚历克·舍梅尔是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者，原籍北卡罗来纳州夏洛特市，现居住在华盛顿特区-巴尔的摩大都会区。
Michigan Senate debate erupts into personal attacks as Rogers, El-Sayed clash over Israel, Iran and more
The Grand Rapids showdown included clashes over Israel, Iran, gas prices, Medicare-for-all and accusations of financial misconduct
October 8, 2026 9:27pm EDT / Fox News
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Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed traded personal attacks and accusations during a heated Michigan U.S. Senate debate Thursday night, clashing over everything from affordability, the war in Iran and U.S. support for Israel to their respective financial dealings and personal backgrounds.
The contentious showdown in Grand Rapids marked the first time the two candidates faced off onstage ahead of November’s closely watched election after Rogers declined to participate in a debate last month hosted by FOX 2 Detroit, citing concerns about the moderator’s impartiality.
At the top of Thursday’s debate, what began as a discussion about affordability quickly devolved into personal attacks, with Rogers repeatedly questioning El-Sayed’s medical credentials and accusing him of misleading voters. El-Sayed accused the former congressman of enriching himself through corporate connections.
“He’s lying. So, he lied about being a physician. He lied now about being an Egyptian citizen or not being an Egyptian citizen,” Rogers charged during one particularly heated exchange. “That’s a con man.”
EL-SAYED’S SCATHING OBAMA CRITIQUE RESURFACES AHEAD OF JOINT CAMPAIGN RALLY
Supporters of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed rally outside the WOOD TV studios where he was scheduled to debate Michigan former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers Thursday, in Grand Rapids, Mich.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
El-Sayed, who holds a medical degree from Columbia University, rejected the attacks and accused Rogers of attempting to distract voters from issues affecting their everyday lives.
“He wanted to make this about him or me. But the question is about you,” El-Sayed responded. “Can you afford your gas? Can you afford your groceries under this guy who’s going to rubber stamp everything Donald Trump tells him to rubber stamp?”
The candidates also sparred over their personal finances, with El-Sayed repeatedly accusing Rogers of profiting from corporate relationships after leaving Congress and referencing his Florida property and alleged yacht ownership.
Rogers, who denied owning any yachts, countered by questioning El-Sayed’s investments and alleged overseas property holdings in the UAE, while also slamming him for accepting money from billionaires despite simultaneously stumping on not taking money from corporate PACs and getting money out of politics.
EL-SAYED GRILLED ON PIKER, ISRAEL AND SOCIALIST TIES AFTER MIKE ROGERS SKIPS SENATE DEBATE
Supporters of former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican Senate candidate, rally outside a TV studio where Rogers debated Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed Thursday.(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The exchanges became so heated that moderator Rick Albin repeatedly intervened.
“Look, here’s the situation. We’ve got dozens of questions we want to get to. You can’t litigate all of these with 14 different rebuttals,” Albin told the candidates.
After a commercial break, Albin remarked that, in 30 years of moderating debates, he had never witnessed candidates continue arguing throughout a commercial break.
The personal accusations remained constant throughout much of Thursday night’s debate, but one of the evening’s sharpest policy disagreements emerged over Israel and Iran.
Asked whether he would support providing defensive weapons to Israel if the country were attacked by Iran or another state actor, El-Sayed indicated he would not and reiterated his opposition to using American taxpayer dollars to fund foreign militaries.
“I don’t want our tax dollars buying weapons for other countries. I don’t know what’s so hard about that,” El-Sayed said.
MICHIGAN STUDENT CONFRONTS EL-SAYED OVER IRAN STANCE IN TENSE EXCHANGE: ‘DO YOU STAND WITH US?’
Michigan Democrat U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, left, is facing Michigan Republican Senate candidate, former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers.(Sarah Rice/Getty Images; Alex Wong/Getty Images)
“I think both of them have proven dangerous in their own way. One at risk of attacking us, one getting us into wars we have no business fighting,” he added, referring to Israel and Iran.
El-Sayed also declined to say whether Israel or Iran posed the greater threat to the United States despite repeated questioning from the moderator.
“I think both of them have proven dangerous in their own way,” El-Sayed said. “One at risk of attacking us, one getting us into wars. We have no business fighting.”
Rogers, by contrast, indicated he would support providing defensive weapons to Israel and reiterated his support for the Jewish state.
He repeatedly accused El-Sayed of having connections to individuals and organizations supportive of terrorist groups as well, allegations El-Sayed disputed.
ABDUL EL-SAYED HITS BACK AT ISRAEL QUESTIONS, SUGGESTS HIS NAME AND FAITH ARE BEHIND PRESS SCRUTINY
El-Sayed declined to identify whether Israel or Iran posed a greater threat to the U.S. during Thursday’s Michigcan U.S. Senate debate.(Morteza Nikoubazl/Reuters, File)
The pair also differed on whether the war could come to an end if Iran still maintains the ability to produce a nuclear weapon and continues to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz.
El-Sayed blamed the conflict for rising gas prices and accused Rogers of supporting an unnecessary war, arguing that diplomacy could resolve the conflict even if Iran retained the ability to produce nuclear weapons.
Rogers argued that Iran’s nuclear capabilities had been significantly diminished and said the war should end, while maintaining that Iran could not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon.
On domestic policy, El-Sayed expressed openness to federal price controls on domestically produced oil, arguing that high gasoline prices constituted an emergency.
“Look, I definitely think that’s something we should consider,” El-Sayed said.
DEMOCRATS FACE ‘DO-OR-DIE’ SPLIT WITH KEY VOTING BLOC IN RAZOR-CLOSE SENATE RACE
Rising gas prices were a topic during Thursday’s debate.(Scott Olson/Getty Images, File)
Rogers rejected price controls, instead advocating temporary gas tax relief, diesel rebates and a pause on diesel exports.
Healthcare also became a major flash point.
El-Sayed defended his Medicare-for-all proposal, insisting that Americans who wanted to retain private insurance could do so. Rogers argued that the proposal would eliminate existing private coverage and impose significant new taxes on families.
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The debate unfolded against the backdrop of an exceptionally competitive Senate contest.
A late-September Fox News poll showed El-Sayed leading Rogers 50% to 49% among likely voters, a statistical dead heat.
The candidates are competing for the seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters, with Republicans hoping to flip the seat and Democrats seeking to maintain their hold on it.
Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.