GOP Senate Candidate Calls Democratic Foe 'Fake Doctor' in Michigan Debate
Republican Mike Rogers accused Abdul El-Sayed of misrepresenting his medical background.
During a feisty debate in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Republican Senate hopeful Mike Rogers labeled his Democratic opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, a "con man" for presenting himself as a doctor despite not holding an active medical license.
Rogers asserted that El-Sayed, who holds a medical degree from Columbia University and attended the University of Michigan Medical School, has misled voters by implying he practiced medicine. "He's not really a doctor. He says he's a physician," Rogers stated. "If somebody came into his office and he tried to treat that patient, he'd go to jail."
According to reporting, El-Sayed's hands-on patient treatment experience was limited to a four-week internship in Manhattan. Rogers criticized this, suggesting El-Sayed was engaged in a significant deception. "Listen to this guy and what he's trying to sell here today," Rogers said. "You're going to find out that this guy is not what he says he is. He is actually selling the best con I think I've ever seen."
