Bongino Calls Michigan Senator-Elect a Security Threat

Bongino made the remarks during an appearance on Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s program, a day after El-Sayed won the Senate race against Republican Mike Rogers, a former congressman seeking the seat for a second time. Bongino also denounced voters’ support for El-Sayed’s socialist policies, invoking free health care and higher taxes on the wealthy before warning of gulags.

He said El-Sayed posed a national security risk because of what he described as the candidate’s personal and family connections. Bongino questioned why voters did not see the Muslim Brotherhood as a reason for concern. El-Sayed is the son of an Egyptian family and is set to become Michigan’s first Muslim U.S. senator.

El-Sayed has no affiliations with the Muslim Brotherhood and has denounced its ideology. During his victory speech, he addressed Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump, joking about Vance’s constitutional role in swearing him in and Trump’s difficulty pronouncing his name.

The contest also drew significant spending from pro-Israel groups, including AIPAC, and Elon Musk’s America PAC backed Rogers. Critics accused Rogers and Trump of bringing Islamophobia into the race in its final weeks. A pro-Rogers organization, first known as Democrats for Mike Rogers and later called Together for Michigan, devoted close to $5 million to backing Rogers; its funding was predominantly Republican-aligned, The Bulwark reported.