VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-22
“You can grin and you can smile and you can talk real pretty, but I’m going to tell you what, that is a risk to our national security,”
Mike Rogers · said 2026-10-21 · reported 2026-10-22
Rogers suggested El-Sayed's supporters overlap with groups like Hamas, calling it a national security risk.
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