Abdul El-Sayed blasted his Michigan Senate race opponent Mike Rogers, labeling him a “coward” after the former congressman and other Republicans launched Islamophobic attacks against El-Sayed after his victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary.

“Mike Rogers should never see the inside of the U.S. Senate,” El-Sayed told MS NOW’s Jacob Soboroff on Wednesday, adding, “His ideas are old, his perspective on politics is old — and he’s going to find that people don’t want that perspective anymore. So, of course he’s going to do the same thing that MAGA always does, which is try to divide us.”

El-Sayed, a physician, also addressed criticism from other Republicans, including Vice President JD Vance. On Wednesday, Vance said on Fox News, “He’s this guy who holds himself out as a working-class hero, as a guy who’s going to fight for the working class. How does he fight for the working class? By flooding his state and his country with low-wage immigrants.”

“I think we’ve had enough of him,” El-Sayed said of the vice president, adding that the “last thing that he said that made any sense” was in 2016, when he criticized Donald Trump’s presidential bid.

“That was the last time he made sense, and then he decided to suck up to power,” he told Soboroff.

El-Sayed said he does not believe Republicans’ divisive approach reflects the state that he and Rogers were born and raised in, arguing, “I know that Michiganders are open-minded. They’re big-hearted. They’re less interested in how you pray than what you pray for.”

“And we all pray for the same things,” he added. “We want what’s good for our kids and our families. We want clean air, clean water, healthcare we can afford. So they’re going to use Islamophobia because their ideas are tired. Their economy sucks. They’re taking us to war we shouldn’t fight. And we have an opportunity to actually focus on bringing us together.”

With less than 90 days until the election, El-Sayed called on Rogers to commit to a series of debates, where he said the Republican could share any “new ideas” he had with his fellow Michiganders.

“I’ve challenged him to five debates,” he said. “Mike, if you’re watching, five debates — but you’re a coward, so you probably won’t do it.”

You can watch El-Sayed’s full interview in the clip at the top of the page.

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