Al Jazeera English reported that Mike Rogers, a Republican candidate in the Michigan Senate race, mocked his rival Abdul El-Sayed by presenting a sarcastic gift basket. According to the outlet, the basket was tied to El-Sayed's birthday. Al Jazeera English identified El-Sayed as a Democrat in the same race. It is not known what the basket contained, or how and where Rogers presented it. How El-Sayed or his campaign responded is also not known. The date of El-Sayed's birthday is not known either.
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Rogers presented sarcastic gift basket to rival El-Sayed, Al Jazeera English reports
The outlet described the gesture by the Republican candidate as mockery; the basket was tied to El-Sayed's birthday [F1][F2]
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- Al Jazeera English reported that Republican Mike Rogers mocked rival Abdul El-Sayed with a sarcastic gift basket.
- According to the outlet, the basket was tied to El-Sayed's birthday.
- Both men are in the Michigan Senate race, Al Jazeera English reported.
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- Al Jazeera EnglishRoger’s cynical gift basket for El-Sayed on his birthday