A Democratic campaign staffer compared a Republican Senate candidate’s vintage Ford campaign video to a “KKK cross burning," and now the GOP candidate is firing back.
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 18, 2026
Mike Rogers posted the clip from Michigan’s Woodward Dream Cruise, showing him riding in an old Ford pickup with… pic.twitter.com/a3ZixZB9v6
Gotta love this American Ride! 🇺🇸
— Mike Rogers (@MikeRogersForMI) August 16, 2026
There’s no better way to do the Woodward Dream Cruise! pic.twitter.com/gD4heq06Gk
Here's more information on Abdul El-Sayed's LGBTQ+ extremist Communist campaign staffer, Mason Pressler, who compared your video with the red Ford pickup truck and American flags to a "KKK cross burning". https://t.co/uE0YQd8s5N
— Saint James Hartline (@JamesHartline) August 18, 2026
After an Abdul El-Sayed staffer blasted the imagery, Rogers’ campaign mocked the criticism, saying apparently “driving a Michigan-made Ford truck is akin to the KKK.” El-Sayed’s campaign told Fox News Digital the comments were the staffer’s personal views and don’t represent the campaign.
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Let's see. He is saying a Ford ==== the KKK. Makes so much sense to me. Let's see if all CAPS makes it work. FORD ===== KKK. Whatduyuthink?