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Ted Cruz delivered a stark warning to voters, claiming that 'there is a very real risk that Americans will die' if Democratic candidate Abdul El–Sayed is elected to the US Senate next week.
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Sayed → sign → Senate
Cruz hurled the invective at a get–out–the–vote event with Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers in Grosse Pointe Woods on Wednesday.
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Cruz → hurl → Wednesday
'If God forbid this guy gets elected to the Senate... there is no security clearance process.
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guy → forbid → Senate
You are granted the highest level security clearance simply by virtue of being elected to the constitutional office of being a senator,' Cruz told the crowd.
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Cruz → grant → crowd
Cruz added: 'If I am correct that he is a passionate supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, there is a very real risk that Americans will die as a result.'
El-Sayed has said on several occasions that he 'absolutely' disavows the Muslim Brotherhood.
The senator asserted that American service members are currently facing danger overseas while actively fighting Muslim Brotherhood–linked groups.
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members → add → groups
During his remarks, Cruz repeatedly stressed the national significance of the contest, telling attendees the 'eyes of the country are on Michigan.'
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eyes → stress → Michigan
A new MISEN poll shows El–Sayed leading Rogers by about 6 percentage points.
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Sayed → show → points
The report details El–Sayed gaining significant momentum among independent voters and young people as Election Day approaches
Speaking to supporters in Grosse Pointe Woods on Wednesday, Cruz described what he called an overlooked risk in the Senate race
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he → detail → race
Cruz went on to outline a scenario where Senate leadership could place El–Sayed on key national security panels
El-Sayed spokesman Cole Wozniak slammed Cruz as a ' deeply unpopular politician who has long supported policies that hurt Michigan families, including voting to cut healthcare.'
The Daily Mail reached out to El–Sayed's campaign team for comment regarding Cruz's statements on Americans dying.
Cruz also used the event to forecast broader electoral implications for the Democratic Party leading into the next presidential cycle, predicting that an El–Sayed victory would help propel Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio–Cortez in 2028.
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victory → go → 2028
I believe if El–Sayed wins, the Democrat nominee for president in 2028 will be AOC,' Cruz declared.
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Cruz → believe → 2028
Cruz argued that an El–Sayed victory would clear the way for Democrats to nominate a 'complete moonbat.'
Ocasio–Cortez has been public and vocal in her support for El–Sayed, while speculation mounts around her own potential 2028 presidential bid.
'If Abdul can win in Michigan, anybody can win anywhere,' Ocasio–Cortez has said about El–Sayed and the broader implications of his win.
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Cortez → argue → win
Her prominent endorsement has caught the attention of political leaders across the spectrum; Vice President JD Vance even noted in late June that he expects Ocasio–Cortez to be the leading Democratic presidential candidate in 2028.
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Cortez → catch → 2028
Addressing concerns among conservatives that an ideological nominee would automatically grant Republicans a presidential victory, Cruz cautioned against complacency.
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Cruz → address → complacency
Ocasio–Cortez, El–Sayed and Sen. Bernie Sanders greet the crowd after El–Sayed spoke at a rally at the Detroit Opera House on July 18, 2026
El–Sayed and former Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a roundtable discussion on reproductive health at Birth Detroit in Detroit, Michigan
Introducing El–Sayed at a private New York City fundraiser, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio–Cortez explicitly raised the stakes for the midterm election on tape
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Cortez → greet → tape
For those who think, well, good, if they nominate AOC, that means Republicans win in '28, I just want to warn you, we're a divided country,' Cruz said.
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Cruz → think → you
Pointing to shifting political dynamics in major metropolitan areas, Cruz remarked, 'How many people on September 11, 2001, could have possibly imagined that Zohran Mamdani would be the mayor of New York City?'
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Mamdani → point → City
The fierce battle for the open Senate seat has made Michigan a primary national battleground, drawing major surrogate star power from both parties.
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Michigan → make → parties
President Donald Trump and Senator Cruz have rallied heavily in the state for Mike Rogers, while national Democrats, including former Vice President Kamala Harris, Senator Bernie Sanders and former President Barack Obama, have barnstormed Michigan to campaign on behalf of El–Sayed.
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Democrats → rally → Sayed
A new MISEN poll shows El–Sayed leading Rogers by about 6 percentage points.
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Sayed → show → points
The report details El–Sayed gaining significant momentum among independent voters and young people as Election Day approaches.
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Day → detail → voters