Former Rep. Mike Rogers — the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan — regurgitated his calls on Wednesday for his Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed to condemn Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

“Condemning terrorism should be easy. Apparently not for Abdul,” Rogers wrote on X, adding to an effort to keep the focus on the progressive’s Muslim identity.

The post dropped around the same time that Rogers, when asked in his final debate with El-Sayed if Iran posed a significant threat to U.S. national security, called out the Democrat for not condemning Iran’s “terrorist enforcement arm” moments before questioning his opponent’s loyalty to America.

“If you are going to go to the United States Senate, we need to know: Are you for America or are you for these terrorist groups overseas?” Rogers asked.

Condemning terrorism should be easy. Apparently not for Abdul.

Rogers’ IRGC talking point appears to stem from a University of Michigan town hall last month where El-Sayed was asked by Iman Dashti, a Persian American student and conservative content creator, if he stood “unequivocally” against the IRGC.

El-Sayed didn’t directly respond to Dashti, instead emphasizing that he’d always “stand with movements for freedom and democracy.”

Dashti has attempted to recruit fellow students on behalf of a conservative PAC for paid opportunities to disrupt future events where El-Sayed is appearing, The Michigan Daily student newspaper reported.

There are no instances of Rogers ever mentioning the IRGC on X prior to the town hall.

In the weeks since, he’s made several posts referring to El-Sayed not condemning the group and even recruited Dashti for an ad.

Rogers’ “condemn” talk was met with a swift response from critics on X, including Mehdi Hasan, who used it to challenge the Republican.

“I dare you to condemn Jan 6th — described as terrorism by everyone from Trump’s FBI Director to Ted Cruz — right now. Go on,” Hasan wrote of Rogers, who once said Donald Trump bears some responsibility for the attack and now gladly accepts the president’s endorsement.

One user noted that they “literally watched” El-Sayed condemn the Muslim Brotherhood “without a moments hesitation” last week before adding, “People aren’t stupid. Do you have nothing real to use against him?”

And another put it this way, “Abdul has condemned Israel’s terrorism many times.”

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