CNN’s Chalian: Trump and Mike Rogers Are Echoing ‘the Menacing Aspect of What George W. Bush Did in 2004’ by Pointing Out El-Sayed’s Connection with Hasan Piker

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CHALIAN: “Well, I guess we‘re going to find out, Manu, when we see the votes counted in this, in this Michigan Senate race, because Mike Rogers seems to be leaning into this. I mean, you know, we expect this is going to be a big theme of his remarks at the Republican National Convention today in Dallas. Donald Trump did exactly this attack on Abdul El-Sayed last night from the stage in Dallas. So, this clearly is a theme. And we‘ll see if it has resonance. But you are right, it does evoke, like, a different time in American politics. This sort of defined a generation of American politics. The politics of 9/11. Take a look at this ad that was sort of central to George W. Bush‘s theme for his reelection campaign in 2004.”