Ayman Mohyeldin: Mike Rogers’ Attacks on El-Sayed Are ‘Islamophobic’ Because Muslim Brotherhood Wasn’t a Terrorist-Designated Organization Until 2026

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MOHYELDIN: “As somebody who has covered Egypt extensively, and I was there during the 2011 Arab Spring, and then the election that actually brought the Muslim Brotherhood into power, you know who also — and this is the part that’s frustrating about what Mike Rogers is doing, right, because it’s purely Islamophobic, and what he’s trying to do is generate hate towards Abdul El-Sayed for being Muslim. And let me just explain why very briefly. The Muslim Brotherhood, up until 2026, was not a designated terrorist organization by the U.S. government. So if you are an American citizen who is —“
RUHLE: “Say this again. Don’t say it briefly. Slow it down and say it again.”
MOHYELDIN: “the United States government designated the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization in January of 2026. Donald Trump is the person who signed that executive order.”