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Truck Video Sparks Political Firestorm | Wilmington News
A Michigan Senate race just got a whole lot more chaotic after Republican Mike Rogers’ campaign video—him cruising in a Ford truck with flags to Toby Keith’s “American Ride”—sparked outrage from an opponent’s staffer who likened the scene to white flight suburbs and KKK imagery. Rogers’ team retaliated by branding the staffer’s comments as racist, even listing “Old Ford trucks” among things El-Sayed supposedly hates. The Democrat’s camp quickly distanced itself, calling the remarks personal—not official. But amid all this, El-Sayed himself is under fire for his own controversial past…
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