In the final debate between Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and his Republican opponent Mike Rogers, the latter said that Jewish Democrats are “afraid” of El-Sayed.

“We’re doing exceptionally well with Jewish Democrats who are literally afraid. I’ve talked to ones with tears in their eyes about the future of their kids and grandkids because of the anger and division that he is laying out on the street,” he said.

In his final statement, he also mentioned “Jewish Democrats who are afraid for their children when their daughters can’t wear their Star of David walking across Michigan’s campus.”

Earlier in the debate, the Republican candidate pointed out that other Democrats who also find El-Sayed too extreme are defecting to his side.

“There are so many Democrats who are coming out today and saying they can’t vote for Abdul El Sayed because he’s too extreme,” he said. “The former chairman of the Democrat Party has come out and said he can’t vote for El Sayed; he is too extreme. The finance chairman of Elissa Slotkin, our current senator, came out and said, ‘I can’t vote for El Sayed.'”

“If you start thinking about Democrats for Rogers and elected officials around the state saying ‘too extreme, can’t do it,’ this to me is exactly the kind of thing he does. He’s really good on his feet. He’s not so good when it comes to policy,” he added.

Rogers also accused El-Sayed about of a history of lying.

“Ask somebody, a new investigator, about how you figure out if somebody’s honest and willing to tell you the truth. You go through a series of questions. Did you lie on your resume? Yep, did. He lied about being a physician. Did he lie about his relationships with an organization that should give us all pause? Yep, he did. He lied about being an Egyptian dual citizen. He lied about some of his stances on these positions as he’s flipped again. This is a pattern that we need to understand for this to trust this candidate.”