Detroit, Michigan - The fiancé of former Senate candidate Haley Stevens recently revealed that he will be supporting Republicans over progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed in the upcoming elections.
In a recent interview with The Detroit News, Jason Turkish said he was planning to support Republican Mike Rogers in the midterm elections next week, as he has become convinced that El-Sayed is an antisemite.
"I've just seen an escalation in his rhetoric since the primary, and it makes folks unsafe. Every time he talks about genocide [in Gaza], Jews get death threats," Turkish argued.
"We have never seen a candidate for US Senate act so recklessly toward the safety of Jews in the community as we have seen from Abdul," he added.
His remarks come after El-Sayed defeated Stevens in the primaries earlier this year, and has since continued to grow in popularity with Democrats.
El-Sayed - who would be the first Muslim ever elected to the Senate - has received pushback over his heavy criticisms of Israel.
Most recently, the candidate's campaign and an outside PAC each put out ads that some critics have deemed antisemitic, and have urged him to take them down.
In an interview with CNN on Wednesday, Stevens - who endorsed El-Sayed after his victory - confirmed she still planned to vote for him despite her fiancé's opposition, but pushed that El-Sayed should denounce the "hateful" ads.
Abdul El-Sayed responds to Jason Turkish
When asked about Turkish's comments that same night, El-Sayed acknowledge that they had a difference of opinion, which was part of "the beauty of Democracy."
The candidate went on to argue that this election is about Democrats taking back the Senate, and "putting a check on" President Donald Trump, who is attempting to destroy religious freedom, voting rights, and health care.
"If folks see another issue that is more important to them and decide that their disagreement with me on that is bigger than their agreement with me on all these other things, that is their choice," he added.