Republican Senate hopeful Mike Rogers is intensifying his offensive against Democratic rival Dr. Abdul El-Sayed by elevating the voice of David Beamer, father of Flight 93 hero Todd Beamer, as the nation approaches the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
According to the New York Post, David Beamer, a Michigan resident who formally endorsed Rogers this week, is featured in a new digital advertisement condemning El-Sayeds ties to far-left online personality Hasan Piker. Piker, a prominent progressive streamer, infamously declared in 2019 that America deserved 9/11, a remark El-Sayed has disavowed even as he repeatedly appeared with Piker on the campaign trail.
A citizen, I guess, has a free will and a right to say that, Beamer says in the Rogers ad, pointedly rebuking Pikers rhetoric. An American would not.
The Rogers campaign is seizing on the moment to draw a sharp contrast between what it portrays as patriotic resolve and the lefts habit of blaming the United States for the evil perpetrated against it. The ad surfaces as El-Sayed faces renewed scrutiny over his own past commentary on 9/11 and its aftermath, including remarks that castigated America for casualties stemming from the War on Terror.
In a series of now-deleted social media posts, El-Sayed referenced the attacks while drawing comparisons between COVID-19 fatalities and the death toll from 9/11. He also highlighted the surge in anti-Muslim sentiment that followed the hijackings, framing the national response as a source of additional harm.
El-Sayed has since tried to distance himself from the tone of those posts, stressing that he regards 9/11 as a horrific tragedy. Rogers, however, is using the Beamer endorsement to reinforce his charge that an American wouldnt say that, casting El-Sayeds rhetoric as fundamentally out of step with mainstream patriotism.
Todd Beamer was an American hero who courageously stood up and faced down evil, Rogers told The Post, invoking one of the most revered stories of that day. Todds selfless actions saved countless lives.
We have a state to save, and David knows it, Rogers added, tying Beamers endorsement to a broader argument that Michigans future hinges on rejecting the leftward drift of the Democratic Party. For Rogers, a former FBI agent and ex-chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, El-Sayeds record on 9/11-related issues has become a central line of attack, underscoring his campaigns emphasis on national security, patriotism, and moral clarity.
Todd Beamer was a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, when four al Qaeda terrorists seized the Newark-to-San Francisco flight as part of their coordinated assault on the United States. After learning that other hijacked planes had already been flown into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Beamer and fellow passengers quickly grasped that their aircraft, too, was under terrorist control and likely destined for a high-value target.
He spoke with GTE Airfone operator Lisa Jefferson during the hijacking, calmly relaying that the plane had been taken over and that passengers were preparing to confront the attackers. According to FBI records, Jefferson recalled hearing passengers discuss a plan to subdue the hijackers shortly before they launched their counteroffensive.
The passengers ultimately stormed the cockpit, forcing the hijackers to crash the plane into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at 10:03 a.m., before it could reach its intended destination. The 9/11 Commission later concluded that Flight 93 was headed toward Washington, with the likely target being either the US Capitol or the White House.
The Commission determined that the passengers actions saved the lives of countless others and may have spared the seat of American government from catastrophic destruction. That act of collective courage has since become a symbol of ordinary citizens rising to defend their country when its leaders and institutions are under direct assault.
David Beamer has spent decades honoring his sons sacrifice and preserving the legacy of the Flight 93 passengers, and his endorsement of Rogers on Wednesday carries moral weight for voters who still see 9/11 as a defining test of American resolve. The elder Beamer has urged Michiganders to vote America this time, warning that Democratic socialists and their ideological allies pose an existential threat to the nations founding principles.
In the video, he stresses that Americans bear a duty to remember and emulate those who fought back on that fateful day, rather than excuse or rationalize the hatred that drove the attacks. So with every generation, the responsibility is to carry on, because America didnt just happen, Beamer said. America was built. America was protected, and thats what it takes.
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