Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers was ruthlessly mocked on social media after saying government officials shouldn’t use their positions to make money.
“When you sign up for a government job, you cannot use it for your own financial gain,” Rogers said Friday while taking questions from reporters.
The clip quickly went viral on social media, prompting critics to point out that the net worth of President Donald Trump — who has endorsed Rogers — has increased by billions since returning to the White House. Multiple reports have found Trump’s various businesses generated more than $2 billion in income in 2025.
Some critics also brought up the $400 million jumbo jet Trump received from the Qatari royal family, which has been retrofitted to serve as Air Force One.
One commenter sarcastically questioned if Rogers was “talking into a mirror.”
Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed are currently neck and neck in recent polls, with El-Sayed holding a slight lead in a race that could decide control of the Senate.
The race has become one of the most polarizing and expensive in recent years, with Rogers and his allies, including Trump, frequently using Islamophobic rhetoric to attack El-Sayed.
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