Mike Rogers dismisses criticism he’d be ‘rubber stamp’ for Trump in Senate

Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers is rejecting claims that he would simply do Donald Trump's bidding if Michigan voters send him to Washington. On Oct. 14, 2026, NBC News reported that Rogers pushed back against accusations that he would be a "rubber stamp" for the president's agenda, a charge he faces while his Senate contest in Michigan remains close.

Rogers responded during an interview with Tom Llamas of NBC's Nightly News, which was set to air that evening. NBC News also posted a 38-second video of the exchange under a headline saying he dismissed the criticism. Because the clip is so short, it offers only a brief look at how he answered.

No specifics were given on what Rogers said or which of the president's policies prompted the criticism. What is established is limited: an accusation that he would defer to Trump, a rejection of it by the candidate, and a Michigan race that remains tight.

Summarized by PolitiKool from NBC News’s reporting. Read the full story at NBC News →