El-Sayed Doubles Down on Anti-Israel Rhetoric Amid Piker Controversy
The endorsement collapse highlights Democratic divisions over antisemitism and El-Sayed’s ties to Hasan Piker, as Michigan leaders trade criticism ahead of the race.
- On Monday, State Sen. Jeremy Moss declined to endorse U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, citing El-Sayed's continued association with online streamer Hasan Piker following controversial remarks about Jewish people.
- Piker's recent broadcast featured Moss onscreen while discussing potential violence against Jewish people supporting Israel, prompting widespread backlash within the campaign's orbit.
- U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten refused to campaign with El-Sayed, calling Piker a "hack," while Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers labeled Piker El-Sayed's "running mate."
- During a Tuesday event in Dearborn, El-Sayed avoided confirming if he seeks Moss's endorsement, acknowledging policy disagreements while emphasizing a shared goal of defeating Rogers.
- U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin appealed for party unity during a recent town hall, describing the Democratic Party as an "unruly family" as internal divisions persist.
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El-Sayed doubles down on anti-Israel rhetoric amid Piker controversy
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Senate nominee, doubled down on his anti-Israel rhetoric on Tuesday — a day after he drew renewed scrutiny over his ongoing association with antisemitic streamer Hasan Piker. Speaking at a Dearborn church, El-Sayed declined to confirm if he hopes to win an endorsement from state Sen. Jeremy Moss, a Jewish Democratic nominee for a congressional seat in the Detroit area, whom Piker had recently targeted on his…
Michigan Democrats Must Condemn Hasan Piker, Not Campaign with His BFF Abdul El-Sayed
Democrat Hillary Scholten posted on social media that Hasan Piker is “hurting the chances of a Democratic majority in November.” Reporting highlighted that “she won’t put her name on campaign literature with El-Sayed, doesn’t want to be part of the unified campaign and won’t contribute to its cost” due to his ties with Hasan Piker. Vulnerable Michigan Democrats and […]
Abdul El-Sayed supporter Hasan Piker spars with Hillary Scholten, Jeremy Moss over Israel - The Midwesterner
Michigan Democrats are scrambling to put daylight between themselves and their party’s U.S. Senate nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, after left-wing streamer Hasan Piker’s latest inflammatory remarks and El-Sayed’s justifications for the radical influencer’s ideology. State Sen. Jeremy Moss, D-Southfield, in the midst of his own U.S. House race, has already withdrawn his endorsement for El-Sayed’s U.S. Senate campaign to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters…
El-Sayed, Moss stress opposition to Rogers amid dispute over Piker comments
Left to right front: Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee; Halim Shukair, Christ Episcopal & Mother of the Savior Church in Dearborn and Sayed Saleh Qazwini, Imam of the Muslim Educational Community Center of America in Canton. Left to right back: Abbas Alawieh, Democratic nominee for Michigan's 2nd Senate District; Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Democratic attorney general nominee Eli Savit, at a "Hate Has No Home in Michigan" ev…
The Democratic Party Has a Problem Named Hasan Piker. – Jeffrey Lord
Hasan Piker just warned American Jews. A House Democrat says enough. Michigan Democrat Rep. Hillary Scholten called Hasan Piker “a hack who thrives on hate, shock and awe because he lacks substance” — and she’s not wrong about the shock and awe part. That’s his whole business model. Here’s what set her off. During an Aug. 20 stream, Piker put up a photo of Michigan state Sen. Jeremy Moss — a Jewish lawmaker running for Congress — and warned that…
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