Senate Hopeful El-Sayed Dismisses Hasan Piker's 9/11 Comments: 'Dumb Statement'
El-Sayed said Hasan Piker’s 2019 9/11 remark was wrong as critics tried to tie the streamer’s comments to his Senate campaign.
- On Sunday, NBC's Kristen Welker pressed Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on his alliance with Hasan Piker, the streamer who claimed "America deserved 9/11."
- Campaigning with Piker, including at a Detroit party last week, has drawn scrutiny for El-Sayed as Piker faces backlash for saying "It doesn't matter if rape happened on October 7th."
- Defending his campaign strategy, El-Sayed told NBC News, "I'm less concerned now with who I'm campaigning with and a lot more concerned about who I'm campaigning to," citing Piker's 3 million listeners.
- Other prominent Democrats, including Sen. Elissa Slotkin and Sen. John Fetterman, have distanced themselves from the influencer, with strategist James Carville stating, "I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker."
- As El-Sayed faces former Rep. Mike Rogers in a tight Michigan Senate race, observers note that under the "Akin Rule," such associations can become significant political liabilities.
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Explosive Clip Haunts Hasan Piker
The durable story here is not whether Hasan Piker has ever been controversial; it is that a small set of incendiary, on-record lines has become a reusable political weapon, and the strongest, most verifiable example remains his 2019 “America deserved 9/11” remark. Key Points The 2019 9/11 comment is real, documented, and still the central fact around which the broader controversy turns. Piker later explained the line as foreign-policy blowback …
Jihadi Abdul El Sayed’s Main Campaign Surrogate Piker: “F*CK the Constitution. I Wipe my Ass with the Constitution. MOTHERF*CK the Constitution and MOTHERF*CK this country.”
This is Democrats' poster boy now who they want all of their candidates endorsed by. Abdul Sayed campaigned with this human stain and defends his ties to racist Hasan Piker. This is the Democrat party now. America, snap out of it!
‘Freaking Concerning’: Dave Smith Wrecks Hasan Piker Over China Praise to His Uncle’s Face
Screenshot via social media Comedian turned prominent anti-war commentator Dave Smith pulled no punches this week in jabbing Hasan Piker in a heated debate with his uncle Cenk Uygur. Smith argued that Piker’s comments about China are far more concerning than his past remarks about the U.S. deserving 9/11, for which he is probably most well known. The debate took place on Piers Morgan’s show on Monday night and began with MAGA convert Lindy Li ja…
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