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Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker 9/11 remarks

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Newest development Aug 10, 2026 · 3 reportsAbdul El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker 9/11 remarks

Abdul El-Sayed has distanced himself from Hasan Piker, a lefty streamer who once said America “deserved 9/11,” and talked with former President Barack Obama about unifying Democrats behind his Michigan Senate campaign. The newly minted Democratic nominee said the controversial…

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  1. El-Sayed on Denouncing Piker: Not That Focused on Who Campaigns With Me, Want Stevens to Campaign With Me

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  2. El-Sayed: I Care About Hasan Piker's Audience Not His Comments

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  3. Dem Senate candidate El-Sayed defends ties to hate streamer Hasan Piker, hints at big tax increase for middle class

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  4. El-Sayed Says He's Fine Campaigning With Hasan 'America Deserved 9/11' Piker, Says He's Focused on Who 'I'm Campaigning To'

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  5. Too Fun to Check: El-Sayed Refuses to Renounce Hasan 'America Deserved 9/11' Piker

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    Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker 9/11 remarks

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  1. The Righting

    Abdul El-Sayed Is Now the Most Radical Candidate in America (opens The Righting)

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    He supports defunding the police. El-Sayed also campaigned with Hasan Piker, the radical left-wing streamer who believes America […]

  2. PJ Media

  3. BizPac Review

    Abdul El-Sayed suddenly breaks with Hasan Piker over one explosive issue (opens BizPac Review)

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    Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed justified his relationship with progressive streamer Hasan Piker by saying the two have disagreements. Speaking to CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe, El-Sayed […]

  4. NewsBusters

    MS NOW Downplays El-Sayed's Ties to Terrorist-Sympathizer Hasan Piker (opens NewsBusters)

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    MS NOW Downplays El-Sayed's Ties to Terrorist-Sympathizer Hasan Piker Snapstream This Tuesday night, radical Democrat Abdul El-Sayed was nominated to run in the Michigan Senate race by a narrow margin. This Wednesday morning, the media had already fallen into line, ready to defend their precious can…

  5. Breitbart News

    El-Sayed on Denouncing Piker: Not That Focused on Who Campaigns With Me, Want Stevens to Campaign With Me (opens Breitbart News)

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    On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said that he hopes Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) is on the campaign trail but responded to a question on if he’ll renounce Hasan Piker by saying that

  6. The Righting

    Michigan Dems Pick the Terror Apologist El-Sayed for Senate (opens The Righting)

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    Thanks, Michigan Democrat voters. Hasan Piker’s current bestie is now your official primary winner for United States Senate.

  7. NewsBusters

    MS NOW's Hillyard Doubles Down On Defending 'Capitalist' El-Sayed (opens NewsBusters)

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    MS NOW's Hillyard Doubles Down On Defending 'Capitalist' El-Sayed MS NOW’s Vaughn Hillyard appointed himself as Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s top defender on Wednesday. After insisting earlier in the day that you can’t tie El-Sayed to Hasan Piker’s 9/11 comments even though h…

  8. The Daily Wire

    CNN Gives El-Sayed A Chance To Renounce Hasan Piker — He Does The Opposite (opens The Daily Wire)

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    CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins gave Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed a clear opportunity to distance himself from antisemitic communist streamer Hasan Piker — and El-Sayed doubled down instead.

  9. The Daily Wire

    El-Sayed Shrugs Off Hasan Piker’s 9/11 Comments (opens The Daily Wire)

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    Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Party’s nominee in the Michigan Senate race, sought to brush aside far-left streamer Hasan Piker’s incendiary past remarks suggesting America deserved the deadly 9/11 terrorist attacks.

  10. Breitbart News

    El-Sayed: I Care About Hasan Piker's Audience Not His Comments (opens Breitbart News)

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    Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," Michigan Democratic Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed said he cared about reaching far-left streamer Hasan Piker’s audience, not his controversial comments.

  11. New York Post

    Dem Senate candidate El-Sayed defends ties to hate streamer Hasan Piker, hints at big tax increase for middle class (opens New York Post)

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    Piker declared in 2019 that "America deserved 9/11.''

  12. Washington Examiner

    Peter Laffin says it’s not ‘Islamophobic’ to question el Sayed’s ties to Hasan Piker (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner senior editor Peter Laffin pushed back against criticism that Republicans are unfairly targeting Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed over his association with left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker.

  13. NewsBusters

    CNN's Collins Tosses Softballs to Ilhan Omar On El-Sayed, Defunding Police, and Hasan Piker (opens NewsBusters)

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    CNN's Collins Tosses Softballs to Ilhan Omar On El-Sayed, Defunding Police, and Hasan Piker Ever since Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan primary last Tuesday to become the Democrat's hope for possibly taking taking control of the U.S.

  14. RedState

  15. BizPac Review

    NBC finally asks El-Sayed the Hasan Piker question he can’t dodge (opens BizPac Review)

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    Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed can’t escape questions about his relationship with progressive streamer Hasan Piker. The mainstream media has been grilling El-Sayed on just how alike […]

  16. The Western Journal

    El-Sayed Says He's Fine Campaigning With Hasan 'America Deserved 9/11' Piker, Says He's Focused on Who 'I'm Campaigning To' (opens The Western Journal)

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    Newly minted Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan would like you to focus not on who he’s campaigned with, but “who I’m campaigning to.” The problem is that, when […]

  17. Washington Examiner

    El Sayed backs away from Hasan Piker’s controversial takes ahead of general election (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed on Sunday said he disavowed Twitch streamer Hasan Piker’s statement that the United States “deserved” the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

  18. Hot Air

  19. Objectivist

  20. Fox News

    El-Sayed disavows Hasan Piker's 9/11 comments but decries 'cancel culture' (opens Fox News)

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    Abdul El-Sayed called Hasan Piker's 9/11 remarks dumb but complained about cancel culture when NBC pressed him on their campaign association.

  21. Breitbart News

    Seven Times Hasan Piker Was a Terrible Person on Camera (opens Breitbart News)

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    Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed's traveling spokesman, Hasan Piker, has offered his opinions on the United States deserving 9/11, called for the murder of capitalists, and rooted for the demise of Western civilization.

  22. The Brunswick News

    Abdul El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker 9/11 remarks (opens The Brunswick News)

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    Abdul El-Sayed has distanced himself from Hasan Piker, a lefty streamer who once said America “deserved 9/11,” and talked with former President Barack Obama about unifying Democrats behind his Michigan Senate campaign. The newly minted Democratic nominee said the controversial…

  23. Washington Examiner

    James Carville offers el Sayed reluctant support after Senate candidate distances from Hasan Piker (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Democratic strategist James Carville said Monday that he supported Abdul el Sayed’s Senate bid, after previously raising questions about the contender’s anti-Israel stance and ties to socialists. Carville’s shift is significant, as he is a longtime strategist known in Democratic circles for embodyin…

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