El-Sayed on Piker: Not Interested 'in Having a Conversation About Streamers in California'
El-Sayed says the streamer controversy is distracting from voter concerns about gas, groceries and health care, after four campaign events in Michigan this week.
- On Sunday, CBS News journalist Weijia Jiang questioned Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about his ties to streamer Hasan Piker during an interview on Face The Nation.
- Criticism stems from El-Sayed's past association with Piker, who famously declared the USA "deserved" the 9/11 terrorist attacks and displays a framed newspaper of the burning Twin Towers behind him.
- Defending his campaign focus, El-Sayed told Jiang, "I've done four events in Michigan this week," insisting voters prioritize gas and grocery prices over the Twitch streamer.
- Turning to his opponent, El-Sayed accused Republican Mike Rogers of traveling to Dallas to avoid breaking with President Donald Trump, claiming Rogers uses the streamer to distract from policy issues.
- Democratic lawmakers previously objected to Piker's comments regarding American Jews and Israel, leading El-Sayed to distance himself as he campaigns within a progressive wave supported by Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez.
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Abdul El-Sayed dismisses questions about Hasan Piker ties on 'Face the Nation,' pivots to groceries
Abdul El-Sayed dismissed questions about Twitch streamer Hasan Piker on "Face the Nation," saying Michigan Senate race voters care more about grocery prices and healthcare.
El-Sayed Scolds Media: MI Cares About High Cost Of Living, Not A Twitch Streamer
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed grew frustrated with Face the Nation guest host Weija Jiang continually asking about Hasan Piker and explained the only topics people were interested in during his his four Michigan events were grocery prices, high doctor costs and the quality of air and water, not a Twitch streamer. The only attack Republicans have on El-Sayed is being interviewed by Piker, and they know the media is only too w…
Abdul El-Sayed was left furious by THIS question – The Horn News
Michigan’s socialist Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed was furious Sunday when a CBS News host pressed him about his relationship with anti-Semitic streamer Hasan Piker. Appearing on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” El-Sayed was asked directly about Piker by guest host Weijia Jiang. Piker, an outspoken communist who has said America deserved the 9/11 Islamic terror attacks, had been a regular guest campaigner at El-Sayed’s events in the Democratic primary.…
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