Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's Deleted Tweets on Sept. 11 Attacks Invite Scrutiny of Past Remarks
Deleted posts comparing COVID-19 deaths with 9/11 and his ties to Hasan Piker are fueling fresh attacks as the Senate race intensifies.
- Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faces renewed scrutiny as the nation approaches the 25th anniversary of September 11, with CBS News verifying deleted social media posts referencing the attacks.
- In one deleted post from Sept. 11, 2021, El-Sayed mourned "3K lives" and "6K injuries" in NYC, while other posts compared the COVID-19 death toll to the September 11 attacks.
- Republican Rep. Mike Rogers cited El-Sayed's association with Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, who declared "America deserved 9/11," remarking that "There's enough quacking going on" regarding the candidate's past statements.
- A spokesperson for El-Sayed's campaign stated he "unequivocally condemned terrorism" and dismissed Rogers' claims as "bad-faith lies," while El-Sayed told Fox & Friends, "Of course I don't think 9/11 was justified."
- The controversy highlights the complex landscape for candidates navigating post-9/11 foreign policy legacies, including wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as observers note the candidate "hasn't done a very good job addressing" lingering questions.
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CNN’s David Urban Gets Emotional In Tense Back-and-Forth Over 9/11 and Abdul El-Sayed
Republican strategist David Urban grew emotional in a tense CNN debate Monday about 9/11 and U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-MI). El-Sayed’s past social media posts about 9/11 and his association with far-left agitator Hasan Piker came to the forefront Monday after CBS News published a headline that read, “Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s deleted tweets on Sept. 11 attacks invite scrutiny of past remarks.” Former Michigan Senate candid…
The episode adds to the pressures that the candidate has had to manage because of its proximity to the content generator Hasan Piker, who in the past made aggressive statements against the United States.
UH OH: Piker Doubles Down on Friendship with El-Sayed as Michigan Candidate Scrubs 9/11 Tweets
Whether he likes it or not (he definitely likes it) Hasan Piker has becoming the center of attention in this Michigan Senate race. Abdul El-Sayed has been trying his best to distance himself from the “social media person in California” that he was just recently attending events with. But now Hasan is speaking out about […] The post UH OH: Piker Doubles Down on Friendship with El-Sayed as Michigan Candidate Scrubs 9/11 Tweets – 8.31.26 appeared f…
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