El-Sayed Distances Himself From Hasan Piker as Jewish Democrats Question His Israel Stance
Jeffries said Piker’s remarks blamed Jewish Americans for violence and drew criticism from several Democrats who said El-Sayed’s response fell short.
- Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries forcefully rejected influencer Hasan Piker's comments suggesting support for Israel invites violence, condemning them on CNN as "dangerous, malicious and antisemitic."
- Piker's remarks, which suggest Jewish Americans invite violence by supporting Israel, faced widespread backlash from Democratic lawmakers who characterized the rhetoric as a dangerous form of victim-blaming.
- Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Jacky Rosen denounced the comments as a "new low," while Rep. Elissa Slotkin emphasized that "no community should face the threat of violence for their political views."
- Moderate Democrats are pressuring Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed to condemn Piker, his frequent campaign surrogate, with Rep. Josh Gottheimer labeling El-Sayed's response "pathetic."
- While El-Sayed has declined to respond to requests for comment, the controversy highlights ongoing tensions within the party, as lawmakers emphasize that political discourse must remain distinct from rhetoric that incites hatred.
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Gottheimer: El-Sayed Won't Condemn Piker Even as He Uses 'Nazi-Like Formula'
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) said that Hasan Piker is “calling for violence against Jews, American Jews who support the U.S.-Israeli relationship, literally calling for them to be attacked, which is a Nazi-like formula” The post Gottheimer: El-Sayed Won’t Condemn Piker Even as He Uses ‘Nazi-Like Formula’ appeared first on Breitbart.
El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker amid Jewish voter concerns
If not necessarily a sharp pivot, El-Sayed’s words, coming from a strident Israel critic in his own right, still represented an acknowledgement that his biggest campaign surrogate poses problems.
Elissa Slotkin calls out Hasan Piker for blaming Jewish Americans targeted over their Israel views - NEW YORK TIMES POST
Democrats urged to ‘disavow’ Hasan Piker Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faces scrutiny over his campaign’s ties to far-left streamer Hasan Piker. Piker’s highly controversial remarks about U.S. Jews prompt prominent Democrats to warn colleagues to distance themselves. Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer joins ‘America Reports’ to analyze the fallout and the growing antisemitism concerns on the far-left. NEWYou ca…
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Fox NewsElissa Slotkin calls out Hasan Piker for blaming Jewish Americans targeted over their Israel views
Democratic Sens. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., condemned livestreamer Hasan Piker after he said that Jewish Americans will face inevitable consequences for supporting Israel. Last week, Piker told his viewers, “If Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel, eventually someone is going to come around and take action, not against the state of Israel, mind you, but against Americ…
More Democrats speak out against El-Sayed’s relationship with Hasan Piker
As more Democratic lawmakers join the chorus calling out influencer Hasan Piker over his comments that Jews’ support for Israel invites antisemitic violence, a growing number of moderate Democratic lawmakers said that Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s efforts to distance himself from Piker, a campaign surrogate, haven’t gone far enough. “Hasan Piker’s recent ‘victim-blaming’ comments inciting violence against American Jews reflect one o…
House minority leader Jeffries calls out Hasan Piker for antisemitic comments
Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries forcefully rejected antisemitic streamer Hasan Piker’s comments suggesting support for Israel invites violence on American Jews, condemning them as contrary to the American way. BREAKING: Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), the highest-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, condemns Hasan Piker’s antisemitism, calling him out by name on CNN. pic.twitter.com/AijXjuRGmk — Hen Mazzig (@HenMazzig) Aug…
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