El-Sayed Fires Back After Trump Targets Him and Wife
- On Sunday, Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed appeared on NBC's Meet the Press to address his ties to Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, rejecting calls to disavow the controversial figure.
- Critics, including Washington Examiner editor Peter Laffin, targeted El-Sayed over Piker's 2019 livestream claiming America "deserved" the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Laffin argued the association challenges the candidate's judgment.
- El-Sayed, who narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens in the primary, dismissed Piker's 9/11 remark as "dumb" and claimed the streamer disavowed it. He accused critics of playing "gotcha politics."
- Seeking to unify the party after a bitter primary, El-Sayed secured an endorsement from Vice President Kamala Harris this weekend. He stated he hopes former President Barack Obama will campaign with him.
- El-Sayed now faces Republican nominee Mike Rogers in the general election, needing to win over skeptical independent voters in Michigan, a state Hillary Clinton and Harris previously lost.
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Muslim Michigan Senate Candidate Responds To Trump: ‘Sarah And I Actually Like Each Other’
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed hit back at President Donald Trump on Sunday after the president shared a social media post contrasting the candidate and his wife with Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, in a post which was widely criticized as Islamophobic and racist. Trump has repeatedly attacked El-Sayed […]
Abdul El-Sayed's Response to Donald Trump's Attack Comes With 'First Lady' Mention
Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed fired back at Donald Trump after the president targeted him in a Truth Social post contrasting their families. El-Sayed used his reply to speak about his affection for his wife and took a swipe at the President and First Lady’s relationship. Abdul El-Sayed reacts to Donald Trump’s ‘Two Americans’ attack Trump posted a split photo on Truth Social showing himself with Mel…
Donald Trump has targeted Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. The president has launched repeated attacks – describing him as “full of shit.” – Abdul El-Sayed seems like a nice man, but he’s full of hate, Trump says, according to Politico.
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