Michigan Democratic Senate Candidate El‑Sayed Defends Rallies With Hasan Piker, Rejects 9/11 and Oct. 7 Justification Claims
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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El‑Sayed defended appearing at rallies with left‑wing streamer Hasan Piker while explicitly distancing himself from Piker’s past controversial remarks, telling Fox & Friends, “Of course I oppose rape. Of course I don't think 9/11 was justified,” and framing criticism as “cancel culture.” He said candidates must engage broadly to win votes, reinterpreted his comment that some in Dearborn were “sad” over Ayatollah Khamenei’s death as reflecting the Iran war’s impact on gas prices, U.S. service members and the $1–2 billion‑a‑day cost, and insisted he is “no apologist for any regime” and that “the end doesn’t justify the means.”