Only Long Hours After Being Called Out by GOP's Rogers: Abulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed Finally Distances Himself From Infamous Islamic hater Hasan Piker
Only Long Hours After Being Called Out by GOP's Rogers: Abulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed Finally Distances Himself From Infamous Islamic hater Hasan Piker.
A Long-Overdue Disavowal
It is telling that only after Mike Rogers publicly called him out did Abdul El-Sayed finally feel compelled to issue a statement distancing his campaign from Hasan Piker.
For the record: Abdul El-Sayed released his statement distancing himself from Hasan Piker about 8 to 12 hours after Mike Rogers called him out (Google AI estimate).
For months, Piker, the Turkish immigrant notorious "America deserved 911" guy (cofounder with his uncle Cenk Uygur: TYT), has been a prominent supporter and campaign surrogate, while his rhetoric about Jews and Israel has repeatedly crossed deeply disturbing lines. Now, after Piker’s latest remarks targeting American Jews who support Israel, El-Sayed, fearing a crushing defeat, says that only he and his campaign spokespeople speak for his campaign.
That might be a start—but it comes late. Voters, especially Jewish voters deserve more than carefully worded distancing after public pressure. They deserve unequivocal opposition to antisemitism, regardless of who expresses it or how politically inconvenient it is.
No Jewish American should have to wonder whether supporting Israel makes them a target. Calling that out should never require a Republican opponent to force the issue.
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Mike Rogers @MikeRogersForMI.
Abdul El-Sayed distances campaign from Hasan Piker after antisemitic remarks.
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