Jon Favreau Tries to Contain Backfire for El-Sayed With a 'Stop Talking About Hasan Piker' Challenge

Abdul El-Sayed is trying hard to make sure Michigan voters don't know who he really is and to distance himself from his associations, and it's starting to get on the nerves of other Democrats.

Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell has had enough of being asked about El-Sayed's pal Hasan Piker:

🚨YIKES: Democrats are getting tired of defending Abdul El-Sayed for his antisemitic campaign surrogate Hasan Piker

Rep. Debbie Dingell: "I am DONE. So don't any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker."

El-Sayed has yet to disavow Piker. pic.twitter.com/HHdhpWvamK

— Senate Republicans (@NRSC) August 26, 2026

All that means is that reporters and everybody else should keep asking Dingell and all other Democrats about Hasan Piker. 

You can tell El-Sayed's connection to Piker isn't going well for the Democrats by all the attempts to help him create some distance between his campaign and his extreme supporters. 

So, former Obama bro Jon Favreau came up with a challenge for the Democrats: Just pretend Hasan Piker doesn't exist for 24 hours: 

Calling on all Dems to take the Don’t Talk About Hasan Piker For A Day Challenge.

Can we do it??? Lots of other topics to focus on with 69 days left until the midterms.

Maybe if we’re successful, we can try for a full week!

— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) August 26, 2026

"Lots of other topics to focus on" rather than look at who El-Sayed really is and what he believes. 

This attempted pivot didn't take long. 

We're all trying to find the guy who did this https://t.co/ZGc2ZTwn7R pic.twitter.com/tuk5qzvLWJ

— Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER) (@speechboy71) August 26, 2026

LOL! Backfire alert!

https://t.co/sxcIgtEzCS pic.twitter.com/seBMrgxB5u

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 26, 2026

"Please ignore the virulent antisemite we all let in the house and who is now wrecking everything."

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 26, 2026

The "big tent" the Democrats have been bragging about having is starting to collapse. 

You can’t make this go away. Once you shake hands with the devil he becomes your master.

— Snarknado ⚓️ 🇺🇸 (@ZannSuz) August 26, 2026

Scrub all you want, JonBoy - that stain ain't coming off. pic.twitter.com/VFRqWOaNGN

— Blue State Snooze (@BlueSnoozeBlue) August 26, 2026

They're going to keep scrubbing though. 

I adore Pod Save America, but you don't get to pull this shit when you had Hasan Piker on and gave him the BIGGEST softball interview on the biggest independent liberal platform of all time. Cowardice from your end! https://t.co/hPxCtKF0VP

— sid 🔆🇨🇦 (@lilbabygandhi) August 26, 2026

You dont get to platform someone and then criticize other people for talking about them.

You are part of the problem. https://t.co/3L9aH3D0Kv

— conduit (@conduitbiscuit) August 26, 2026

The Pod Save Mah Trust Fund bros telling Democrats to no longer talk about the antisemite extremist they’ve been platforming for a year https://t.co/0RvBPyNLBc pic.twitter.com/u4AxRiCFTt

— 🇺🇦Banquo (@BanquoDyar) August 26, 2026

Are you not entertained?

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