Hasan Who? Abdul El-Sayed Downplays Piker’s Campaign Role, Refuses to Say His Name to Reporters

Warren Squire | 5:02 AM on August 30, 2026

Michigan Democrat Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed is trying to distance himself from his pal Hasan Piker. El-Sayed was recently chummy with the social media influencer. It turns out Piker has said that America deserved 9/11 and has drawn the ire of anti-Semitism watchdog groups. El-Sayed is now acting like he was never associated with Piker and has taken to calling him ‘a social media person in California’ or similar non-name-mentioning descriptions.

Here’s more. (READ)

This keeps getting worse.
Abdul El-Sayed: "I am not interested in a conversation about a social media person in California."
Reporter: "Why did you bring him to Michigan then?"
Abdul: *waves off question*
Different reporter: "There are Jewish voters who DO want to have that conversation. Everyone I've talked to has been asking me to ask you whether you condemn Hasan Piker."
Abdul (not condemning): "I'm telling you this is not a campaign about a single streamer in California."

El-Sayed is visibly annoyed by all the questions about his buddy Piker. (WATCH)

This keeps getting worse.

Abdul El-Sayed: "I am not interested in a conversation about a social media person in California."

Reporter: "Why did you bring him to Michigan then?"

Abdul: *waves off question*

Different reporter: "There are Jewish voters who DO want to have that… pic.twitter.com/8HY7bNm3yZ
— Kyle Martinsen (@KyleMartinsen_) August 29, 2026

‘Why did you bring him to Michigan?’ That’s a good question.

Let’s hear what Piker has to say about that. (WATCH)

BOMBSHELL: Hasan Piker admits that Abdul El-Sayed was the one who asked Piker to campaign for him.

“I had not considered that before.”

“I’ve already had the guy on like a hundred times on the broadcast. You know, I’ve fundraised for him.”

Via Semafor pic.twitter.com/kPW7vuwwjt
— Max 📟 (@MaxNordau) August 29, 2026