El-Sayed says Hasan Piker does not speak for his campaign amid comments about Jewish candidate

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 720

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago


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In response to comments made by online influencer Hasan Piker, a controversial left-wing streamer, in which he tied his criticisms of support for Israel by the American Jewish community to state Sen. Jeremy Moss of Bloomfield Township, Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said that “nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople.”

Piker was a staunch supporter of El-Sayed in his primary campaign against U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham), appearing with him at …

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