# Michigan Senate hopeful El-Sayed distances himself from Hasan Piker

https://mins.news/en/video/31712

- CBS News, 2026-08-25 14:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcPq-uk8Y7A

> Michigan Senate Democratic hopeful Abdul El-Sayed is seeking to distance himself from progressive influencer Hasan Piker over Piker’s rhetoric about American Jews.

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