Debbie Dingell says she disagrees with Piker but wants focus off him
Debbie DingellUnited States representative from Michigan
Dingell said she disagreed with Piker on many matters while urging reporters not to make the streamer the focus of the Michigan campaign.
“I don't agree with Hasan Piker on a lot of stuff.”
Reporting
Where this statement fits
Hasan Piker’s August 20 remarks and Larry Klayman’s lawsuit
Hasan Piker’s August 20 remarks about American Jews and Israel prompted disagreement over whether he was warning about antisemitic violence or implicitly threatening Jews. Larry Klayman later filed a civil lawsuit seeking more than $150 million over the remarks.
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Reporting
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Reporting that quotes public reactions to Hasan Piker's August 20 livestream, including statements by Democratic officeholders, Jeremy Moss, and Abdul El-Sayed.
Before the quotation
Dingell spoke while campaigning for El-Sayed as questions about Piker's livestream comments continued. Just before the quoted sentence she said, "I am done. So don't any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker. It's not what November is about."
After the quotation
Forbes reports that Dingell also told CNN, "I think it's incumbent upon Abdul to make it very clear to people that he doesn't agree with things that Hasan Piker says. I pray that we're not gonna see him in Michigan from now until the election."
How this statement is classified
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Why this label?
Dingell directly tells reporters not to ask again and redirects to the election. General disagreement with Piker on unspecified matters is not a substantive mixed position on this passage.
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Corrections to this statement
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Classification correction
Correction to: Statement by Debbie Dingell
- Previous classification
- Mixed or conditional. Dingell registers disagreement with Piker but does not offer a specific characterization of the disputed passage in the cited remarks.
- Corrected classification
- Explicitly declines. Dingell directly tells reporters not to ask again and redirects to the election. General disagreement with Piker on unspecified matters is not a substantive mixed position on this passage.
We corrected the editorial classification of Debbie Dingell's response about Continuing questions about Piker during the campaign. Dingell directly tells reporters not to ask again and redirects to the election. General disagreement with Piker on unspecified matters is not a substantive mixed position on this passage. This corrects our labeling, not a later change in the speaker's position.
This corrects an editorial classification.
Reporting that quotes public reactions to Hasan Piker's August 20 livestream, including statements by Democratic officeholders, Jeremy Moss, and Abdul El-Sayed.
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“I have already filed suit against anti-Semitic podcaster Hasan Piker, who is Uygur’s nephew. That has put a target on my back, but I am doing this on behalf of our people, which includes you and your loved ones.”Read statement
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“I think he is making a mistake with taking ownership over something that I think most voters understand is insincere.”Read statement
Abdul El-Sayed says he disavows Hasan Piker’s remarks
“Absolutely… when Hasan made these comments about Jewish Americans and Jewish Michiganders, I disavowed them entirely.”Read statement
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