Abdul El-Sayed
- Role
- Democratic U.S. Senate candidate in Michigan, interviewed on Fox & Friends
- Statement date
"Of course I don’t think 9/11 was justified."
Source and context
Interview
About this source
Original broadcaster’s account and embedded interview. El-Sayed rejects justification of 9/11 and argues that sharing an appearance need not signal agreement. This predates Rogers’s August accusation and is included as relevant context, not presented as a response made afterward.
Before the quotation
He was asked about Piker’s controversial remarks before their scheduled Michigan campaign events.
After the quotation
He criticized demands to avoid an appearance because of disagreement. This interview predates Rogers’s August accusation and is included as contrary contextual evidence.
How this statement is classified
He combined rejection of the underlying sentiment with a defense of the campaign appearance; neither unconditional endorsement nor complete disavowal describes both parts.
- Recorded on
- Published here
- People and groups discussed
- Hasan Piker
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