Rogers criticized El-Sayed's association with Piker, attributing the 9/11 remark to Piker.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate, speaking in an approved campaign advertisement
“Abdul El-Sayed runs around with a terrorist sympathizer who said, “America deserved 9/11.””
Source and context
Official statement
About this source
Primary campaign text identifies the ad's September 8 start. Speaker labels distinguish Rogers, Piker and an inserted El-Sayed clip. The running-mate description is rhetorical. Exact recording time is unknown; noon UTC marks the publication day.
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
The campaign published the ad's full transcript and announced its start date.
After the quotation
The ad inserts Piker's remark and El-Sayed declining to disavow people's views. El-Sayed's earlier explicit rejection of justifying 9/11 remains contrary context. Noon UTC is a day-level placeholder.
How this statement is classified
The ad attacks El-Sayed's political association. It does not quote El-Sayed endorsing 9/11.
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- Published here
- People and groups discussed
- Abdul El-Sayed, Hasan Piker
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