Abdul El-Sayed declines to focus campaign discussion on Piker
Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan
“I am not interested in a conversation about a social media person in California.”
Source and context
Original video
About this source
The page presents a direct video exchange between El-Sayed and reporters about Hasan Piker. A reporter asks why he brought Piker to Michigan and then says Jewish voters want to know whether he will condemn Piker. El-Sayed says he will speak with voters but declines to make the campaign about a streamer. The page gives a publication date but no time of day.
Before the quotation
A reporter asks El-Sayed about Piker during a direct exchange with reporters.
After the quotation
A follow-up asks why El-Sayed brought Piker to Michigan. A reporter says Jewish voters want to know whether he will condemn Piker. El-Sayed says he is happy to speak with voters but repeats that the campaign is not about a single streamer. The transcript lacks a recording date; occurredAt uses the page’s August 30 publication date as a proxy.
How this statement is classified
In response to reporters’ questions about Piker and a possible condemnation, El-Sayed explicitly declines to make a conversation about Piker the focus.
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- People and groups discussed
- Hasan Piker
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