Elissa Slotkin says Piker's KKK comparison should be condemned loudly
Elissa SlotkinU.S. senator from Michigan (Democrat), on her X account
Slotkin writes that Piker's remarks comparing West Bloomfield Township to the KKK should be condemned loudly and calls them antisemitic, divisive and deeply offensive.
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Pro-Israel voters in West Bloomfield who refuse to vote for El-Sayed share the supremacist attitude of a KKK neighborhood opposing a Black candidate, which Piker called Jewish supremacy.
“Hasan Piker's latest online rant targeting Michiganders in West Bloomfield Township, comparing the community to the KKK, should be condemned loudly. It is anti-semitic, divisive and deeply offensive.”
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Hasan Piker compares canvassing in West Bloomfield's Jewish community to stumping in a KKK neighborhood; El-Sayed and Michigan Democrats condemn the remark
Hasan Piker said on his livestream that canvassing for Abdul El-Sayed in heavily Jewish West Bloomfield, Michigan, was the equivalent of stumping in a KKK neighborhood. El-Sayed, Sen. Elissa Slotkin and ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt condemned the comparison.
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Post on Slotkin's X account saying Piker's remarks comparing West Bloomfield Township to the KKK should be condemned loudly.
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Slotkin posted on the evening of Oct. 30, after the remarks drew criticism from Michigan officials and Jewish groups.
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She added that she understands this is what Piker does for attention, but that attacking a proud, diverse community and a political organizer taking part in the democratic process shows how misguided and uninformed he is about Michigan.
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The reference point is Piker's livestream remark comparing canvassing in West Bloomfield's Jewish community to stumping in a KKK neighborhood. Slotkin says the remark should be condemned loudly and calls it antisemitic and deeply offensive.
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Read the full caseJeremy Moss says Piker is the last person who should be antagonizing West Bloomfield's voters
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Jonathan Greenblatt calls it disgusting to compare American Jews to the KKK
“It's disgusting to compare American Jews to a white supremacist extremist movement that terrorizes Black and Jewish Americans”Read statement
Hasan Piker says his remark was not about Jewish voters but about people he calls Israel firsters
“This is not about Jewish voters. This is about Israel firsters.”Read statement
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