Haley Stevens asks El-Sayed to take down his ad featuring Tucker Carlson
Haley StevensU.S. representative from Michigan and El-Sayed's opponent in the Democratic Senate primary
In a statement about appearing with El-Sayed and Rep. Jim Clyburn at a Detroit church, Stevens asks El-Sayed to take down the ad, calling Carlson a white Christian nationalist and the ad an insult to the congregation.
“And it is my hope and expectation that, out of the same respect for Michigan's Black community, he will take down his own advertisement featuring white Christian nationalist Tucker Carlson, an insult to the congregation that will welcome us on Sunday.”
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Abdul El-Sayed's ad quotes Tucker Carlson against Mike Rogers; Haley Stevens and Van Jones ask him to pull it
Abdul El-Sayed's campaign ad shows Tucker Carlson saying he wouldn't vote for Mike Rogers at gunpoint. Haley Stevens and Van Jones asked El-Sayed to pull it, calling Carlson a white nationalist; Keith Boykin said the ad uses Carlson against Rogers.
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X post sharing an image of a statement dated October 30, 2026, and credited to Haley Stevens (@HaleyforMi). The statement welcomes an expected condemnation by El-Sayed of a Rebellion PAC ad, asks him to apologize for his own remarks tying Israel to Michigan's costs and asks him to take down his ad featuring Tucker Carlson.
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HuffPost report on Haley Stevens's October 30 statement, including her request that El-Sayed take down the ad featuring Tucker Carlson, and El-Sayed's statement the same day saying Stevens seemed intent on relitigating the primary.
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In the same statement, Stevens said El-Sayed had made the argument of a Rebellion PAC ad in his own words and that she expected him to apologize for those statements as well.
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She closed by saying she said this with no race to run and nothing to gain.
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The reference point is the El-Sayed campaign ad that includes Tucker Carlson saying he wouldn't vote for Mike Rogers at gunpoint. Stevens calls the ad an insult to the Black congregation hosting the event and asks El-Sayed to take it down, which condemns it.
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Read the full caseKeith Boykin says the El-Sayed ad uses Tucker Carlson against Mike Rogers rather than celebrating him
“No one is celebrating Tucker Carlson. The ad is using Tucker against Mike Rogers. The message is simple. Even Fox News can't make the case for Mike Rogers.”Read statement
Ryan Grim questions Haley Stevens's standing to ask for the ad's removal on behalf of the Black community
“Unclear who appointed Stevens to speak on behalf of the Black community but ok.”Read statement
Van Jones says no Democrat should celebrate the words of a white nationalist and asks El-Sayed to pull his Tucker Carlson ad
“No Democrat should ever celebrate the words of a white nationalist who actively undermines the safety of Black people and Jewish people.”Read statement
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