Ryan Grim questions Haley Stevens's standing to ask for the ad's removal on behalf of the Black community
Ryan GrimJournalist and political commentator, on X
Grim notes that Stevens says she is asking on behalf of the Black community that El-Sayed take down the ad, questions who appointed her to speak for that community and notes that she agreed to rally with El-Sayed and Clyburn.
“Unclear who appointed Stevens to speak on behalf of the Black community but ok.”
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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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Ryan Grim quote-posts a PollTracker post about Haley Stevens's statement and comments on her request that El-Sayed take down the ad.
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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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Grim wrote that Stevens now says she is asking on behalf of the Black community that El-Sayed take down his ad that includes Carlson saying he wouldn't vote for Rogers at gunpoint.
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He added that this came as Stevens agreed to rally with El-Sayed and Rep. Jim Clyburn.
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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. Grim does not assess the ad itself; he disputes Stevens's framing of her objection as made on behalf of the Black community, which challenges how the ad's critics characterize 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
Haley Stevens asks El-Sayed to take down his ad featuring Tucker Carlson
“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.”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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