Steven Young says he would happily attend any Minneapolis event with Hasan Piker
Steven YoungGreen Party candidate for governor of Minnesota, posting on X
Three days before the Minneapolis event with Piker, Omar and Fateh, Young wrote that he would happily attend any event in the city with Piker.
“I'll happily attend any event in Minneapolis with Hasan Piker. He's so handsome!”
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Ilhan Omar's campaign defends Hasan Piker event as Angie Craig and Jacob Frey object
Ilhan Omar's campaign says an October 26 event with Hasan Piker and Omar Fateh will help mobilize young voters. Angie Craig, Jacob Frey and Betty McCollum criticize giving Piker a platform, citing his past rhetoric. Piker rejects Craig's criticism as an attack on the party's left flank.
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Post by Steven Young, the Green Party's candidate for Minnesota governor, three days before the October 26 Minneapolis event with Hasan Piker, Ilhan Omar and Omar Fateh.
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Post by Steven Young on the evening of the October 26 Minneapolis event with Hasan Piker, referring to the crowd booing Mayor Jacob Frey.
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By October 23, Rep. Angie Craig, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other Minnesota Democrats had criticized the plan to host Piker at the event with Ilhan Omar and Omar Fateh.
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On the night of the event, Young wrote that he loved hearing the crowd boo Frey.
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Why this label?
Relative to the decision to hold the October 26 event with Piker, Young says he would gladly attend any Minneapolis event with him. That backs the event the critics opposed.
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