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Democratic Senate candidate for Michigan distances himself from Hasan Piker and debates Fox News host
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Democratic Senate candidate for Michigan distances himself from Hasan Piker and debates Fox News host
The Democratic candidate for Senate in the swing state of Michigan has spent the week trying to keep his affordability message front and center as scrutiny mounts from both ends of the political spectrum.
In the span of two days, Abdul El-Sayed distanced himself from leftwing streamer Hasan Piker, spoke out against rightwing hate directed at the Muslim community, and debated Fox News host Jesse Watters on taxing billionaires. The clip circulating most from the Fox interview, though, focused on circumcision - specifically, El-Sayed asking Watters if he was, in a retort to Watters’ question about gender-affirming care.
The Democratic candidate for Senate in the swing state of Michigan has spent the week trying to keep his affordability message front and center as scrutiny mounts from both ends of the political spectrum.
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Source: The Guardian · Rachel Leingang. Published 25 Aug 2026, 08:29 pm.
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