Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan Abdul El-Sayed is trying to put some distance between himself and one of his top supporters, Hasan Piker, after the controversial streamer sparked a new firestorm.El-Sayed, who is facing off against former Republican Rep.Mike Rogers in battleground Michigan in a high-stakes Senate showdown, on Monday emphasized in a statement, "I want to be crystal clear, nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople."The statement from El-Sayed came after Piker, on his stream last week, featured an image of state Sen.
Jeremy Moss, the Democratic nominee in Michigan's 11th Congressional District.Moss, who is Jewish, has said that people are sharing a fake audio clip of him claiming that his entire reason for running for Congress is to make sure that America continues to support Israel."If Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel, eventually someone is going to come around and take action, not against the state of Israel, mind you, but against American Jews," Piker warned.DEMOCRATS 'WHO NEVER VOTED REPUBLICAN' BACKING THIS GOP SENATE NOMINEEAbdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S.
Senate in Michigan, talks poolside with streamer Hasan Piker at a party for content creators supporting his campaign, Monday, Aug.3, 2026, in Detroit.
(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)Piker, who endorsed El-Sayed for the Democratic nomination and appeared at some of the candidate's campaign events including a primary night party in Detroit, has repeatedly stood by his numerous past comments critical of Israel over its ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza.Piker's latest comments have been blasted by a growing number of Republicans and Democrats since they grabbed attention this past weekend.Democratic Rep.
Hillary Scholten of Michigan charged that Piker is "a hack who thrives on hate."Rogers, in a social media post on Sunday, took aim at both Piker and El-Say...