Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for U.S.Senate in Michigan, sparked social media backlash after posting his 9/11 message on his X account."They didn’t just attack America that day they attacked the idea of America," El-Sayed said."The notion of a nation brought together by ideals — a place where freedom and commitment to justice bind us, even if, at times, we struggle to fully realize it, the controversial far-left candidate continued.
"Today on 9/11 we remember the lives that were taken from us in a terrible act of terrorism."CBS NEWS TAKES HEAT OVER REPORT ON DEM HOPEFUL ABDUL EL-SAYED'S NOW-DELETED 9/11 POSTSHasan Piker, left, listens as Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S.Senate in Michigan, speaks in a green room before a campaign rally, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.
(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)Online viewers quickly reminded El-Sayed of his friendship with Hasan Piker, the progressive streamer who has gone viral multiple times for previously claiming that the U.S."deserved 9/11.""Shut up, you FRAUD," the Libs of TikTok, a conservative X account that focuses on key social and cultural issues, said in a post on Friday.Steve Guest, a frequent political commentator and a former staffer for Sen.
Ted Cruz, R-Texas, echoed the criticism in a post of his own, posting a picture of Piker and El-Sayed standing together."This you?" Guest wrote.He also included a caption on the photo with another one of Piker’s quotes."‘I hate America… at least I say it with my f---ing chest,’" the picture’s caption read."Campaigning with a guy who said we deserved 9/11… his brazen dishonesty makes him all the bigger piece of sh--," GOP consultant Ryan Girdusky posted on X."You’re a disgrace.You remain unwilling to disavow your chief spokesman who said "America deserved 9/11," National Republican Senatorial Committee communications director Joanna Rodriguez posted on X.
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