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Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed quietly asked Twitch streamer Hasan Piker for campaign help — a move that’s reignited debate after months of backlash over their association. While El-Sayed insists he doesn’t agree with Piker’s controversial takes — including remarks about 9/11 and recent comments some say blame American Jews for antisemitism — he defends the value of reaching audiences through online influencers. He frames the criticism as part of a broader “cancel culture” attack, not on his policies, but on Piker himself — even as lawmakers across the aisle condemn Piker’s latest comments and El-Sayed distances himself from them.

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