Left-wing commentator Hasan Piker blasted critics of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed, accusing them of Islamophobia and urging the party to unite behind the victorious Michigan candidate.“Like everyone being like ‘Abdul has a f*** ton of work to do mending bridges.’ Here’s the f***ing take nuke for you, okay? You are all unbelievably Islamophobic pieces of s***, okay? You literally called the dude a f***ing terrorist for months on end, and, like, called him a sexist, misogynist, terrorist, bad candidate, fake doctor, when he has, like, two f***ing degrees,” Piker said during his live stream on Twitch Tuesday.
Piker, who built his name as a Twitch streamer and has become a favored campaign surrogate for Democrats, argued that el Sayed’s critics had unfairly portrayed the former Michigan health official as an extremist because he is muslim.
His comments come amid calls for el Sayed to repair relationships within the Democratic party following his primary victory, arguing that the burden should instead fall on those who opposed him. “And now you’re gonna sit there and be like, ‘Well, you know, you really gotta come to me now,’ like what are you talking about?” Piker said.
