Hasan Piker insists Abdul El-Sayed asked him to ‘stump’ for Michigan campaign amid backlash

Twitch streamer Hasan Piker said that Democratic Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed asked him to “stump” for his campaign during an interview Friday following the intense backlash the Democratic politician has faced for appearing with him. Piker spoke to Semafor columnist David Weigel about the backlash he has received from Democrats since appearing on the campaign trail with El-Sayed, which he claimed was El-Sayed’s idea, not his. “He asked me to stump for him, and I had not considered that ever before,” Piker said. “I’d never really delivered a speech like that before.” EL-SAYED PALS AROUND WITH FAR-LEFT STREAMER HASAN PIKER THE DAY BEFORE CRUCIAL MICHIGAN SENATE ELECTION Piker added that he had previously decided to get more involved with politics through New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign but did not face significant backlash for that effort compared to campaigning for El-Sayed. He explained that after campaigning for El-Sayed, establishment Democrats and think tanks like Third Way came out to attack him. “I’ll admit I didn’t realize how much the media would think that this is different,” he continued. “I had no idea that in the mindset of, you know, people in D.C., in the mindset of like
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