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A far-left online streamer who has made several controversial statements, including saying, “America deserved 9/11,” has been making several appearances with Democratic lawmakers in recent years, including a top Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, who is set to team up with him next month.
Amid a heated Democratic primary, progressive Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is aligning himself with far-left Democrat figures, hosting an event with controversial streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker at Michigan State University on April 7, according to a press release.
“Get ready. We’re coming,” Piker said in a post to social media, highlighting that the pair would also be joined by Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., another progressive.
The event will also feature unnamed “special guests,” according to the release.
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Abdul El Sayed, left, pictured alongside Hasan Piker, right. ( Evan Cobb for The Washington Post via Getty Images; Dia Dipasupil/FilmMagic)
Like other progressive candidates, El-Sayed has made affordability — and the role of government — key pieces of his campaign. In addition to calling for lowering housing costs, he’s advocated for Medicare for all, opposes corporate tax carve-outs, and supports tuition-free access to higher education, according to his website. His policies have been championed by other progressives he’s appeared with, including Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rashida Talib, D-Mich.
“You are part of a revolution in media today, which is talking to millions of people who are tuning out of legacy media, and thanks for what you are doing,” Sanders said about Piker last year.
Although El-Sayed has said he rejects political labels like “right” and “left,” his appearances with figures like Piker have crystallized his position among the deep-blue portions of the…
