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Politics● LowSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 8:00 PM

Hasan Piker’s Comments Create Headaches for Abdul El-Sayed

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Under pressure, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan this week rejected Hasan Piker’s argument that the U.S. has caused more terror than Al Qaeda.

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