El Sayed backs away from Hasan Piker’s controversial takes ahead of general election

Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed on Sunday said he disavowed Twitch streamer Hasan Piker’s statement that the United States “deserved” the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. El Sayed has attracted controversy for repeatedly campaigning with Piker, an increasingly popular political influencer, over that statement, among others. After previously declining to…