# El-Sayed apologizes for synagogue attack comments, defends stance on Hasan Piker

The Michigan Senate nominee apologized to the Michigan Jewish Democratic Caucus on Saturday for March comments about a synagogue attack, and separately said he opposes cancel culture in defending a streamer.

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Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized on August 29 for comments made in March regarding an armed attack on a Detroit-area synagogue, according to ZeroHedge.[^1] Primera Hora reports that El-Sayed apologized to the Michigan Jewish Democratic Caucus on Saturday for the same comments.[^2]

Forbes reports that El-Sayed said in an interview with Charlamagne tha God that he has not condemned Twitch streamer Hasan Piker because he opposes 'cancel culture,' and argued that the effort to 'character assassinate' Piker suggests a disconnect between Piker's statements and how they are perceived.[^3]

## What this stands on

1. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized on August 29 for comments made in March regarding an armed attack on a Detroit-area synagogue. ([ZeroHedge](https://www.zerohedge.com/political/michigan-senate-candidate-el-sayed-apologizes-comments-after-synagogue-attack), News)
2. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, apologized to the Michigan Jewish Democratic Caucus on Saturday for comments he made regarding a synagogue attack in March. ([Primera Hora](https://www.primerahora.com/noticias/gobierno-politica/notas/democrata-abdul-el-sayed-se-disculpa-por-comentarios-tras-ataque-a-sinagoga/), News)
3. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Michian, said in an interview with Char amagne tha God that he has not condemned Twith streamer Hasan Piker because he opposes 'cancel culture,' and argued that the effort to 'character assassinate' Piker suggests a discopnnect between Piker's statements and how they are perceived. ([Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2026/08/31/el-sayed-explains-why-he-hasnt-condemned-hasan-piker-we-gotta-stop-with-the-cancel-culture/), News)

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