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Hasan Piker has stated that the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, was the 'direct consequence' of actions by the Israeli and U.S. governments.

At some point in the past, Mr. Piker stated that the United States "deserved" the September 11 attacks.

Abdul El-Sayed has repeatedly stated he has no plans to campaign with Hasan Piker in the 2026 general election.

As of September 17, 2026, the Michigan Democratic Jewish Caucus has not endorsed Abdul El-Sayed.

Mike Rogers, the Republican nominee for Senate in Michigan, is a former congressman and an ally of President Trump.

Following Hasan Piker's comments in September 2026, Abdul El-Sayed stated that he does not agree with the assertion that the U.S. has caused more terror than Al Qaeda.

In a September 2026 Axios interview, Hasan Piker cited a U.S. strike that hit an elementary school in Iran in February 2026 as justification for his comments on U.S. terrorism.

Following Hasan Piker's controversial comments in September 2026, Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers issued a statement calling on Abdul El-Sayed to 'condemn Piker once and for all.'

The attacks planned by Al Qaeda on September 11, 2001, resulted in the deaths of 2,977 people.

Iranian officials stated that a U.S. strike on an elementary school in Iran in February 2026 resulted in a death toll of at least 175 people, most of whom were children.

A preliminary U.S. investigation concluded that the February 2026 strike on an Iranian school was the result of a targeting mistake.

Mike Rogers is the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan's 2026 Senate race.

In a September 16, 2026 interview with Axios, Hasan Piker said the United States has caused more terror than Al Qaeda.

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee in Michigan’s 2026 Senate race.

Hasan Piker campaigned with Abdul El-Sayed during the 2026 primary, appearing at college rallies in April and at El-Sayed's primary night party in Detroit in August.

While serving as attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr. did not speak at the Democratic convention or at campaign rallies.

During Donald Trump's first term, Attorney General William P. Barr did not speak at the Republican convention or at campaign rallies.

Professor Gillers stated that shifting standards for the conduct of attorneys general would harm the rule of law.

Edward Levi, a University of Chicago legal scholar who served as attorney general after the Watergate scandal, established the modern norm of the office not acting as a political operative.

In September 2026, former Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. described current Attorney General Todd Blanche's speech at the Republican convention as 'unprecedented, and it’s disgraceful'.