Michigan Senator Jon Ossoff Challenges Piker in Midterms Campaign, Amid Controversy Over R
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Piker was thrust into national headlines after joining Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed on the campaign trail. El Sayed, who has also spoken out against aid to Israel, has faced backlash for refusing to condemn Piker’s comments, which also include that America “deserved” 9/11.
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The HillEl-Sayed says he has ‘no plans’ to campaign with Piker Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed says he has “no plans” to campaign with left-wing streamer Hasan Piker after a slew of Democratic lawmakers criticized Piker for his remarks on American Jews supporting Israel. During an interview with Semafor in the Detroit suburbs, El-Sayed denied that Piker will play a role in his race against…
BreitbartPiker has used his online following to boost Democrat candidates this cycle. Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed wrapped his primary at a Detroit pool party with Piker on the guest list. His statement Monday never used the streamer’s name. Piker has praised Ossoff, calling him a “dark-horse” presidential prospect.
The Daily WireNewly circulated video footage shows a chill El-Sayed kicking back in a vehicle right next to Piker, defending his refusal to disavow the America-hating Marxist influencer.
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In the looming midterms, Collins is challenging Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia in a critical battle that could determine who controls the Senate.
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The Guardian USIt is just the latest episode in an ever-growing scandal that has embroiled Collins’s bid in the high-stakes Georgia race, which will be critical to control of the Senate.
Washington ExaminerThe battle for Georgia’s closely watched Senate seat is increasingly becoming a fight over the company the candidates keep, as Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and GOP challenger Mike Collins trade accusations of racism and antisemitism fueled by controversial figures who are close to each other.
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On Thursday, the Washington Post reported that an ex-staffer for Collins, Preston Parra, who has described himself as a “twink fascist” on his X account, shared images in June and July of a swastika and one that depicts himself in Ku Klux Klan robes. The posts are still there, along with others in which Parra repeatedly casually uses the N-word, quotes Nazi song lyrics and uses the phrase “White Power”.
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Washington ExaminerPreston Parra, whom the outlet reported worked in Collins’s congressional office for two months in 2024 and later as a contractor for his leadership PAC, posted an image depicting himself in what appeared to be KKK robes and another resembling a swastika. Parra also repeatedly called himself a “twink fascist,” used the N-word, and posted nearly nude photos.
HuffPostA former staffer for Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) posted images depicting himself in Ku Klux Klan robes and appearing to celebrate Nazi imagery, The Washington Post reported Thursday.
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Meyer Siegfried, a spokesperson for Collins, said: “Preston Parra has no affiliation with Mike Collins’ office or campaign. The posts are vile, completely unhinged, and Mike Collins unequivocally condemns them.”
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Washington ExaminerA spokesman for Collins’s campaign, Meyer Siegfried, told the Washington Examiner that Parra has “no affiliation with Mike Collins’ office or campaign,” calling his posts “vile.”
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Siegfried also attempted to highlight other cases of extremism, claiming there had been a “rise in antisemitism and hate among younger Americans” and “Jon Ossoff’s allies”, and describing this as “equally abhorrent”.
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Washington Examiner“Rep. Collins believes the rise in antisemitism and hate among younger Americans and among Jon Ossoff’s allies like Hasan Piker and Abdul El-Sayed is equally abhorrent and, unlike Ossoff, has condemned it from all sources directly,” Siegfried said.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said through a spokesperson in remarks published Thursday that he “unreservedly rejects” the rhetoric of far-left streamer Hasan Piker, who warned that American Jews could face violence over support for Israel.
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Washington ExaminerOssoff, who is Jewish, is the second prospective presidential candidate to disavow Piker, joining Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ). Ossoff had faced backlash from the Jewish community for not denouncing Piker sooner.
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Troves of House Democrats moved to condemn Piker after he said, “eventually, someone is going to come around and take action … against American Jews” if they “keep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel.” Piker made the comments while discussing Michigan state Sen. Jeremy Moss, who is Jewish and a Democratic congressional candidate, on a livestream.
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Breitbart“If Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel, eventually someone’s going to come around and take action, not against the State of Israel, mind you, but against American Jews,” Piker said.
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The report “confirmed yet more extensive ties between Congressman Mike Collins and white nationalism, and Congressman Mike Collins and neo-Nazi ideology”, said Ossoff. “Mike Collins needs to hold a press conference this afternoon, and he needs to release all the communications between his office and these white supremacists.”
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HuffPostSpeaking to reporters Thursday, Ossoff called out “yet another connection” between Collins and white nationalism and “neo-Nazi ideology.”
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Responding to the Post’s reporting, Parra told the paper that many of his posts – including the KKK one, which he said he made using Grok AI – were “satirical”. He also said he was not a white supremacist, but added: “I do think that the white race contributes more to the world.”
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HuffPostParra denied being a white supremacist, but said he believes the “white race contributes more to the world.”
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) condemned the remarks Monday without naming Piker. Asked on CNN the next day whether he meant the streamer, Jeffries said yes.
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The Daily WireHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) torched Piker’s incendiary comments as “dangerous and antisemitic,” while Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI) blasted the streamer as a “hack who thrives on hate.” Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) publicly urged the socialist candidate to ditch the radical streamer.
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01 Washington Examiner “The posts are vile, completely unhinged, and Mike Collins unequivocally condemns them,” Siegfried said.
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02 HuffPost “The posts are vile, completely unhinged, and Mike Collins unequivocally condemns them,” he added.
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03 The Guardian US The US senator for Georgia Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, has slammed a “disgraceful and disqualifying” report that a former staffer for his Trump-backed Republican challenger Mike Collins shared images online of a swastika and depicting himself in Ku Klux Klan robes.
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04 RealClearPolitics A Calculated Betrayal of America's Working Families
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05 Breitbart The remark came roughly two hours into an Aug. 20 stream that stretched close to seven hours. Piker had a photo of Jeremy Moss, a Michigan state senator, displayed on screen.
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06 The Daily Wire Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is escalating her criticism of the Democratic Party’s handling of antisemitism, warning that the party has become increasingly hostile to Jewish Americans and expressing concern that U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has never withdrawn comments she says appeared to rationalize an attempted attack on a Michigan synagogue.
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