Dingell Demands Reporters Stop Asking About Piker at ElSayed Rally

Rep. Debbie Dingell demanded reporters stop asking about Twitch streamer Hasan Piker during a campaign event for U.S. Senate candidate Abdul ElSayed on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. The Michigan congresswoman made the declaration at a student town hall at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she was campaigning alongside ElSayed and Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland. Dingell's comments came amid growing scrutiny of ElSayed's association with Piker, a far-left streamer who has faced criticism from multiple Democratic leaders over past remarks.

"I am done, so don't any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker," Dingell told the crowd. "It's not what November is about. Republicans are trying to make it. They're trying to divide us, and we got to stop letting them try to divide us." She added that she does not agree with Piker on many issues, particularly his comments about women, and questioned his popularity, suggesting it might be generational and related to his physical appearance.

The controversy centers on Piker's history of inflammatory statements, including his 2019 remark that America "deserved 9/11" and recent comments suggesting that American Jews could become targets...