El-Sayed Defends Ties to Hasan Piker, Rejects ‘Cancel Culture’: Michigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed defended his association with Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, dismissing questions about Piker’s past remarks on the Sept. 11 attacks as “gotcha politics.” #AbdulElSayed #HasanPiker #CancelCulture #MichiganPolitics #SenateNominee