# El-Sayed Defends Campaign Ties to Hasan Piker Amid 9/11 Remark Backlash

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Occurred: 2026-08-10T14:01:27.149Z


## Attached claims

- [El-Sayed said he was more focused on who he was campaigning to than who he might campaign with, and separately said America did not deserve 9/11 and called Piker's statement dumb.](https://kleory.com/news/cases/xnews-586bae4225bb/) — developing