Michigan Senate Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed was in a debate with opponent Haley Stevens. When you have nothing, you try to confuse everyone with your razzle-dazzle. El-Sayed was asked by the moderator about a comment he had made during a prior Zoom call. During that call, El-Sayed said that he would like to see Senator John Fetterman, of Pennsylvania, with his ogre head on a pike. What a charmer the Michigan candidate is.

That comment about the ogre head on a pike was a result of bad manners and an inability to respect anyone else Democrat or Republican. This is from X

Abdul El-Sayed just doubled down on some of the ugliest rhetoric in this primary.

In a leaked Zoom call with donors, the Michigan Democratic Senate candidate said:
“If I win … well y’all came at me so now I get to come at you, and you know, primarying people like John…

— Gina Beana Fofina (@Ginasassyass) July 28, 2026

In this case, Abdul El-Sayed wears an odd Zohran Mamdani-smirk for the whole 55 seconds of that post. Here is more from the New York Post:

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Monday defended a disparaging remark he made about Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) in the final debate before next week’s primary.

El-Sayed, who has sharply criticized Israel throughout his primary race against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich), was asked during the debate about comments he made during a Zoom meeting where he referred to Fetterman – an outspoken supporter of the Jewish state – as an “ogre” that he would like to see put “on a pike.”

“So many people took offense to that,” moderator Roop Raj, of Fox 2 News in Detroit, pointed out, “and it really pointed to the bigger question about the tone and tenor that you’ve been accused of having in this campaign.”

El-Sayed has the same type smirk and “better than you” attitude as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. More from the NY Post:

“Do you regret any of the comments that you’ve made?” Raj asked, giving El-Sayed a chance to apologize for the barb.

Being an America-hating Islamist means never having to say you are sorry. Head on pike? More:

The former public health official responded by doubling down on his criticism of the Pennsylvania Democrat.

“I was referring to a guy named John Fetterman, who’s a senator from Pennsylvania who has done terrible things,” El-Sayed said.

“He got elected on a set of values and is now completely throwing those values in the mud,” the Senate hopeful continued.

“And I do think it’s important for any senator in Michigan to have a relationship with folks who are in the US Senate, and if those folks are not actually acting in accordance with what they got elected on, I think it’s important for all of us to have an honest opinion about what we’re going to do to make sure that our Senate looks like the people it represents.”

During the Zoom call with Democratic donors, audio of which was obtained by Politico, El-Sayed argued that Fetterman should face a primary challenge in 2028 and, if successful, it would serve as a warning to Democrats who don’t tow the party line.

“Primarying people like John Fetterman, I have no problem to do that,” he said on the call. “Ideally you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message, and all of a sudden starts to sound a lot different.” “I was referring to a guy named John Fetterman, who’s a senator from Pennsylvania who has done terrible things,” El-Sayed said.

“He got elected on a set of values and is now completely throwing those values in the mud,” the Senate hopeful continued.

“And I do think it’s important for any senator in Michigan to have a relationship with folks who are in the US Senate, and if those folks are not actually acting in accordance with what they got elected on, I think it’s important for all of us to have an honest opinion about what we’re going to do to make sure that our Senate looks like the people it represents.”

During the Zoom call with Democratic donors, audio of which was obtained by Politico, El-Sayed argued that Fetterman should face a primary challenge in 2028 and, if successful, it would serve as a warning to Democrats who don’t tow the party line.

“Primarying people like John Fetterman, I have no problem to do that,” he said on the call. “Ideally you put one ogre on a pike, and then everyone else gets the message, and all of a sudden starts to sound a lot different.”

First of all, El-Sayed was appointed as a Michigan health official. He has, not yet, held any elected position in Michigan. My dear friend Abdul is in NO position to tell the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania anything. He especially needs to keep his mouth shut about Senator John Fetterman. Sorry, not sorry.

According to Mr. El-Sayed, Senator Fetterman has done “terrible things”. We want to know what Mr. El-Sayed’s definition of “terrible things” is. Senator Fetterman responded:

Senator John Fetterman responds to El-Sayed attacking his appearance, calling him an "ogre on a pike."

"I never worked out in male modeling. Call me Senator Shrek. Whatever! This guy is really the Pontiac Platner!"

"And now he's running to be the head of our emerging pro-Hamas… pic.twitter.com/R4awVDepR8

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 28, 2026

We will take Senator Shrek any day of the week. Who would have ever thought we would see Fetterman as a hero?

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