{"id":2650011,"date":"2026-08-26T15:01:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T19:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-backed-pac-website-exposes-el-sayeds-extremist-positions\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T15:06:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T19:06:21","slug":"gop-backed-pac-website-exposes-el-sayeds-extremist-positions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-backed-pac-website-exposes-el-sayeds-extremist-positions\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP-backed PAC website exposes el Sayed\u2019s extremist positions"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-backed-pac-website-exposes-el-sayeds-extremist-positions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2650011&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A conservative super PAC, Sentinel Action Fund, launched a website called RealAbdulSayed.com to expose Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers&#8217; opponent, Abdul el Sayed, for his perceived extreme left views. The site highlights el Sayed\u2019s associations with liberals like AOC, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and controversial streamer Hasan Piker, whose remarks including \u201cAmerica deserved 9\/11\u201d el Sayed has not publicly disavowed. The campaign emphasizes el Sayed\u2019s ties to the Democratic Socialists of America, his statements criticizing masculinity in football, and a moment where he expressed dislike for Mackinac Island. Piker&#8217;s controversial comments and close proximity to el Sayed pose challenges for the candidate, as many Democrats urge him to disavow Piker to appeal to moderate voters. Sentinal Action Fund has backed rogers with meaningful funding, including a $15 million investment, and released ads supporting Trump&#8217;s endorsement of Rogers.The website aims to brand el Sayed as radical and disconnect him from mainstream voters in Michigan\u2019s Senate race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EXCLUSIVE \u2014<\/strong> A conservative <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pacs\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1911\">political action committee<\/a> backing Michigan Republican Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1022\">Mike Rogers<\/a> launched a website on Wednesday \u201cexposing\u201d Democrat <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23138\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a> for having far-left views that are \u201ctoo extreme for Michigan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sentinel Action Fund, a GOP super PAC, launched<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/realabdulelsayed.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/realabdulelsayed.com\/\"> <\/a>the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/realabdulelsayed.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/realabdulelsayed.com\/\"> <\/a>website<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/realabdulelsayed.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/realabdulelsayed.com\/\"> RealAbdulSayed.com<\/a> as part of a seven-figure digital campaign intended to brand el Sayed as \u201cradical,\u201d emphasizing his close ties with controversial left-wing streamer <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hasan-piker\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"22479\">Hasan Piker<\/a>, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4701291\/majority-of-2028-democrats-silent-on-hasan-pikers-claim-jewish-americans-inviting-violence-by-supporting-israel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Majority of 2028 Democrats silent on Hasan Piker\u2019s claim Jewish Americans inviting violence by supporting Israel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4701408\/sentinel-action-fund-website-abdul-el-sayed-extremist-positions\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP-backed PAC launches website to \u2018expose\u2019 Abdul el Sayed\u2019s extremist positions<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4701042\/annie-andrews-ad-darline-graham-nordone-south-carolina-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>South Carolina Democrat launches first ad after Graham Nordone\u2019s runoff victory<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main ad on the website, titled \u201cDeserve,\u201d highlights el Sayed\u2019s failure to disavow \u201canti-America comments\u201d made by people in his orbit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEl Sayed is endorsed by extreme liberals like AOC, [Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)], and Bernie Sanders,\u201d the ad said. \u201cAnd when el Sayed\u2019s political ally Hasan Piker said, \u2018America deserved 9\/11,\u2019 el Sayed refused to disavow it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The website also details el Sayed\u2019s relationship with the Democratic Socialists of America, his claim that football is \u201ctoxically masculine,\u201d and a hot-mic moment in which el Sayed said he \u201chates\u201d Mackinac Island, a popular tourist destination in Lake Huron.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piker has emerged as a significant snag in el Sayed\u2019s campaign, particularly because his hourslong streams give the GOP a trove of controversial clips to blast on the airwaves.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El Sayed has sought to distance himself from Piker, saying that he and his spokespeople are the only messengers of the campaign. He made this statement following Piker\u2019s comments on a livestream in which he said Jewish people invited violence against themselves by supporting Israel while showing a picture of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"655\">Michigan<\/a> state Sen. Jeremy Moss, a Jewish Democrat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4700151\/democrats-fear-abdul-el-sayed-refusal-broaden-appeal-spoil-michigan\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4700151\/democrats-fear-abdul-el-sayed-refusal-broaden-appeal-spoil-michigan\/\">ABDUL EL SAYED REFUSAL TO BROADEN APPEAL DRAWS FEARS HE COULD SPOIL MICHIGAN FOR DEMOCRATS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piker\u2019s proximity to el Sayed and the candidate\u2019s refusal to condemn his controversial remarks have also sounded the alarm among his potential Democratic colleagues, who feel it should be easy for the progressive to disavow the comments and appeal to moderate voters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sentinel Action Fund <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4494797\/mike-rogers-sentinel-action-fund-endorsement\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4494797\/mike-rogers-sentinel-action-fund-endorsement\/\">endorsed Rogers<\/a> in March and set aside $15 million to boost his bid, injecting significant outside money into one of the GOP\u2019s top pickup opportunities of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">2026\u00a0midterm elections<\/a>.\u00a0It has also released an ad championing President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> endorsement of Rogers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP PAC launches site to expose el Sayed\u2019s far-left views<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2650012,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-bd1rb34t9-1787625636444-e1787625891246.jpg?1787754775&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[81734,5235,6203,7409],"class_list":["post-2650011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-el-sayed","tag-extremism","tag-gop","tag-pac"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-bd1rb34t9-1787625636444-e1787625891246.jpg?1787754775&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2650011"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2650016,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650011\/revisions\/2650016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2650012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2650011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2650011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2650011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}