Radical El-Sayed ally doubles down on anti-American rhetoric with stunning terrorist comparison

A popular far-left streamer tied the Democratic nominee in the high-stakes U.S. Senate race in Michigan doubled down on anti-American comments he's made in the past during an on-camera interview released Thursday.

"Pound for pound as far as the number of deaths, yes," Piker replied. "We have caused tremendous terror all around the world."

"I think that that is not only terror that we are waging on regular civilians, and nations in the periphery, but it's also having consequences on ourselves," the Twitch streamer continued. "It's having dramatic consequences on the home front."

"One clear example of this is what we did in Minab [Iran],' Piker said, referring to American attacks earlier this year that struck a school. A United Nations mission said it found "reasonable grounds" to believe that the U.S. committed a war crime. "There's no distinction between blowing up a school, tripple-tapping it with Tomahawk missiles. If you're killing 140 school girls, that is an act of terror."

Piker conceded that not all Americans are terrorists, but still called for an "environment of accountability."

Since winning the Democratic primary, El-Sayed hasn't been able to shake Piker's shadow, and has refused to condemn him for past controversial comments. Instead the candidate has painting him as a "streamer from California" who has no bearing on the race in Michigan in attempts to distance himself from Piker's more radical views and comments.

Piker said in 2019 that "America deserved 9/11." He has also praised Mao Zedong and Communist China, said capitalists should be murdered in the streets and is known for making antisemitic comments.

El-Sayed's campaign responded to Piker's comments on The Axios Show, but did not mention Piker by name.

"I do not agree with this statement [on al-Qaeda], nor do I give much weight to the statements made by a social media streamer," the campaign told Axios. "I am more concerned with the dangerous policies of Donald Trump and Mike Rogers that are raising the prices of gas, groceries and healthcare for Michiganders."

El-Sayed's campaign reiterated that statement when reached by Fox News Digital on Thursday.

El-Sayed's staff later banned Fox News Digital from joining an impromptu post-meeting press event where he took questions and discussed a range of issues key to the 2026 midterms.