Piker claims U.S. Has Caused More Terrorism Than Al Qaeda, Pound-for-Pound

In an Axios Show interview, Hasan Piker contends that the U.S. military has committed more terrorism than Al Qaeda, ‘pound for pound’ in deaths, citing a deadly apparent missile strike near a girls’ school as an example. Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed distanced himself from the comment but defended staying in contact with Piker due to his large audience, highlighting tensions between online influence and candidate outreach amid the Michigan race.