Intra-party firestorm hits Michigan Senate race after El-Sayed’s 'ogre on a pike' remark

Abdul El-Sayed faced backlash from fellow Democrats after a leaked Zoom call in which he described beating rivals and implied putting an 'ogre on a pike' to energize the progressive movement, triggering condemnation from colleagues and activists and highlighting intra-party tensions ahead of the Aug. 4 primary and ongoing debates over the party's direction.