Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said his "ogre on a pike" comment was directed at U.S. Senator John Fetterman, not at rival Haley Stevens, during a TV debate. Fetterman responded by calling El-Sayed "Pontiac Platner."
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El-Sayed says in TV debate ‘ogre on a pike’ Zoom comment was in reference to John Fetterman, not Haley Stevens The Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed said his comments that progressives need to put the head of an “ogre” on a pike was in reference to US Senator John Fetterman – not his opponent, Haley Stevens. In a televised debate on Monday, the final head-to-head before the state
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) slammed progressive Michigan senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed as ‘Pontiac Platner’ when asked about El-Sayed’s quip at a donors’ meeting that he would support a primary challenge against Fetterman to “put one ogre on a pike” to send a message to the broader Democratic Party. “I never worked out in male modeling,...
Read "Fetterman dubs El-Sayed ‘Pontiac Platner’ in response to ‘ogre on a pike’ quip" on SmartNews: l.smartnews.com/p-8c1IAvwQ/f... Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) slammed progressive Michigan senatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed as ‘Pontiac Platner’ when asked about El-Sayed’s quip at a donor...