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Michigan heckler the son of Republican adviser paid for ‘influencer marketing’ against El-Sayed

Global Published 20 October 2026, 17:45 · archived 20 Oct 2026

Timmy Teepell’s firm paid $250,000 by America Next, which has been trying to gin up ‘organic’ opposition to El-SayedMan who heckled El-Sayed is former Josh Hawley aide, records showThe man who attempted to ambush Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed with a question about his supposed allegiance to the Muslim Brotherhood – which El-Sayed parlayed into a viral clip for his campaign – is the son of a political operator who recently received $250,000 for “canvassing and influencer marketing” against El-Sayed, the Guardian has learned.In the now-famous exchange, a man – first identified by th...

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