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Michigan progressive Abdul El-Sayed says ‘ogre’ remark not directed at rival
Abdul El-Sayed, a Michigan Senate candidate, clarified that his 'ogre on a pike' remark during a debate referred to John Fetterman, not his rival Haley Stevens. The comment was made in a Zoom meeting and discussed in a televised debate before the state's primary.
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