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Watch Mehdi Call Out ‘Charlatan’ Haley Stevens on ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’

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Mehdi Hasan appeared on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" to criticize Representative Haley Stevens for her decision to unendorse Abdul El-Sayed due to an alleged antisemitic ad. Hasan called Stevens a "charlatan," arguing that she used the controversy as a pretext for switching her endorsement to Republican Mike Rogers, rather than addressing actual issues like Islamophobia and racism from the White House.

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On November 3, 2026, Mehdi Hasan appeared on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" to criticize Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens for her decision to unendorse Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed, instead backing Republican Senator Mike Rogers. Hasan dismissed Stevens's claim that an alleged antisemitic campaign ad influenced her decision, calling it a "fake controversy." He argued that the real issue lies with Islamophobic attacks against El-Sayed, including remarks made by the president and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. Hasan contended that economic woes have led to a rise in racist rhetoric, making Stevens's endorsement switch irrelevant.

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Mehdi rightly points out that the real scandal is the “old school white supremacist stuff” coming from the White House, including the Islamophobic attacks against El-Sayed, the president’s recent use of an antisemitic slur, and the racist Halloween post by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. “They’re losing.

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2026-11-03 · Zeteo

Watch Mehdi Call Out ‘Charlatan’ Haley Stevens on ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

Zeteo’s editor-in-chief Mehdi Hasan joined ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’ live on set in Washington, DC, today to set the record straight on the allegedly antisemitic campaign ad that Haley Stevens used as her excuse for un-endorsing Abdul El-Sayed and backing Michigan’s Republican Senate candidate, Mike Rogers. uncertain

Stevens → join → candidate

“This was ginned up as a fake controversy by Haley Stevens, the charlatan … as an excuse for her doing what she was going to do anyways,” Mehdi tells Piers. asserted

Mehdi → gin → Piers

He adds, “This idea that she joined Mike Rogers because of an ad that Abdul El-Sayed had nothing to do with is insane.” asserted

Sayed → add → nothing

They → point → Rollins

The economy is bad so they go immediately to racism, Islamophobia, and that’s why this ad is such a red herring,” Mehdi says. asserted

Mehdi → go → racism

“This was always about Haley Stevens making an insane decision to jump ship.” asserted

Stevens → make → ship

Mehdi comes on at around 20 minutes and 50 seconds. asserted

Mehdi → come → minutes

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Zeteo → like → subscriber

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you → ’re → donation