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Dad of 9/11 hero Todd Beamer blasts Hasan Piker’s rhetoric, ties to far-left Mich. Senate candidate El-Sayed in ad for GOP rival

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Fox News. (2026, September 23). Dad of 9/11 hero Todd Beamer blasts Hasan Piker’s rhetoric, ties to far-left Mich. Senate candidate El-Sayed in ad for GOP rival. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/media/dad-of-9-11-hero-todd-beamer-blasts-pikers-ties-to-el-sayed-in-ad-for-gop-rival/

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David Beamer, father of Todd Beamer who died as a hero on 9/11, released a campaign video criticizing streamer Hasan Piker and his ties to Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed. The ad, produced by a super PAC supporting Republican rival Mike Rogers, features clips of Piker saying America "deserved 9/11" and El-Sayed’s refusal to disavow him when prompted. Beamer emphasizes that the passengers on Todd's flight were heroes, not victims, questioning those who suggest otherwise.
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David Beamer, father of Todd Beamer — one of the heroes on Flight 93 during the September 11, 2001 attacks — criticized Hasan Piker and his ties to Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in a campaign video released for El-Sayed's Republican opponent Mike Rogers. The ad, produced by the Great Lakes Conservative Fund, featured Piker's controversial statement that America "deserved" 9/11 and showed clips of El-Sayed associating with him without fully disavowing him. Beamer, who narrates the video, emphasized that his son was a hero and questioned those suggesting America deserved such an attack. Despite rejecting Piker’s specific comments about 9/11, El-Sayed has not completely renounced the streamer, complicating his campaign narrative ahead of the election.

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“The articles discuss different aspects of the controversy surrounding Hasan Piker and Abdul El-Sayed's relationship but describe separate events: one about El-Sayed trying to move past the issue, the other about David Beamer releasing an ad criticizing Piker and his ties to El-Sayed.”
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Piker PERSON · 7× Americans NORP · 3× El-Sayed PERSON · 3× El-Sayed’s PERSON · 3× Fox News Digital ORG · 3× Todd Beamer PERSON · 3× America GPE · 2× Beamer PERSON · 2× Democratic NORP · 2× Hasan Piker PERSON · 2×

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Theo Wold, a former assistant attorney general and former White House deputy assistant for domestic policy under Trump, told Fox News Digital that Piker will continue to haunt El-Sayed’s campaign as long as the candidate “refuses to denounce” Piker entirely.
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🔮 When I hear anyone suggest America ‘deserves 9/11’ my question is, ‘Who would say that?’” Beamer says in the ad.

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David Beamer, father of Flight 93 passenger and 9/11 hero Todd Beamer, criticized streamer Hasan Piker and his ties to Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in a campaign video released Monday for El-Sayed’s Republican opponent Mike Rogers. asserted
Beamer → criticize → opponent
The video, posted by Great Lakes HQ, was produced by the Great Lakes Conservative Fund, a super PAC supporting Rogers. asserted
video → post → Rogers
It began with a 2019 clip of Piker saying that America “deserved 9/11” followed by clips of El-Sayed appearing on Piker’s Twitch livestream and another of El-Sayed refusing to disavow Piker when prompted. asserted
Sayed → begin → Piker
Beamer, who narrates the ad, then introduced his son Todd Beamer, one of the heroes of United Flight 93 who fought back against the terrorists who hijacked the plane in the terror attacks on September 11, 2001. asserted
who → narrate → September
They were killed in action. asserted
They → kill → action
When I hear anyone suggest America ‘deserves 9/11’ my question is, ‘Who would say that?’” Beamer says in the ad. asserted
Beamer → hear → ad
El-Sayed has repeatedly rejected Piker’s 9/11 remark but has resisted calls to completely renounce the streamer, who campaigned with him during the Democratic primary. asserted
who → reject → primary
Elizabeth Pipko, a former Republican National Committee spokesperson, lamented that families mourning loved ones lost on 9/11 still have to be politically involved to protect their loved ones’ legacies. asserted
families → lament → legacies
“How incredibly disappointing that, 25 years after those horrific attacks, Todd Beamer’s family is still unable to simply mourn their son and speak about his heroism. asserted
family → mourn → heroism
Instead, they find themselves having to teach their fellow Americans a lesson they themselves wish they never had to learn,” she told Fox News Digital. asserted
she → find → Digital
“Todd Beamer’s family knows better than most the pain that anti-American sentiment and terrorism can inflict on us all. asserted
sentiment → know → us
Todd’s character, and the American spirit of grit and guts he embodied, is what we should not only remember, but also look for in the leaders we elect to serve our great country,” she added further. asserted
she → embody → country
“In honor of Todd Beamer and all the brave Americans taken from us too soon, we have a job to do — in November and beyond.” asserted
we → take → November
Theo Wold, a former assistant attorney general and former White House deputy assistant for domestic policy under Trump, told Fox News Digital that Piker will continue to haunt El-Sayed’s campaign as long as the candidate “refuses to denounce” Piker entirely. asserted
candidate → tell → Piker
“Antifa Democrats and their friends in the media say a lot of dangerous and incendiary things. asserted
Democrats → say → things
Hasan Piker, who endorses political violence and has denigrated the Americans killed on September 11th, has repeatedly campaigned alongside his friend El Sayed,” Wold said. asserted
Wold → endorse → friend
Start your day with all you need to know Morning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more. asserted
Report → start → news
“El Sayed refuses to denounce Piker not just because they’re friends but Leftists like them don’t believe there are any boundaries when they are pursuing their ideological goals.” asserted
they → refuse → goals
Fox News Digital also reached out to a group representing Gold Star Families, El-Sayed’s campaign, and Mike Rogers’ campaign but did not immediately receive a response. asserted
Digital → reach → response
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