The Michigan Senate candidate saw immediate backlash from within his own party amid a tense primary that has divided progressives and moderate Democrats.
Abdul El-Sayed refused to apologize for his "ogre on a pike" remark, revealing he was targeting John Fetterman, not primary rival Haley Stevens.
The two faced off in the final Michigan Democratic primary debate hours after POLITICO published a leaked recording of El-Sayed.
El-Sayed says in TV debate ‘ogre on a pike’ Zoom comment was in reference to John Fetterman, not Haley Stevens ...