Dem's metldown over 'terrorist sympathizer' Hasan Piker triggers instant conservative mockery: 'Yikes'

Dingell took the stage at an Ann Arbor town hall with Rep. Jamie Raskin to campaign for El-Sayed on Wednesday, arguing Piker is not central to the race in Michigan.

"I am done, so don't any reporter ask me again about Hasan Piker," Dingell said. "It's not what November is about. Republicans are trying to make it - they're trying to divide us, and we got to stop letting them try to divide us," said Dingell.

"I don't agree with Hasan Piker on a lot of stuff, and I really don't agree with him on some of the woman things he said. And I'm still trying to figure out, is it the reason he exercises and looks buff is why he has so many followers," she added.

Dingell's office also told Fox News Digital that she would not answer further questions about Piker.

"Congresswoman Dingell made clear this afternoon she will not answer any more questions about him. She doesn't agree with him on many things, but this election isn't about him. It's about healthcare, affordability, hunger and other issues that impact working men and women," Dingell spokesperson Matt Krack told Fox News Digital Wednesday.

Conservatives and other social media commenters continued to seize on Dingell's remarks, arguing that her frustration only underscored the political vulnerability surrounding Piker's association with El-Sayed.

Piker has faced widespread criticism for saying that "America deserved 9/11" and, in another resurfaced remark, calling to let the streets soak in "red capitalist blood."

"It was a dumb statement," El-Sayed said, while making clear that he did not believe America deserved the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but rejected the idea that Piker should be cast aside over it.

In a statement earlier this month, El-Sayed called antisemitism "a scourge," condemned rhetoric that puts Jewish Americans at risk and said "nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople."

Fox News Digital reached out to Hasan Piker for comment.

Fox News Digital's Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.