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Abdul El-Sayed: “In fact, when I go to different events, there are two things that happen: I get older folks who come up to me and say…”

On the recordJune 15, 2026
In fact, when I go to different events, there are two things that happen: I get older folks who come up to me and say, 'how did you get all these young people to come here? And then I get young people who come up to me, [and say] 'hey man I saw you on [Hasan Piker], it's pretty cool what you're doing.'
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Abdul El-Sayed
Democratic · Michigan
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npr.org
Jun 15, 2026

Editor's note · Context

Describing reactions from different age groups at events.

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