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Michigan heckler revealed as son of Republican adviser paid in anti-El-Sayed campaign
Original: Michigan heckler the son of Republican adviser paid for ‘influencer marketing’ against El-Sayed
A man who heckled Abdul El-Sayed at a Michigan event has been identified as Timmy Teepell, son of Republican strategist Trammell Teepell. His father's firm was paid $250,000 by America Next, a group working to manufacture what it calls 'influencer marketing' and 'organic' grassroots opposition to El-Sayed's campaign. Critics say the incident exposes an orchestrated effort to disrupt his US Senate bid while disguising it as genuine public anger.
Why now: The heckler's family ties to a paid political operation against El-Sayed were just revealed, fuelling claims of astroturfed opposition.
Abdul El-SayedTimmy TeepellAmerica NextMichigan
Evidence
- Michigan heckler the son of Republican adviser paid for ‘influencer marketing’ against El-Sayed · The Guardian
Timmy Teepell’s firm paid $250,000 by America Next, which has been trying to gin up ‘organic’ opposition to El-Sayed
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