Michigan heckler the son of Republican adviser paid for ‘influencer marketing’ against El-Sayed
Timmy Teepell’s firm paid $250,000 by America Next, which has been trying to gin up ‘organic’ opposition to El-Sayed
TL;DR
- Thomas "Tommy" Teepell, who questioned candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood, is the son of political operator Timothy "Timmy" Teepell.
- Timmy Teepell's firm, Breakthrough LLC, was paid $250,000 by America Next for "canvassing and influencer marketing" against El-Sayed.
- America Next, a non-profit, has been documented trying to create "organic" town hall opposition to El-Sayed, including an alleged offer to students to boo and question him.
- El-Sayed parlayed the exchange into a viral campaign clip, discussing constitutional religious freedom.
- Republicans, including opponent Mike Rogers and Donald Trump, have previously made unsubstantiated claims about El-Sayed's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.