The attendee who pressed Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a tense town hall this weekend was exposed as a former GOP staffer with “Christian nationalist ties,” journalist Marisa Kabas reported.
As first reported by Kabas on her Substack The Handbasket, Tommy was actually Thomas Teepell, who previously served as operations director for Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) until February of this year.
Teepell’s father is Timmy Teepell, a GOP strategist who worked for former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal through his climb from congressman to governor. Jindal is the founder of America Next, a conservative PAC that, according to The Michigan Daily, offered Republican college students $200 to travel to an El-Sayed event to “heckle” the Democratic candidate and ask provocative questions.
Right-wing extremist theocratic nationalist tries to accuse progressive/cosmopolitan candidate of ties to right-wing extremism and theocratic nationalism.
Typical republican projection seen in action. I’m glad El-Sayed called it out for what it is. He seems very dextrous when it comes to being put on the spot by right-wing reactionary pundits/agitator-provocateurs.
Also, I recognize Josh Hawley’s name from 2021; pretty sure he was one of the first few congresspeople to excuse trump’s incitement of the insurrection.
It was more than that; he was there inciting the crowd:
Josh Hawley seen fleeing pro-Trump mob he ‘riled up’ with fist salute in newly released Jan. 6 footage – NBC News, July 21, 2022