密歇根州民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛德周六（10月7日）在密歇根州卡罗举行的市政厅活动，遭到一名自称“汤米”的个人打断。这段互动由阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛德在社交媒体上分享，随后走红。在视频中，“汤米”向埃尔赛德提出了一系列有争议的问题，其中许多问题一直是共和党针对他的竞选活动的关键部分。“你会否认穆斯林兄弟会吗？”他问道。
Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abul El-Sayed's town hall event in Caro, Michigan, on Saturday (October 7 ) was interrupted by an individual who identified himself as only "Tommy." The interaction was shared by Abdul El-Sayed on social media, and it subsequently went viral. In the video, “Tommy” asks a series of controversial questions to El-Sayed, many of which have been a key part of the Republican campaign against him. “Will you disavow the Muslim Brotherhood?” he asked.
埃尔赛德在舞台上回应，质疑他提问的意图。“你为什么问这个问题？”他说。“你在暗示什么？”随后，埃尔赛德在社交媒体上发布了这段互动视频，并在说明中写道：“这是汤米。汤米对我的忠诚提出了一个问题。听到最后，了解他的。”这是视频：自然而然，这段走红的视频引发了对自称“虔诚基督徒”的“汤米”身份的关注。
El-Sayed responded from the stage, questioning him about the intentions behind the questions. “Why are you asking the question?” he said. “What are you implying?”Subsequently, El-Sayed posted the video of the interaction on social media, writing in the caption: "This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his." Here's the video: Naturally, the viral video sparked interest in the identity of "Tommy," who called himself a "devout Christian."
事件发生后近24小时，关于“汤米”及其据称与共和党的联系的细节正在浮出水面。据报道，托马斯·蒂佩尔，即汤米，曾为乔什·霍利参议员工作。政治策划师和独立记者马丽莎·卡巴斯在其《手篮》通讯中声称，汤米的真名是托马斯·蒂佩尔，他是共和党的长期关联人士。据卡巴斯称，蒂佩尔是底特律居民，是共和党策划师蒂米·蒂佩尔的儿子。
And nearly 24 hours after the incident, details are emerging on "Tommy" and his alleged links to the Republican Party. Thomas Teepell, aka Tommy, worked for Sen. Josh Hawley: ReportPolitical strategist and independent journalist Marisa Kabas alleged in her The Handbasket newsletter that the real name of Tommy is Thomas Teepell, and he is a long-time GOP associate. According to Kabas, Teepell, a Detroit resident, is the son of Timmy Tippel, a GOP strategist.
蒂米·蒂佩尔在2004年至2011年间为前路易斯安那州众议员兼州长鲍比·金达尔工作。报道称，蒂佩尔本人是一名共和党策划师，追随父亲的脚步。他曾担任密苏里州参议员乔什·霍利的运营主管，直至今年2月。此后，他参与了堪萨斯州共和党人菲利普·萨内茨基的州长竞选活动。托马斯·蒂佩尔与乔什·霍利参议员的联系可能源于他的父亲。
Timmy Tippell worked for Louisiana former congressman and governor, Bobby Jindal, between 2004 and 2011. The report claims that Teepell himself is a GOP strategist following in the footsteps of his father. He served as the Director of Operations for Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri till February this year. After that, he worked on the gubernatorial campaign of Kansas Republican Philip Sarnecki. Thomas Teepell's links to Sen. Josh Hawley likely comes from his father.
该报告由卡巴斯撰写，声称蒂米·蒂佩尔于2011年加入政治咨询公司OnMassage，并帮助乔什·霍利于2016年当选密苏里州总检察长。2018年，他在霍利首次成功竞选参议员的工作中任职。卡巴斯随后在通讯中暗示，市政厅的对峙可能是由保守派政治行动委员会（PAC）“美国优先政策研究所”挑起的。该通讯引用了密歇根大学校报《密歇根每日报》的一篇新闻文章，该文章称，该PAC据称向大学共和党人提供200美元，让他们在弗林特的市政厅上对阿卜杜勒·埃尔赛德发出嘘声。
The report by Kabas claims that Timmy Teepell joined the political consulting firm OnMassage in 2011 and helped get Josh Hawley elected Attorney General of Missouri in 2016. In 2018, he worked in Hawley's first successful Senate campaign. Kabas then suggests in the newsletter that the confrontation at the town hall could have been provoked by a conservative political action committee (PAC), America First Policy Institute. It cites a news article from the Michigan Daily, the newspaper of University of Michigan, which stated that the PAC reportedly offered College Republicans $200 to boo Abdul El-Sayed at the townhall in Flint.
博比·金达尔担任AFPI“美国健康中心”的主席。然而，尚不清楚是否为卡罗活动发出了类似的信息。本故事正在更新中。
Bobby Jindal serves as the Chair of the Center for a Healthy America at AFPI. It is unclear, however, if a similar message was sent out for the Caro event. This story is being updated.