He has a lot of work to do mending bridges

Twitch streamer Hasan Piker rejected calls for Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed to “mend bridges” with moderate party critics after a bitter primary, branding those demanding reconciliation as “Islamophobic” and telling them to “lock the f— in”. His remarks contrasted with El-Sayed’s own conciliatory pivot toward general election unity.

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6402857236112

This clip was played on the August 6, 2026 All In with Chris Hayes podcast. Hawk-eared Frank King noted the excellent malaphor, a congruent conflation of “mending fences” and building bridges”, both referring to improving relations between groups or individuals. Another tip of the hat to the amazing Frank King!