Ahmed Moor, a Gaza-born Palestinian American progressive candidate who recently threw his hat into the 2028 U.S. Senate race for Pennsylvania, saw his official campaign account on social media platform X suspended just three days after its public debut, the candidate confirmed this week.
Moor, who was raised in Philadelphia, launched his official campaign profile @moorforpa to challenge incumbent Democratic Senator John Fetterman when Fetterman’s seat comes up for re-election in two years. At the time of the suspension, the fledgling campaign account had amassed more than 33,000 followers in a span of just 72 hours after going live, a rapid surge of grassroots support that Moor framed as proof his policy platform had struck a nerve with Pennsylvania voters.
Taking to his personal, unsuspended X profile on Wednesday to address the development, Moor posted a rallying cry to his supporters: “FRIENDS! It’s official! We’re a threat. They’ve suspended the campaign account. Help us maintain the momentum by retweeting and please consider donating.”
Moor’s campaign has laid out a sharply progressive policy agenda centered on the slogan “Stop Funding Wars. Start Funding Pennsylvania,” modeled on the successful 2024 midterm electoral strategy that saw left-leaning progressive candidates across the U.S. secure historic upsets in their respective districts. When he formally announced his bid earlier this week, Moor outlined core policy priorities including ending the ongoing U.S. military campaign in Iran, implementing universal free healthcare, expanding access to no-cost childcare, and rolling out widespread affordable housing solutions across the state. His platform also calls for formal accountability for alleged genocide, oversight of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s mass deportation operations targeting immigrant communities as part of former President Donald Trump’s stated goal of 1 million annual deportations, cracking down on systemic political corruption, and strengthening protections for domestic U.S. civil liberties.
The central target of Moor’s challenge, Senator John Fetterman, has not yet publicly confirmed whether he intends to run for re-election in 2028. The incumbent Democrat has drawn widespread criticism from progressive circles in recent months for repeatedly breaking with his own party to align with Republican lawmakers on Middle East policy, particularly his unwavering support for unconditional U.S. military and financial aid to Israel. Fetterman has publicly condemned the 2024 wave of pro-Palestine student protests on U.S. college campuses, and in a recent interview with popular podcaster Jon Stewart, he stated he would rather lose support from members of his own party than abandon his pro-Israel stances. Earlier this month, former New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie even predicted on ABC News that Fetterman would formally switch political affiliations before the end of his first Senate term.
Independent news outlet Middle East Eye, which first reported on Moor’s campaign launch, confirmed it has reached out to the Ahmed Moor for Senate campaign for additional comment. As of press time, X no longer operates a dedicated active email inbox for media and press inquiries.
X suspends campaign account of Palestinian American running for US Senate
