Democrats urged to ‘disavow’ Hasan Piker
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed faces scrutiny over his campaign’s ties to far-left streamer Hasan Piker. Piker’s highly controversial remarks about U.S. Jews prompt prominent Democrats to warn colleagues to distance themselves. Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer joins ‘America Reports’ to analyze the fallout and the growing antisemitism concerns on the far-left.
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Hasan Piker is facing yet another Democratic lawmaker critic amid the fallout from comments he made on a stream last week, this time from Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga.
Ossoff, who is Jewish, was recently asked about Piker’s comments that suggested American Jews could bring violence on themselves for being too associated with support of Israel. The senator, through a spokesperson, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he “unreservedly rejects reckless and dangerous rhetoric suggesting that policy advocacy invites violence against the Jewish community or any community.”
“American Jews and all Americans must have the freedom and security to speak out and petition their government without fear of reprisal,” he added.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff joined a growing list of Democrats who have condemned controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker’s rhetoric. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
In response to Ossoff’s condemnation, Piker declared a media “credibility crisis” and appeared to suggest that the Georgia lawmaker was part of a “bought & sold political class.” Piker had previously praised Ossoff as a potential dark horse 2028 White House candidate.
“i think jon ossoff’s best strengths came from his lack of interest in attacking his left flank & focusing on trump’s corruption & scandals instead,” Piker wrote on X. “i said he was a dark horse because he’s been smart enough to back restrictions on weapons transfers to israel at times regardless of his incredibly conservative voting track record otherwise.”
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“this is part of the reason why many zionist orgs in georgia that masquerade as jewish advocacy orgs have aggressively condemned the jewish senator at times and still dangle their endorsement over mike collins who has literal white nationalists ties,” he added.
Piker then shifted his focus to the wave of condemnations against him that started following his controversial remarks.
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker declared a mainstream media “crisis of credibility” as more Democrats condemn his latest remarks on American Jews’ support for Israel. (Florencia Tan Jun/Web Summit via Sportsfile via Getty Images)
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“i just wish people were more truthful about this entire ordeal. the last 48 hr media frenzy is exactly why people don’t trust institutions from corporate media to our bought & sold political class. most of these orgs, and plenty in the media will operate like lapdogs for aipac with no care or consideration for nuance, the truth or how the majority feels about anything,” he wrote.
“this crisis of credibility for msm has been beneficial for me personally as an independent media personality, but i still naively believe that these institutions are worth preserving and defending at a time when we have no consensus reality,” Piker added.
In a separate post, Piker criticized what he seemed to characterize as widespread calls for political figures to condemn him.
“in 3 years we went from ‘do you condemn hamas’ to ‘do you condemn hasan’ and israel is still a belligerent entity that is causing destruction, goading trump into war with iran & prominent dems are focusing on a critic of trump and israel instead of trump and israel itself. fools,” Piker wrote.
Hasan Piker is once again facing backlash after his latest remarks on American Jews’ support for Israel. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
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Several Democratic lawmakers have issued statements against Piker this week, including Cory Booker, D-N.J.; Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich.; and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev.; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.; and Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J.; Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y.; Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla.; Brad Schneider, D-Ill.; Greg Stanton, D-Ariz.; and Hillary Scholten, D-Mich.
The condemnations came after Piker told his viewers during a recent stream, “If Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel, eventually someone is going to come around and take action, not against the state of Israel, mind you, but against American Jews.”
Rosen condemned the remarks as a “new low” for Piker, who she said had been “trafficking in antisemitic tropes for a while.” She went on to say that by “blaming Jewish Americans for the violence and hate they’re facing,” Piker provided “an excuse to those perpetuating these anti-Jewish hate crimes.”
Jeffries said the claim that American Jews were “inviting violence against themselves is dangerous and antisemitic.”
“There is zero justification for threats against the safety of our Jewish brothers and sisters at a moment of rising hate,” the House minority leader added. “We will fight the cancer of antisemitism with the fierce urgency of now.”
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker appeared on the campaign trail with Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
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Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, who appeared alongside Piker during his campaign, appeared to distance himself from the streamer as the controversy unfolded, saying that “nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople.”
“I believe all Americans deserve the right to advocate for what they believe without fear of violence. This is particularly true for communities that have been intimidated for their beliefs in the past,” El-Sayed wrote on X.
Piker seemed to double down on his comments and went so far as to accuse the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) of being behind the backlash, which he said he welcomed with open arms.
Fox News Digital reached out to Ossoff’s office and Piker for comment.
