Leftist gaming site commentator Hasan Piker and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., met up in Minnesota to cohost a campaign event on Monday night, bashing President Donald Trump’s administration as well as Democrats who are willing to work with him.
Piker, who streams his commentary on Twitch, called Republicans “terrorists” during the event, and Omar referred to the party as the “pedophile protection party.”
They made the comments during a Q&A session led by failed Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh.
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“Trump’s obsession with us started in 2016, when he arrived at the airport and begged for our vote. We said, no thank you. We continued to say, no thank you. He lies and says he’s won Minnesota three times, as if,” Omar said.
“This defeat is going to be the fourth time! We remind him that Minnesota is not interested in a pedophile protection party. Minnesota doesn’t send people who are corrupt and are interested in enriching themselves. And Minnesota does not come after the refugees, they send one to Congress,” she added.
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Piker went after less radical Democrats later in the interview, saying many in the party had ceded arguments to Trump in 2024 when they “started also saying that migrants were a national security threat.”
“That’s unacceptable. Migrants are not a national security threat. They are our neighbors. They are allies. They work alongside us. They are not the burden, but a benefit. They are what make this country strong, and they’re what make it this country great. And any Democrat … any Democrat that refuses to recognize that, in my opinion, is un-American,” Piker said.
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“I’m not even gonna bring up the Republicans because they are the most un-American force in this country. They’re terrorists. They are terrorizing our neighborhoods. They’re destroying what remains of the social fabric that holds us together. It’s completely unacceptable. But to the Democrats who think this problem is going to go away, they were wrong in 2024, and they’re wrong now. A paperwork violation does not require deportation. That is cruel and unjust punishment,” he added.
Piker had largely been sidelined by Democratic campaigns following a disastrous appearance with Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan last month.
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Piker’s commentary has stained El-Sayed’s insurgent progressive campaign recently, particularly his assertion that America “deserved” the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Even El-Sayed was driven to put space between himself and Piker after their connection became public.
He said that “all Americans deserve the right to advocate for what they believe without fear of violence,” and acknowledged that “antisemitism is a scourge, and we need to address it in all its forms,” and added that “nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople.”
“And while politicians and pundits try to make this race about a Twitch streamer, we’re going to be talking about gas, groceries, good schools and healthcare,” he said.