{"id":2587586,"date":"2026-04-06T11:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/khannas-comparison-of-piker-and-rogan-is-pathetic-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T11:29:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:29:31","slug":"khannas-comparison-of-piker-and-rogan-is-pathetic-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/khannas-comparison-of-piker-and-rogan-is-pathetic-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Khanna&#8217;s comparison of Piker and Rogan is &#8216;pathetic&#8217;: Joe Concha"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkhannas-comparison-of-piker-and-rogan-is-pathetic-joe-concha%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2587586&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Examiner piece reports on columnist Joe Concha\u2019s criticism of Rep. Ro Khanna for defending his appearances on Twitch streamer Hasan Piker\u2019s show. Concha calls Khanna\u2019s explanation \u201cpathetic\u201d and argues that Piker\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >past statements-including antisemitic remarks<\/a> and praise for Hamas-make him incomparable to Joe Rogan, who Khanna would not compare him to.Khanna defends his discussions with Piker, saying he condemns those statements but would appear on the show again, and he questions whether democrats should avoid other commentators like Rogan or Theo Von. The article notes Khanna\u2019s role as ranking member of the House select committee on the Chinese Communist Party and mentions Piker\u2019s past praise of China, along with Khanna\u2019s public exchanges (via X) about the controversy and his stance on appearing on Alex jones\u2019s platform.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Khanna&rsquo;s comparison of Hasan Piker and Joe Rogan is &lsquo;pathetic&rsquo;: Joe Concha<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2551495\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> slammed Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\">Ro Khanna&rsquo;s<\/a> (D-CA) defense for appearing on a controversial streamer&rsquo;s show to speak to voters.<\/p>\n<p>Khanna has made several appearances on Twitch streamer Hasan Piker&rsquo;s show. The internet personality has referred to ultra-Orthodox Jewish people as &ldquo;inbred&rdquo; and argued the Hamas terrorist group is &ldquo;a thousand times better&rdquo; than the Israeli state, among <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/opinion\/free-expression\/democrats-are-too-cozy-with-hasan-piker-2ecee4cc\">other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-to-oust-rep-greene-from-two-committees\/\" title=\"House votes to oust .... Greene from two committees\">controversial statements<\/a><\/a>, according to the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Khanna defended his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tFQsTPum0nE\">discussions with Piker<\/a> on Sunday, saying he condemns these statements, but he would go on Piker&rsquo;s show again. He also asked whether the controversy of his speaking with Piker means Democrats shouldn&rsquo;t appear with other commentators, such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-rogan\/\">Joe Rogan<\/a> or Theo Von, according to NBC&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Concha, however, called Khanna&rsquo;s explanation &ldquo;pathetic,&rdquo; arguing that Rogan and Piker are not comparable.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At last check, Rogan, unlike Hasan Piker, didn&rsquo;t call Jews &lsquo;inbreds.&rsquo; It is Piker who said that America deserved 9\/11, nearly 3,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-slammed-for-blaming-n-y-covid-deaths-on-government-incompetence\/\" title=\"Cuomo slammed for blaming N.Y. COVID deaths on government incompetence\">000 people died<\/a> on that day,&rdquo;&nbsp;Concha said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox &amp; Friends First<\/em> on Monday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the same Hasan Piker who said it doesn&rsquo;t matter to him if rapes occurred during the Oct. 7 attacks, 2023. This is a guy who has called his critics, quote, &lsquo;Rabid ultra zionist pigs.&rsquo; He also called on Republicans to kill Sen. Rick Scott [R-FL], and Ro Khanna told <em>Meet the Press<\/em> yesterday, as you just played, he has no regrets going on his show like that and would happily do it again? Why? Because Piker has 2.8 million followers, mostly young men?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3462554&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=8551023c322eef3bd8ae33df33ea8ad5\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Concha asked if Democrats are &ldquo;that desperate&rdquo; to win voters to try and &ldquo;cater to the antisemitic wing&rdquo; of the party. He added that people like Piker do not deserve attention, as it only &ldquo;rewards&rdquo; Piker&rsquo;s rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I thought that [Khanna] was smarter than this, I thought he was more toward the center,&rdquo; Concha said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s clearly proving that he is not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/2041140834553180415\">Khanna&rsquo;s office directed<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> to X when requesting comment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Spare me the sanctimony <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeConchaTV\">@JoeConchaTV<\/a>. I like you,&rdquo; Khanna said in reply to Concha. &ldquo;But did you ever speak out against Trump&rsquo;s birther lie against Obama to build his political following or his appearance on Alex Jones? Or is this just selective outrage?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4516016\/jewish-european-deteriorating-spiking-antisemitism\/\"><strong>JEWISH EUROPEANS FACE DETERIORATING &lsquo;NORMAL&rsquo; AS ADVOCATES WARN SPIKING ANTISEMITISM A &lsquo;MUTATING VIRUS&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Khanna said there is &ldquo;obviously a line&rdquo; that he would draw on what shows he would appear on, but he wouldn&rsquo;t draw it at Piker. He also said that he wouldn&rsquo;t appear on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3849366\/supreme-court-denies-alex-jones-appeal-defamation-judgment\/\">Alex Jones&rsquo;s<\/a> show, a commentator who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-on-border-crisis-i-should-be-flattered-people-are-coming-because-they-know-bidens-a-good-guy\/\" title=\"Biden On Border Crisis: \u2018I Should Be Flattered People Are Coming\u2019 Because \u2018They Know Biden\u2019s A Good Guy\u2019\">made false claims<\/a> about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Khanna was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4413103\/new-top-democrat-house-ccp-committee-took-cash-china-linked-donors\/\">elevated to ranking member<\/a> of the House select committee on the Chinese Communist Party in January. Piker has praised China in the past, saying the country&rsquo;s economy and political system is &ldquo;probably the closest&rdquo; to &ldquo;an example that we should learn from.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concha calls Khanna&#8217;s defense of Piker appearance pathetic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2587587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26026774427918-e1775481601826.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[52093,12748,69766,77253,12066],"class_list":["post-2587586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-joe-concha","tag-khanna","tag-media-criticism-2","tag-piker","tag-rogan"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26026774427918-e1775481601826.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2587586"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2587590,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2587586\/revisions\/2587590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2587587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2587586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2587586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2587586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}