{"id":2591343,"date":"2026-04-15T21:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-darlng-hasan-piker-given-chance-to-walk-back-hamas-sympathy-instead-he-says-hed-vote-for-them\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T21:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:51:20","slug":"leftist-darlng-hasan-piker-given-chance-to-walk-back-hamas-sympathy-instead-he-says-hed-vote-for-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-darlng-hasan-piker-given-chance-to-walk-back-hamas-sympathy-instead-he-says-hed-vote-for-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist Darlng Hasan Piker Given Chance to Walk Back Hamas Sympathy \u2013 Instead, He Says He\u2019d &#8216;Vote&#8217; for Them"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fleftist-darlng-hasan-piker-given-chance-to-walk-back-hamas-sympathy-instead-he-says-hed-vote-for-them%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=2591343&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>an online article examines Hasan Piker, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >major left-wing influencer<\/a>, and Jon Favreau\u2019s failed attempt to moderate him on Pod Save America.Favreau pressed Piker to disavow Hamas, but Piker doubled down, declaring that he would \u201cvote for Hamas over Israel every <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-ripped-for-bizarre-distortion-of-clarence-thomas-dissent-in-pa-election-case\/\" title=\"CNN Ripped For \u2018Bizarre Distortion\u2019 Of Clarence Thomas Dissent In PA Election Case\">single time<\/a>.\u201d The piece argues that Piker\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-calls-new-yorks-covid-19-restrictions-discriminatory-sides-with-religious-leaders\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Calls New York\u2019s COVID-19 Restrictions \u2018Discriminatory,\u2019 Sides With Religious Leaders\">large audience<\/a> among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unstable-non-genius-biden-aides-feared-cranky-candidates-epic-tongue-lashings-book-finds\/\" title=\"UNSTABLE NON-GENIUS: Biden Aides Feared \u2018Cranky\u2019 Candidate\u2019s \u2018Epic Tongue-Lashings,\u2019 Book Finds\">younger voters<\/a> on Twitch and YouTube, along with his recent involvement in a Democratic Senate campaign rally in Michigan, shows how democrats are often willing to reframe or tolerate controversial figures rather than shun them in pursuit of power. It frames the situation as a broader test of the line between criticizing Israel and praising Hamas, suggesting that the party may prioritize influence over purity in its messaging.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the Democratic Party&rsquo;s favorite online voices just had a golden opportunity to clean things up.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t take it.<\/p>\n<p>During an episode of &ldquo;Pod Save America&rdquo; earlier this week, host and former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau sat down with Hasan Piker for a friendly conversation, as well as an obvious attempt to rehab Piker&rsquo;s image.<\/p>\n<p>What followed was something closer to a failed intervention.<\/p>\n<p>Favreau, clearly aware of the optics problem for his anti-Semitic guest, tried to give Piker an off-ramp, Mediaite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/hasan-piker-defends-hamas-support-as-pod-save-america-host-tries-to-get-him-to-disavow-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>He even did the work for him. Quoting Piker&rsquo;s own words &mdash; &ldquo;Hamas is a thousand times better than a fascist settler colonial apartheid state&rdquo; &mdash; Favreau practically begged for any kind of clarification.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Piker responded with absolute clarity when he said, &ldquo;I stand by that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jon Favreau: &#8220;When you say Hamas is a thousand times better, do you mean that?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hasan Piker: &#8220;I do mean it &hellip; I would vote for Hamas over Israel every single time.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1dNxvOGslo\">pic.twitter.com\/1dNxvOGslo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shannonrwatts\/status\/2043760876264497518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That should have been the end of it, but Favreau kept going, almost like he couldn&rsquo;t believe what he was hearing.<\/p>\n<p>He laid out the obvious distinction: Criticizing Israel is one thing, praising Hamas is another entirely.<\/p>\n<p>He even reminded listeners of Hamas&rsquo; actions on Oct. 7, 2023, including the killing, raping, kidnapping, and targeting of civilians.<\/p>\n<p>It was a moment tailor-made for a walk-back.<\/p>\n<p>Piker doubled down again.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did he reaffirm the statement, he expounded on it, saying he would &ldquo;vote for Hamas over Israel every single time&rdquo; for everything.<\/p>\n<p>The uncomfortable truth for Democrats is that Piker is not fringe. He is a major online personality with a massive audience made up of younger left-wing voters on Twitch and YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>The gaming streamer also just <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5815785-el-sayed-rally-piker-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">headlined<\/a> a campaign rally for a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Piker has some serious influence, which is why Favreau, a seasoned political operator, was so eager to clean his comments up.<\/p>\n<p>The goal was to make Piker more presentable for moderates who don&rsquo;t support rape and murder, and move on.<\/p>\n<p>But Piker refused to play along.<\/p>\n<p>In a strange way, you almost have to respect Piker&rsquo;s refusal to hide his depravity.<\/p>\n<p>He is telling people exactly who he is, in plain language, without the usual far-left political filter.<\/p>\n<p>The real issue is not that Piker said anything. It is that mainstream Democrats are trying to repackage it, rather than shun it.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that is how the Democratic Party works.<\/p>\n<p>Piker can&rsquo;t be manipulated into going away, so Democrats &mdash; and Favreau, in this interview &mdash; need to find a way to make him more appealing.<\/p>\n<p>The clip above is proof that Democrats will tolerate anything from anyone who can help them obtain and keep power.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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On a recent episode of Pod Save America, host Jon Favreau sat down with Hasan Piker in what looked like a friendly chat-and an attempt to improve Piker\u2019s image. What happened, though, was more like a clumsy intervention. Favreau, aware of the optics around his guest, tried to steer toward a clarification, according to Mediaite.<\/p>\n<p>The piece notes that Piker went further than a simple walk-back. He reiterated a controversial line, saying Hamas is far preferable to a fascist settler-colonial apartheid state and adding that he would vote for Hamas over Israel every time. Favreau pressed for clarification, pointing out the difference between criticizing Israel and praising Hamas, and he reminded listeners of Hamas\u2019s actions on Oct. 7, 2023. But Piker stood by his remark, refusing to back down.<\/p>\n<p>Piker isn\u2019t fringe; he\u2019s a major online figure with a large, younger left-leaning audience on platforms like Twitch and YouTube. He even headlined a Democratic Senate campaign rally in Michigan. This gave Democrats, including Favreau, a strong incentive to reshape Piker\u2019s comments for moderates who don\u2019t support violence. Yet Piker wouldn\u2019t play along. He\u2019s making his views plain, which makes the attempt to sanitize him more difficult.<\/p>\n<p>The article argues that the real issue isn\u2019t just what Piker said, but that mainstream Democrats seem willing to reframe such statements rather than repudiate them, showing a readiness to tolerate extreme positions if it serves their power<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2591344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hasan-Piker.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50400,77375,77863,44995,36160],"class_list":["post-2591343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-hamas-2","tag-hasan-piker","tag-leftist-commentary","tag-media-backlash","tag-political-controversy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Hasan-Piker.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591343","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2591343"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2591347,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591343\/revisions\/2591347"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2591344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2591343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2591343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2591343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}