{"id":2650067,"date":"2026-08-26T16:16:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-2028-democrats-silent-on-hasan-piker\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:18:26","slug":"majority-of-2028-democrats-silent-on-hasan-piker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-of-2028-democrats-silent-on-hasan-piker\/","title":{"rendered":"Majority of 2028 Democrats silent on Hasan Piker"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fmajority-of-2028-democrats-silent-on-hasan-piker%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=2650067&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 article discusses the controversy surrounding Hasan Piker, a Twitch influencer and progressive supporter, who made inflammatory comments suggesting that American Jews inviting support for Israel are inciting violence against themselves. Despite his influence, most 2028 Democratic presidential candidates have remained silent or have not publicly condemned his remarks. Some Democrats have criticized Piker, with only a few, including Sen. Cory Booker,explicitly condemning his comments,emphasizing the importance of rejecting hate speech. Piker\u2019s supporters, including progressive candidates, have mostly defended him, minimizing calls for disavowal from Republican or pro-israel voices. Abdul el sayed, a Democratic Senate candidate and Piker\u2019s supporter, issued a vague denouncement of antisemitism but avoided condemning Piker directly.The House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries strongly condemned Piker\u2019s comments as dangerous and antisemitic,highlighting the rise in hate crimes against Jewish communities. Several Democrats have disavowed piker\u2019s remarks explicitly, including Rep. Jake Auchincloss, Sen. Cory Booker, and others, but many in the party are still divided on the issue.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The field of potential 2028 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democratic<\/a> presidential candidates has remained silent on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/christian-datoc\/\">Hasan Piker<\/a> after his most recent inflammatory comments about American Jews, underscoring the influencer\u2019s sway in courting progressive voters ahead of the looming primary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most recently, Piker has drawn criticism over comments he made while discussing Jeremy Moss, the Democratic nominee in Michigan\u2019s 11th U.S. House district. The streamer suggested that American <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4700059\/hasan-piker-condemnation-progressives-asset\/\">Jews<\/a> are inviting violence upon themselves by voicing support for Israel.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4701291\/majority-of-2028-democrats-silent-on-hasan-pikers-claim-jewish-americans-inviting-violence-by-supporting-israel\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Majority of 2028 Democrats silent on Hasan Piker\u2019s claim Jewish Americans inviting violence by supporting Israel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4701408\/sentinel-action-fund-website-abdul-el-sayed-extremist-positions\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP-backed PAC launches website to \u2018expose\u2019 Abdul el Sayed\u2019s extremist positions<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4701042\/annie-andrews-ad-darline-graham-nordone-south-carolina-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>South Carolina Democrat launches first ad after Graham Nordone\u2019s runoff victory<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4685008\/hasan-piker-campaign-surrogate-hong\/\">Piker<\/a> supporters, including progressive candidates who\u2019ve campaigned alongside Piker, have sought to minimize calls to disavow Piker from Republicans and pro-Israel voices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abdul el Sayed, the Democratic nominee in Michigan\u2019s U.S. Senate race who counted Piker as a top surrogate, released a statement on Monday that denounced antisemitism and put a little daylight between himself and Piker but stopped short of specifically condemning him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople,\u201d he wrote. \u201cAnd while politicians and pundits try to make this race about a Twitch streamer, we\u2019re going to be talking about gas, groceries, good schools, and health care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A handful of Democrats of have fully condemned Piker and his remarks, and none of the leading prospects in the 2028 field have weighed in on the matter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a long-shot candidate, condemned Piker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can, and should, argue fiercely over policy. We should have meaningful dialogue and debate about the policies and actions of the Israeli government and American foreign policy. That is the lifeblood of democracy. But that\u2019s not what this is,\u201d Booker said Tuesday evening. \u201cNo American should be told that their political beliefs make them responsible for hatred or violence directed against them. There is a bright line between vigorous debate and rhetoric that stokes hatred toward our neighbors. Mr. Piker has crossed that line, repeatedly and unmistakably.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), another long-shot, went as far as to say that Democrats need to \u201cstop wasting time attacking Hasan Piker.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic Socialists of America member Melat Kiros, the Democratic nominee in Colorado\u2019s 1st Congressional District, outright discounted criticism of Piker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBillionaires are draining our resources to develop a technology they want to replace us, millions will lose Medicaid in the new year to pay for tax cuts for the rich, and we\u2019re spending billions on genocidal wars the voters oppose,\u201d she wrote on Wednesday. \u201cBut sure, let\u2019s keep talking about Hasan Piker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"790\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY), the likely pick to be speaker of the House pending a Democratic victory in November, rebuked the streamer on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose comments were dangerous, malicious, and antisemitic, and should not be tolerated by anyone in the public square.\u00a0What we\u2019ve seen is a startling rise of hate crimes all across the United States of America, but particularly in this moment, directed against our Jewish brothers and sisters. And everybody, regardless of ideological perspective, should be willing to denounce this rise of antisemitic rhetoric, hate crimes, and bigotry and actually try to move us to a society where we embrace everyone,\u201d Jeffries said during a Tuesday interview with CNN\u2019s Wolf Blitzer. \u201cI\u2019ve just addressed Hasan Piker\u2019s comments as it relates to the Jewish community as forcefully as I can, and I will continue to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/christian-datoc\/\"><strong>HASAN PIKER DRAWS CONDEMNATION BUT PROGRESSIVES STILL SEE HIM AS AN ASSET<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is every Democrat who has disavowed Piker, either this week or previously:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-rep-jake-auchincloss-d-ma\">Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV), Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Rep. Brad Schneider (D-IL), Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/scholten.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/congresswoman-scholten-statement-hasan-pikers-recent-antisemitic-comments\">Hillary Scholten<\/a> (D-MI), Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2028 Democrats stay silent on Piker&#8217;s anti-Jewish comments, highlighting his influence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2650068,"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\/08\/AP26216227614412.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41461,3685,77375,52594],"class_list":["post-2650067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-2028-election","tag-democrats","tag-hasan-piker","tag-political-silence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26216227614412.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650067","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2650067"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650067\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2650070,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650067\/revisions\/2650070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2650068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2650067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2650067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2650067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}