The progressives were all giddy when Piker hit the scene and helped Abdul El-Sayed win the Democratic primary. But not so fast. Now that people are catching on that this guy is 100% anti-Semitic, the left is running away, at least the common-sense Democrats.
However, it is too late if the GOP is smart, and that is questionable, given they can’t even agree on the SAVE Act. The only way the GOP loses in the midterms is if they give it away, and that is still a potentially scary thought. All IMO.
“You once said that America is the top dog in terrorism,” journalist Alex Thompson said in a video posted to X of an interview on “The Axios Show.”
“Yes,” Piker, who has a vast audience for his streaming on Twitch, replied.
“Do you think America then is worse than al-Qaeda?” he asked, citing the group that was responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
“Pound for pound, as far as the number of deaths, yes,” Piker said.
“We have caused tremendous terror all around the world,” he said.
In a later post on X, Piker wrote, “the modern day republican party is ‘Y’all Qaeda.’”
He also posted that “our elites terrorize the entire world while ordinary americans continue to foot the bill. we spent trillions ‘fighting’ the terror we created to provide cover for our oil barons stealing 3rd world resources.”
Piker’s comments on “The Axios Show” drew a fiery response.
“Comparing America to al-Qaeda wasn’t an accident — Piker has built a brand on anti-American hate,” Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey said, according to The Hill.
“This is a man who said America ‘deserved’ 9/11, who framed a newspaper with the Twin Towers on it for his backdrop, and who has spent years excusing the very terrorists who’ve targeted our country. That’s not edgy commentary,” he said.
Republicans have slammed Democrats for their connections to Piker, who is closely tied to Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s open Senate seat.