r/NPR • u/ControlCAD • 13h ago
Hasan Piker isn't worried about being a political boogeyman this midterms season | NPR Newsmakers
>Republicans are attacking left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker – and the Democratic candidates he aligns with – in political ads ahead of the midterm elections. But the 35-year-old commentator, who identifies as a socialist and is known for his inflammatory comments on everything from foreign policy to whatever is in the zeitgeist, doubts this “guilt-by-association politics” will persuade voters.
>Piker sat down with NPR host Leila Fadel to talk about his incendiary style, whether he’s become a liability for Democrats, and what his critics miss when they portray him as an “America-hating communist Islamist fundamentalist.”