President Donald Trump talks about Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, calling him a “terrible liability” for the Democrats.
On September 18, 2026, President Donald Trump took questions from reporters in the Oval Office. One reporter asked him about Democratic candidates condemning Twitch streamer Hasan Piker over his controversial statements. After he was asked whether Piker is a liability for those candidates, Trump agreed, stating the streamer is a “terrible liability.” He said the streamer has power over some Democrats and claimed the party has “a lot of communists.” Trump also appeared to reference Piker’s remarks about Jewish Americans. He said:
“I think he’s a terrible liability. I think he’s got a power over some of these Democrats, and he’ll be voting that way. I mean, he’s a communist. There’s no question about it, and the Democrats have a lot of communists, and the communists can hold up the party because it only takes a few votes when you have a close election…. His statements are so bad; how a Jewish person could vote for a Democrat is not even, if you think of it, not even believable, and yet they will; it’s amazing.
Trump also claimed that some Democratic candidates have moved further left because “they’ve had no choice.” He said they fear the radical left and named Piker as one of its figures.
They’ve gone way left because they’ve had no choice…. They know communism’s never worked; they know socialism’s never worked. But these people are petrified of the radical left, and he’s one of them.”
For context, Piker’s detractors often refer to him as antisemitic, citing his criticism of Israel and his other remarks. More recently, the Twitch streamer alleged that American Jews who tie their identity to Israel are “making antisemitism worse.” The comments drew backlash from both Democrats and Republicans.
On September 18, 2026, Twitch streamer Hasan Piker responded to Donald Trump calling him a “terrible liability.” Piker reacted to a clip of the press conference and suggested that the president had disavowed him. In the progressive streamer’s community, “Condemn Hasan Piker” has become a running meme, since several candidates have been asked to publicly condemn him and his statements. Responding to Trump’s remarks, Piker wrote:
“I’m glad he’s disavowed me. Now we know he’s a good guy!”
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