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Updated · Fox News · Sep 18
Hasan Piker's Sept. 30 UT Austin Event Triggers Bipartisan Backlash as He Cites 1st Amendment
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Sep 18

Hasan Piker's Sept. 30 UT Austin Event Triggers Bipartisan Backlash as He Cites 1st Amendment

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 18

Summary

  • University Democrats said UT Austin failed to provide a large venue for Hasan Piker’s Sept. 30 campus event, escalating a dispute over whether the public university is accommodating the appearance.
  • Piker answered mounting pressure from Texas officials by arguing that calls to cancel his speech at UT Austin would violate the 1st Amendment.
  • Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz and Henry Cuellar all condemned the event, with critics pointing to Piker’s past remarks on 9/11, Hamas and Jewish Americans and warning Jewish students could feel unsafe.
  • The student-only event is set to cover immigration, genocide and the Democratic Party’s future, turning a campus appearance into a broader fight over free speech and how Democrats use polarizing online figures to reach younger voters.

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