Hasan Piker Backs 2028 AOC Run as Democrats Rebuff Streamer Over al Qaeda Remark
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 19
Hasan Piker Backs 2028 AOC Run as Democrats Rebuff Streamer Over al Qaeda Remark
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 19
Summary
Hasan Piker said he would “absolutely” campaign for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez if she runs for president in 2028, casting himself as a potential surrogate in an Axios interview taped in Los Angeles.
Piker said he has also been in touch with Bernie Sanders and other unexpected politicians, arguing his value is mobilizing under-45 men rather than older Democratic voters.
Abdul El-Sayed’s Michigan Senate campaign publicly distanced itself after Piker said the U.S. was worse than al Qaeda “pound for pound” in deaths and cited a strike that killed 140 schoolgirls.
The split highlights a broader Democratic dilemma: Piker wants electoral influence recognized, while candidates face pressure to disown inflammatory rhetoric that can turn the streamer into the story.