Mamdani Rejects Piker's 9/11 and Hamas Remarks, Defends Ties
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 5
Mamdani Rejects Piker's 9/11 and Hamas Remarks, Defends Ties
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 5
Summary
Zohran Mamdani said he disagrees with Hasan Piker's comments on Hamas, the 9/11 attacks and Iran's nuclear ambitions, drawing a line between his own views and the streamer's rhetoric.
In the Fox News interview, the New York City mayor still defended engaging with Piker, saying politicians should talk with people they disagree with rather than stay inside an ideological echo chamber.
Piker has faced backlash for suggesting Hamas is better than Israel, that the U.S. deserved 9/11 and that the Middle East would be more stable if Iran had a nuclear weapon.
Those ties became a political liability during the 2026 midterms, as Republicans used Piker's rhetoric to cast progressives and democratic socialists as extremists while scrutiny also widened to Mamdani's DSA links and campaign promises.