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Elected Democrats Are Busy Condemning Hasan Piker While Giving Right-Wing Extremists and Islamophobes a Pass. We Have the Receipts

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Democratic lawmakers have been condemning Twitch streamer Hasan Piker as an antisemite, falsely smearing him over comments on Zionism and Israel. At least 13 Democrats made false accusations against Piker, with Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider criticizing Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed for not condemning Piker's words. The article does not report specific numbers of condemnation attempts, but instead presents a series of questions about whether these same Democrats have condemned right-wing extremists and Islamophobes who have made similar hate-filled comments. It specifically mentions Laura Loomer, Jake Lang, and Lorenzo Sewell as examples of those not condemned by these Democrats.

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Thirteen Democratic lawmakers, including Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider, have been condemning Hasan Piker, a left-wing Twitch streamer, as an anti-Semite who encourages violence against Jews. However, these same Democrats have not spoken out against Laura Loomer, a close ally of Donald Trump who has called for the deportation of "every Muslim in America" and advocated for using military force to round up Muslims. This criticism is particularly notable given that Piker's comments were taken out of context, with some lawmakers misrepresenting his opinion that it's "dangerous" for Zionists to portray Jews as monolithic in their support for Israel and its policies in Gaza. Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has been specifically criticized by Schneider for not condemning Piker's comments. The contrast between the Democrats' treatment of Loomer and Piker highlights what some see as a double standard in the party's response to right-wing extremism and anti-Semitism.

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This week of craziness saw at least 13 Democrats falsely smear Piker as an antisemite who encourages violence against Jews, distorting his words after Piker expressed the not-controversial opinion that it’s “dangerous” for Zionists to make it seem like “Jews are monolithic” in their support for Israel, its genocide in Gaza, and broader project of apartheid.

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🔮 Schneider’s comments made us wonder: Have he and these other Piker-slamming Democrats condemned Laura Loomer, Donald Trump’s close ally, after she called for the deportation of “every Muslim in America” in May, and the use of “military force to round them up” earlier this month?

2026-08-31 · Zeteo

Elected Democrats Are Busy Condemning Hasan Piker While Giving Right-Wing Extremists and Islamophobes a Pass. We Have the Receipts · assertive framing

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As the midterm elections near, Democratic lawmakers have been laser-focused on… condemning leftist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker. asserted

lawmakers → near → Piker

Jews → see → apartheid

As one Democrat, Illinois Rep. Brad Schneider, put it, “Democrats risk losing our credibility to condemn those on the right who traffic in bigotry, antisemitism, and hate when our own members of Congress & candidates are celebrating or, worse yet, platforming those who espouse hate of any kind.” asserted

who → put → kind

Schneider criticized Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed for having “so-far refused to condemn the words of Hasan Piker, his friend and frequent campaign surrogate.” asserted

Schneider → criticize → Piker

Schneider’s comments made us wonder: Have he and these other Piker-slamming Democrats condemned Laura Loomer, Donald Trump’s close ally, after she called for the deportation of “every Muslim in America” in May, and the use of “military force to round them up” earlier this month? uncertain

she → make → them

Have they condemned far-right extremists like Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang and pastor Lorenzo Sewell for leading an openly anti-Muslim march in Dearborn, Michigan, this month? asserted

they → condemn → Dearborn

Have they condemned El-Sayed’s GOP opponent Mike Rogers for including Sewell in his campaign’s faith coalition leadership team since last year? asserted

they → condemn → year

Let’s find out: asserted

’s → let → ?