Dem Rep Doubles Down On Dog-Shocking Streamer Despite Antisemitism Concerns: ‘Would Go Again’

Democratic California Rep. Ro Khanna told “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker Sunday he would make another appearance with a left-wing streamer who used a shock collar on a dog.

Controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker has become an influential figure on the left, with a growing role in midterm 🏛️Politics and potential sway over the 2028 presidential race, according to Politico. While many Democrats have embraced his reach, others have raised concerns about his antisemitic comments and the risk his rhetoric poses to the party. When Welker raised those concerns Sunday, however, Khanna defended Piker.

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“I do want to ask you, here we are in the midst of the midterms, you’re someone who’s been quite outspoken. You have made several appearances on a show hosted by socialist commentator Hasan Piker. Some of your fellow Democrats, though, have raised alarms about his views. Here are two members of a left-leaning think tank,” Welker said. “This is how they put it. They wrote, ‘No left-wing agitator is more influential and extreme than Twitch streamer Hasan Piker. He’s referred to ultra-Orthodox Jews as inbred, employed anti-Semitic dog whistles (blood-thirsty, violent pig dog) against an anti-Hamas viewer of his stream, compared liberal Zionists to liberal Nazis and said Hamas is 1,000 times better than the Israeli state.’”

“Now, Hasan Piker says some of his comments have been taken out of context, but he largely stands by them. Do you have any regrets about appearing on his show?” Welker asked, with Khanna responding, “None. And I would go again.”