Lawmakers condemn Hasan Piker's remarks targeting American Jews

Lawmakers have condemned remarks made by left-wing influencer Hasan Piker, who suggested American Jews could face violence due to their support for Israel. During a Twitch stream, Piker displayed a photo of Michigan state senator Jeremy Moss, a Jewish Democrat, and stated, “If Jews in America keep putting this idea out there that they are singularly invested in Israel, eventually someone is gonna come around and take action not against Israel, mind you, but against American Jews.”

Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-Mich.) called Piker's remarks an "unacceptable call for violence against American Jews."

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) added that "the only one inciting violence against American Jews is Piker and his rhetoric." Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan, who previously campaigned with Piker, issued a statement asserting that "nobody speaks for this campaign besides me and my campaign spokespeople," without directly condemning Piker.