An influential left-wing online figure from California, whose reach is steadily growing among top Democrats, recently found himself embroiled in controversy. Videos that emerged on Tuesday reveal his inflammatory remarks, where he referred to Asian Americans as “dogs for white people” and launched a verbal assault on a Vietnamese refugee.
The Democratic Party now faces a complex challenge in managing its association with Hasan Piker, a prominent streamer based in the Los Angeles area. While some members of the party have advocated for a boycott of Piker due to his contentious statements, others, including several California Democrats, continue to engage with his platform despite the controversy.
In one of the contentious videos, Piker reacts with hostility to a 2020 BBC segment that featured Vietnamese refugee Bach Hac, who shared her community’s support for President Donald Trump. His response was a profanity-laden tirade, questioning her allegiance and declaring, “Who has f–ed you harder? America or f–ing Ho Chi Minh? Suck my d–k, old lady. Goddamn dude. F–k this refugee, ok? Seriously. F–k this, South Vietnamese, motherf–ing Christian, psychotic f–ing refugee.”
Piker went on an expletive-filled rant, asking her rhetorically, “Who has f–ed you harder? America or f–ing Ho Chi Minh? Suck my d–k, old lady. Goddamn dude. F–k this refugee, ok? Seriously. F–k this, South Vietnamese, motherf–ing Christian, pyschotic f–ing refugee.”
He then added she should go back to Vietnam and said “I f–king hate these people.”
In another video, Piker asked if he did anything anti-Asian, then he compared Asian Americans to “dogs to white people.”
“You are literally barking for white people. Shut the f–k up.”
Piker deleted the footage, published by the Republican National Committee, from his livestream, Fox News reported. It’s unclear when the footage originally aired, and The California Post reached out to Piker for comment.
The Post also didn’t immediately hear from multiple California Democrats running or speculated to run for office about their past associations with Piker.
California Congressman Ro Khanna told NBC News recently he doesn’t regret going on Piker’s livestream. In fact, Khanna slammed Democrats who want to boycott the streamer, saying those people “will cost us future elections.”
Khanna is speculated to eye the 2028 presidential race.
Saikat Chakrabarti, a millionaire linked to Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez who is competing to replace U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, seems to embrace Piker strongly. The far-left candidate posted a reel to his campaign account where he appeared with Piker and called him his “friend.”
Billionaire Tom Steyer also has appeared on Piker’s platform. Steyer is running an aggressively progressive campaign for California governor.
The Democrat with the most contentious relationship with Piker is probably Gov. Gavin Newsom, another likely 2028 presidential contender. Newsom was one of the few White House hopefuls willing to go on Piker’s platform, according to a Politico survey.
However, Piker has claimed the governor declined to show up. Piker has criticized Newsom before, even suggesting he’d vote for a third party candidate over Newsom.
