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IrelandOmar's Piker appearance draws criticism from fellow Minnesota Democrats
NewsNation's report contrasts objections from Angie Craig and Amy Klobuchar with Omar's team's aim of reaching younger voters.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 55,153 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (3,461).
Why Ilhan Omar and Hasan Piker’s event is sparking controversy
Ilhan Omar's team says the point is to reach younger voters during early voting. Fellow Minnesota Democrats are questioning the choice of company: political streamer Hasan Piker.
NewsNation's report, "Why Ilhan Omar and Hasan Piker's event is sparking controversy," has drawn about 25,000 views in seven hours, an unusually fast start for one of the channel's Shorts.
Reporting from Minneapolis, correspondent Rich McHugh describes objections from Republicans, Jewish organizations and Democrats to the planned appearance. A poster shown in the segment advertises an election edition of Omar Fateh's event, featuring Omar and Piker.
Piker, known online as HasanAbi, built his Twitch broadcasts around a mix of political commentary, reactions and gaming. Here, the focus is on his past remarks. McHugh reports that Piker said America deserved the September 11 attacks and that he would side with Hamas over Israel.
The report then turns to criticism within Omar's own party. McHugh says Representative Angie Craig called sharing a stage with Piker a serious error, while Senator Amy Klobuchar described some of his past comments as unacceptable. Omar's team's explanation offers the campaign rationale: bringing a streamer into the event is a way to connect with younger voters while ballots are already being cast.
Democratic U.S. representative for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district since 2019. Her district covers Minneapolis and some nearby suburbs.
More on Wikipedia ›American left-wing political commentator and Twitch streamer known online as HasanAbi. His broadcasts mix political commentary and debate with gaming and reaction content.
More on Wikipedia ›Minnesota state senator representing District 62 in south Minneapolis. He belongs to the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL).
More on Wikipedia ›Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party member who has represented Minnesota’s 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House since 2019. Her district includes southern Twin Cities suburbs and rural areas to the southwest.
More on Wikipedia ›Minnesota’s senior U.S. senator, serving since 2007, and a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. She is the Democratic nominee for governor of Minnesota in 2026.
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- Channel
- NewsNation
- Subscribers
- 2,790,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 14,219,600
- Channel views, pace per day
- 2,114,617 (on a normal day: 1,737,742)
- Video published
- October 26, 2026
- Video views so far
- 24,854 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 55,153
The numbers
The report is moving well ahead of NewsNation's usual pace for Shorts, though it has not yet completed its first day.
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Piker began streaming on Twitch in 2018 under the name HasanAbi.