Hasan Piker is the well-known antisemite who repeatedly accuses Israel of “genocide” and claims that in their supposedly monolithic support for the Jewish state, American Jews are responsible for the rise in antisemitism in this country. He has also said that “America deserved 9/11.” Naturally he’s a favorite among left-wing students on the campus speaking circuit, and now the College Democrats at the University of Texas have invited him to appear at the end of September. Not everyone is delighted. More on Hasan Piker at UT can be found here: “University of Texas College Dems invitation to Hasan Piker sparks campus outrage, GOP fire,” by Haley Cohen, Jewish Insider, September 10, 2026:
The University of Texas’ College Democrats chapter invited antisemitic streamer Hasan Piker to speak on campus at the end of the month, sparking outrage from Jewish leaders and students on campus and generating a potential political firestorm in a red state hosting consequential elections in November’s midterms.
The event, hosted by the University Democrats, a decades-old student Democratic party political organization, is scheduled to be held on Sept. 30, amid the final stretch of Texas’ highly competitive Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico and a competitive gubernatorial contest between GOP Gov. Greg Abbott and Democrat Gina Hinojosa.
“Hasan Piker said America deserved 9/11 and praised the brutal terrorist organization Hamas. University Democrats at UT Austin are choosing to amplify that disgusting rhetoric. Terrorist sympathizers have no place in Texas,” an Abbott spokesperson told Jewish Insider.
Asked about Piker’s invitation, Hinojosa’s campaign spokesperson did not address the issue. “Gina will be in East Texas that day talking about securing the American Dream by saving our schools and putting money in your pocket,” Hinojosa spokesperson Tommy Kubitschek said.
Madison Cercy, a Paxton campaign spokesperson, told JI, “James Talarico and Hasan Piker are both leaders of the same Democratic Socialist Movement that wants to raise taxes, trans your children, and abolish prisons. They welcome extreme radicals into their base and don’t bat an eye when they start chanting ‘death to America.’”
Talarico’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment from JI about the invitation for Piker to speak on campus at the state’s flagship public university.
Talarico had a chance to distance himself from the College Democrats who have invited Hasan Piker to speak, but chose to remain silent. Apparently he has no objection to Piker’s appearance, or none he cares to express because he doesn’t want to alienate the College Democrats at UT. A profile of cowardice.
Piker, who has an extensive history of antisemitic and anti-American rhetoric, including justifying Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks, calling Orthodox Jews “inbred,” and asserting in 2019 that America deserved 9/11 — a remark he later said he should have phrased better while standing by the underlying critique — has praised Talarico….
The Republican candidate for Senator, Ken Paxton, should run with that: “Hasan Piker, the man who said ‘America deserved 9/11’ and accused Jews of causing antisemitism, has endorsed my opponent, James Talarico, who still refuses to condemn Piker or his upcoming appearance at a meeting of the UT College Democrats.”
The College Democrats at the national level were delighted to have the antisemitic Hasan Piker address their national convention. So now it is not just one group of College Democrats here or there, but the national organization that is providing a platform for someone who should be beyond the pale. Imagine if the heads of the College Democrats had invited to their national convention someone who said about blacks what Piker says about Jews. They would have had to resign in a New York minute.
The university may feel it cannot ban Piker’s appearance because of the free speech rights that the College Democrats are exercising on campus, but it need not provide a venue on campus for him. It need not refrain from denouncing him in much stronger terms than the Hillel rabbi, Stephanie Max, has employed so far, in saying only that his “views go against our values.” The university should, in deploring his invitation, remind the public that Piker said “America deserved 9/11”and that Jews supporting the “genocidal” state of Israel were responsible for “antisemitism.” The university administration, alumni, and donors must hope that the College Democrats at UT come to their senses and withdraw their invitation. Meanwhile, this invitation to Piker from the College Democrats should boost the chances of Paxton, who has noticeably had nothing to say about this Hasan Piker scandal.
Billy says
The virtue-signaling, deceitful Democrats partner with Islam’s Muslims against all Non-Muslims with Muslim discrimination, segregation, violence, and terrorism to gain more taxpayer money, more political power, and more government control. Public funding is a privilege that should not be granted to organizations that are against the US Constitution or Western Constitutions. Islam and its Organizations are against the US Constitution due to Muslim funding, teaching, and promoting discrimination, segregation, hatred, violence, and terrorism. Islam’s Muslims are murderous, Totalitarian Terrorists of Allah operating as a Criminal-Terrorist-Gang Enterprise under Islamic Law to ultimately conquer the enemies of Allah, the Non-Muslims, with Islamic Law DBA Islam(Qur’an 8:60; 9:5, 29, 111; 49:15, etc.).
Allah in Qur’an 9:111 says, “Surely Allah has purchased from the believers[Muslims] their souls and their money so that they may have the garden[Heavenly Paradise]. They engage in war for the sake of Allah, so they kill and are killed…”. Ultimately, Allah desires to fill hell with Non-Muslims(Qur’an 7:18; 11:119; 32:13; 98:6, etc.).
WPM says
The democrats party of 2026 are still attached at the hip to these anti American ,anti-Sematic jihadist cheer leaders. They (the democrats ) walk back all the red green propaganda that their close friends say when they are running for office ,hiding behind the first amendment that these treasonous creatures hide behind. The first amendment does not cover calls for violence ,it does not include violent rioting ,or looting of stories ,or assaulting people. It does not protect the calling for killing landlords, the killing of insurance companies leaders , the assault or threat of assault or killing people or the threat to kill people here and aboard over religious belief or because they belong to a different political party elected and holding office .This violent cos-playing idiot that is running around in communist Chinese 1960s attire should be given a choice self deport to communist country of his choice or face charges threating murder, inciting rioting ,siding with abiding terrorist groups .
Rick Gordon says
Piker is solidly anti-Semitic and anti-American – but having been invited by a group supporting his hatred, he should be allowed to speak. The best outcome for me would be if he is ignored by almost all Longhorns and Texans.
WPM says
You have the right to be publicly anti-American and anti-Semitic in America .You have a right to voice these views “opinions” publicly. You do not have the right to threaten violence or calls for violence to fellow Americans the calls for violence ,including “landlords”, executives of medical insurance companies ,members of lobbying groups, Jewish groups, elected officials , the trouble is he will not be ignored by many new comers to the Longhorn state in many blue pocket cities in the state of Texas. The money donated to these colleges across America is increasing coming from foreign countries that are both anti-American and anti-Semitic has increased over the last two decades after 911 ..
Bexarkat says
No surprises here. The Democrat party, and I do not have to remind my fellow Texans that Talarico, a/k/a Talapendejo, evolved from that slime, has gone full-blown nazi. But, after all, it is Austin and what one now deceased liberal commentator referred to as Babylon on the Colorado (river).
Nancy Assaf says
As Rush used to say: Young skulls full of mush. That’s what these Texas youngsters have.
gravenimage says
Not all of them–but far too many.
gravenimage says
Democrats at University of Texas Invite Hasan Piker to Speak
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Sickening embrace of evil.
Apparently one in five young people in the US consider Osama bin Laden a “force for good”–chilling.