Far-left streamer Hasan Piker warned Tuesday night that "the knives will be out" for the socialist left after Wisconsin state Rep.Francesca Hong lost the Democratic gubernatorial primary to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, arguing during his livestream that Democratic establishment figures will work harder to stop insurgent candidates because they no longer underestimate the progressive movement.Piker, who appeared alongside Hong and Rep.
Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., at an August campaign rally, portrayed the loss as a warning for socialists seeking to build on recent primary victories."It will be more difficult, though, because the establishment will not underestimate us.It will continue to undermine us, but they will not underestimate us," Piker said.
"So, the knives will be out."HASAN PIKER CALLS FOR DEMOCRATS WHO OPPOSE ABDUL EL-SAYED TO BE 'PUNISHED'Far-left streamer Hasan Piker warned that "the knives will be out" after socialist Francesca Hong lost Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary.(Joshua Lott/Getty Images)RNC national spokesperson Natalie Baldassarre responded to Piker's remarks in a statement to Fox News Digital on Wednesday, calling on Democrats to disavow the controversial streamer."Hasan Piker is a Hamas-hugging radical with a long history of threatening rape and violence against those he disagrees with.
Democrats would do right to disavow him, but they'll continue to bend to his will like spineless, useful idiots," Baldassarre said.The Wisconsin primary became a contest between the party’s socialist left and its more traditional coalition.Hong, a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member, was backed by Reps.
Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., former Ohio state Sen.Nina Turner and Wisconsin-based DSA chapters.After initially leaving the race, Crowley re-entered the contest with the endorsement of retiring Democratic Gov.
Tony Evers and accumulated support from the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin ...