A popular far-left streamer tied the Democratic nominee in the high-stakes U.S.Senate race in Michigan doubled down on anti-American comments he's made in the past during an on-camera interview released Thursday.Hasan Piker was featured in an episode of "The Axios Show" taped in Los Angeles, where he resides, where interviewer Alex Thompson recalled the internet personality's past claim that "America is the top dog in terrorism.""Do you think America, then, is worse than al-Qaeda?" Thomspon asked.Streamer Hasan Piker, left, and Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S.
Senate in Michigan, center right, take a selfie with young fans following a campaign event, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)HASAN PIKER INSISTS ABDUL EL-SAYED ASKED HIM TO 'STUMP' FOR MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN AMID BACKLASH"Pound for pound as far as the number of deaths, yes," Piker replied.
"We have caused tremendous terror all around the world.""I think that that is not only terror that we are waging on regular civilians, and nations in the periphery, but it's also having consequences on ourselves," the Twitch streamer continued."It's having dramatic consequences on the home front.""One clear example of this is what we did in Minab [Iran],' Piker said, referring to American attacks earlier this year that struck a school.
A United Nations mission said it found "reasonable grounds" to believe that the U.S.committed a war crime.
"There's no distinction between blowing up a school, tripple-tapping it with Tomahawk missiles.If you're killing 140 school girls, that is an act of terror."Piker conceded that not all Americans are terrorists, but still called for an "environment of accountability."Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S.
Senate in Michigan, talks poolside with streamer Hasan Piker at a party for content creators supporting his campaign Monday, Aug.3, 2026...