SEE IT: Top Dem operative draws line at deplorable Hasan Piker after touting partys big tent

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin distanced his party from far-left streamer Hasan Piker, calling his past remarks "disgusting and deplorable" while defending Democrats as a "big tent" that encompasses a wide range of political views."Let me just say that I think it's absolutely disgusting and deplorable the things that Hasan Piker has said," Martin said."But he does not represent the Democratic Party and he certainly doesn't represent the viewpoints of almost every one of our candidates and our elected officials."Martin made the remarks after Fox News Digital asked how the party is navigating divisions among Democrats as socialist candidates gain prominence, including Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.RASKIN CALLS PIKER’S RHETORIC 'IRRELEVANT DISTRACTION' AFTER THE STREAMER SAID HE'D VOTE FOR HAMAS OVER ISRAELDr.

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S.Senate, speaks at the Michigan Democratic Nominating Convention in Lansing, Mich., on Aug.

29, 2026.(Anadolu via Getty Images)"Look, no one should confuse unity with unanimity in the Democratic Party, right?" Martin said.

"We are a big tent party.We have lots of different viewpoints and ideas and all sorts of issues."Piker has been scrutinized for a slew of past comments critical of Israel — one of his most controversial comments was claiming that the U.S.

"deserved 9/11."Martin previously joined other party leaders and prominent Democrats in condemning rhetoric blaming Jewish Americans for threats and violence, calling it "dangerous, wrong, and antisemitic," but his statement did not name Piker."Criticizing the policies and actions of the Israeli government is one thing," Martin posted to X last month."Blaming American Jews for the hatred, threats, and violence directed at them is something else entirely.

It is dangerous, wrong, and antisemitic."The comments come as El-Sayed, who campaigned with Piker during Michigan's Democratic primary, has sought to distance himself fr...