Far-left streamer Hasan Piker sparked online controversy after he mocked the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents injured in Operation Metro Surge during a campaign event alongside Rep.Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Monday night.Recalling his time in Minnesota amid protests over the Trump administration’s federal immigration crackdown, Piker said he thought agents must be "extra racist" to be out in frigid winter temperatures and mocked one of them who was injured as the crowd laughed along."We saw a lot of funny compilations as well, you know.
A lot of hip bones were broken.'Officer Martinez down,'" he said while speaking to Democratic socialist and failed Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh, who hosted the sold-out Minneapolis event.Piker has joined several prominent Democrats on their campaign trails, emerging as a polarizing figure within the Democratic Party that some are embracing while others are rejecting.
He has made national headlines for past rhetoric, including his claim that "America deserved 9/11," and has faced accusations of antisemitism over his remarks on Israel and Hamas.ILHAN OMAR'S RADICAL STREAMER ALLY RALLIES WITH EMBATTLED LAWMAKER AFTER DC HOME RAIDHasan Piker, a streamer and creator, appears during day two of Web Summit Vancouver 2026 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on May 13, 2026.(Sportsfile via Getty Images)Omar, who shared the stage with Piker that night, has been immersed in controversy of her own after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents searched her Washington, D.C., home earlier this month and a federal court filing identified the congresswoman as "Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, aka Ilhan Abdullahi Omar."Rep.
Angie Craig, D-Minn., and Sen.Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., publicly condemned Piker, while other Minnesota Democrats called for the event to be canceled as voters prepare to head to the polls ahead of next week’s midterm elections.
Omar’s campaign backed her decision to att...