Controversial Twitch streamer Hasan Piker don dey fire shot at Democrats wey dey run from appearing for him show but dey quick go sit down with people like Bill Maher. The whole matter come up while Piker dey campaign with Michigan Democrat Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, wey dey run for U.S. Senate.
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One Politico reporter ask Piker about Senator Elissa Slotkin, wey be another Michigan Democrat. The reporter want know why Slotkin dey avoid Piker show but dey show face for Bill Maher program. Piker answer am say, “Bill Maher no be only Islamophobe, but he don show anti-Blackness for every turn.” Piker talk say Maher represent the same establishment forces for American politics.
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But Piker no explain why he believe say Maher na Islamophobe. He no even talk wetin he mean when he talk say the comedian don demonstrate anti-Blackness. The matter just dey hang like that.
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This whole Piker matter don turn something wey dey cause wahala for Democrats. Some dey fear say if dem platform the controversial streamer, Republicans go use am do politics. Others dey argue say Piker fit help candidates reach more people, especially young voters.
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Piker don face plenty criticism before. People don accuse am of making antisemitic and anti-American comments. Recently, he talk say e no matter if rapes happen for October 7. Before that, for 2019, he talk say “America deserved 9/11.” He later admit say those comments no correct.
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Now Senator Slotkin sef don enter hot water. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) don demand say she must apologize for appearing for Bill Maher show. CAIR talk say Slotkin must denounce Maher “long history of anti-Muslim bigotry and anti-Arab racism.”
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Before El-Sayed event with Piker, Slotkin tell Jewish Insider say she no too familiar with the Twitch streamer language, but she dey concerned about wetin she don hear about him rhetoric. She talk say, “Any equating of all Jews or American Jews with Israel and the Israeli government na problem right off the bat.” Slotkin talk say from there, e sound like “cascading set of antisemitic tropes” wey make Piker someone wey no suppose dey help anybody for Michigan politics.
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CAIR and CAIR-Michigan talk for joint statement say e “deeply hypocritical” for Slotkin to appear for Maher show. Dem talk say, “It was deeply hypocritical for Senator Slotkin to embrace Bill Maher just days after she denounced a Muslim politician for associating with a podcaster accused of bigotry.”
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The organization talk say the double standards wey American Muslims dey face, even from senator wey represent one of America largest Muslim populations, na something remarkable. Dem talk say if consistency mean anything to Slotkin, she must denounce Bill Maher bigotry and apologize for embracing am.
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CAIR lay out series of quotes from Maher wey dem see as problematic. For one instance, Maher talk say the “results are not good” for women wey don date Arab men. For another quote, Maher talk say he dey “alarmed” by the fact say Mohammed don become the most popular name for U.K.
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Fox News Digital don reach out to Maher representatives for comment, but as at the time of this report, no response don come.
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