Hasan Piker vows never to criticize Mao Zedong in resurfaced video, hails him as ‘great leader’

A resurfaced video showing far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker praising Mao Zedong circulated online Sunday nighttime aft he addressed nan College Democrats of America’s nationalist normal Saturday successful Washington, prompting disapproval from Democratic activists, governmental commentators and different nationalist figures.

In nan resurfaced livestream, Piker discussed being stopped by a constabulary serviceman while visiting Tiananmen Square during a November 2025 travel to China.

"I sewage stopped by a bull who thought I was making nosy of Mao Zedong, which I ne'er would and ne'er will," Piker said. "Mao Zedong is 1 of nan awesome leaders of this world, OK? A man who changed nan full universe, nan full planet."

Piker later responded aft viewers challenged his praise for nan erstwhile Chinese Communist Party chairman, according to a transcript published by Vox.

Hasan Piker addresses nan College Democrats of America normal earlier a past video of him praising Mao Zedong resurfaces online. (Florencia Tan Jun/Web Summit via Sportsfile via Getty Images)

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"There was a batch of f-----g excesses, let’s beryllium real," Piker said. "But nan People’s Republic of China would not beryllium without Mao Zedong."

Mao founded nan People's Republic of China successful 1949 and led nan state until his decease successful 1976. Estimates of deaths straight connected to nan famine during Mao's Great Leap Forward scope from 23 cardinal to 55 million, pinch 30 cardinal astir often cited, according to nan Association of Asian Studies.

The video resurfaced aft Piker appeared astatine nan College Democrats' July convention. The statement describes itself arsenic nan charismatic collegiate limb of nan Democratic National Committee (DNC).

Piker opened his normal reside by characterizing himself arsenic an outsider seeking an "insurgency" within nan Democratic Party.

Piker calls Mao "one of nan awesome leaders of this world" successful a resurfaced video that draws backlash from Democratic activists and commentators. (Getty Images)

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"It’s a awesome grant to beryllium present successful nan bosom of nan American Empire, successful nan belly of nan beast," Piker said. "I’m speaking to nan early activists of nan Democratic Party, but arsenic an outsider presently pushing for an insurgency."

He urged nan attendees to cull Democrats who discuss pinch Republicans and support funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Israel.

"No much to nan Democrats who will collaborate and cooperate pinch nan fascists, who will money ICE, who will money Israel, who will thief poison nan planet," Piker said. "We don’t request those Democrats anymore."

Moms Demand for Action laminitis Shannon Watts criticized Piker's quality and clothing successful an X post.

"Dressed for illustration Mao and talking astir really overmuch he hates nan mostly of Democrats arsenic an invited impermanent of @CollegeDems," Watts said. "Our statement having a normal one."

Critics, including Shannon Watts and Spencer Pratt, condemned Piker’s Mao remarks aft his quality astatine nan College Democrats’ nationalist convention. (HIGHFIVE/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

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"Mao’s norm caused 40M deaths done policies for illustration nan Great Leap Forward and nan Cultural Revolution. Making it 1 of nan deadliest regimes successful modern history."

Watts past urged voters to clasp candidates who run pinch Piker accountable, specifically naming Michigan Democratic Senate campaigner Abdul El-Sayed.

"He is simply a dangerous, hateful extremist and anyone campaigning pinch him — including El Sayed — should beryllium held accountable by voters," Watts said.

Fox News reached retired to nan DNC and El-Sayed for comment, but did not instantly perceive back.

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Former Los Angeles mayoral campaigner and reality tv characteristic Spencer Pratt compared Piker's praise for Mao to praise for Adolf Hitler.