Hasan Piker Accuses Cuomo of Using 9/11 To Slam Mamdani – Mediaite

Twitch star Hasan Piker accused former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) of “leaning on Islamophobia” by calling attention to NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani’s (D) Muslim faith and his connection to Piker, who previously said America “deserved” the 9/11 attacks. Here is what Piker had to say on his livestream on Tuesday afternoon: “These guys are incredibly desperate, and they’ll get even more racist as the election nears. I suspect that they’ll do a big push around 9/11 as well to try to, like, associate Zohran Mamdani with 9/11 ,because they’re  just leaning on Islamophobia. That’s it. Zohran is Muslim. They’re trying to f*cking be like, they’re they’re trying to be like: ‘Yeah, Muslim guy kind of did 9/11. His people did 9/11. Remember 9/11? his people did it. Do you want an insider to do 9/11 again?’ L ike that type of shit. That’s basically what they’re doing. They’re just, like, hitting the racism line.”  His comments came a few hours after large photos of Mamdani hanging out with Piker were showcased at a Cuomo press event. Piker added the focus on Mamdani’s Muslim faith is “pretty funny,” considering the current rise in “fascist Christian nationalism” in the U.S.
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