Over the past few weeks, the memo has clearly gone out among Democrats ahead of the midterms. They are trying to pretend that none of them have ever even heard of Hasan Piker, even though he's been invited to speak at their campaign events, many of them have been pictured embracing and laughing with him, and they have craved his support over the past couple of years.
But now that Piker and his abhorrent views — such as saying that America deserved 9/11 and is worse than al Qaeda — are being seen by more and more voters, they're all pretending that he's just a "fringe figure" and not what he truly is: the de facto spokesman for the Democrat Party.
Yesterday, on the Sunday shows, Democrat after Democrat repeated this phrase, including Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Cory Booker.
Except Spartacus isn't exactly the brightest bulb in the box, so he got his talking points mixed up. Kristen Welker asked him specifically about socialism and Michigan Democrat nominee Abdul El-Sayed. Here's how Booker responded. Watch:
BREAKING: Democrat Sen. Cory Booker just called Abdul El-Sayed a "fringe" person.
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) September 20, 2026
Kristen Welker: "In our polls, socialism is viewed even more negatively than the MAGA movement. ... And we’re seeing one of the big battles play out for progressivism in Michigan right now with… pic.twitter.com/tMvccwIFAX
... Abdul El-Sayed, the candidate there... Do you think Democrats are drawing a firm enough line between themselves and socialism?"
Cory Booker: "This is really what the Republicans want to do, focus on a few fringe people..."
LOL.
We actually agree with Booker's accidental admission here. El-Sayed IS a fringe extremist. The only problem is that fringe extremists like him and Piker are now the mainstream in the Democrat Party.
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Oops. https://t.co/FKOkAPJcdL
— Jason Rantz on Seattle Red (@jasonrantz) September 20, 2026
That wasn't just a Freudian slip. It was a Freudian oil slick, covered with banana peels.
2 things:
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) September 21, 2026
1 Welker goes out her way to make sure we know El Sayed says he’s a capitalist (ever see her do that for a Republican in any way?)
2 Booker is clear that El Sayed is fringe https://t.co/1UZIBKOGrq
Of course, El-Sayed says he's a capitalist. Because he counts on media hacks like Welker to prop up that lie and never question it.
But saying it doesn't make it so.
After all, Rep. Tim "Sarah" McBride says that he's a woman.
@MikeRogersForMI Look even this creep knows a “ fringe” freak when he sees one…
— Lake Lady (@StandCan8097) September 20, 2026
If Republican nominee Mike Rogers doesn't have a campaign ad with this revealing gaffe by Booker out before the end of the day today, he needs to fire his campaign staff.
Well, the fringe guy is a candidate in my state, so I definitely need to focus on it. 🤷🏻♀️
— Sun love peace (@Sunlovepax) September 20, 2026
Isn't it just like a Democrat to beg voters not to pay attention to what their nominees actually believe?
So, Booker just called someone who identifies as a Democrat a “fringe” person—aka someone hanging out on the far edges of the group, nowhere near the center. Well, that sure says a lot, doesn’t it? LOL
— Missy (@greengable1850) September 20, 2026
It says it ALL.
I agree with Cory Booker - Democrats in Michigan chose a fringe person as their nominee and Republicans are rightly pointing out how that lunacy has permeated the Democrat Party.
— Jeff Coker (@jeffcokerTN) September 20, 2026
Extremely Factual. https://t.co/iuCDlNrab0
— Independent Unity Truthtellers | 2.0 | 🇺🇸 (@IUTruthtellers2) September 20, 2026
It's the only time a leftist will ever tell the truth — when he doesn't mean to.
So the “fringe” guy is who all the Democrats are trying to be more like?
— PNW Conservative (@PNWConservative) September 20, 2026
Odd way to sell it @SenBooker…. https://t.co/I9cexYGndJ
Kamala Harris is going to a campaign event with the diminutive El-Sayed this week.
Someone should probably warn her that he's a "fringe figure."
Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Elizabeth Warren campaigned for El-Sayed. https://t.co/4UxW1lPHIu
— American Viking (@BourbonAndSavvy) September 20, 2026
Well, in fairness, they're all fringe extremists, too.
You don't even need to hear Cory speak to see immediately just now dumb he is, but he's always quick to silence all doubt. Absolutely 0 brain activity behind those eyes https://t.co/Tg4AUpfLdQ
— Matt Mazzetti (@MattMazzetti) September 20, 2026
The only problem, of course, is that Welker is a Democrat activist, not a journalist. And she's not much smarter than Booker.
She should have immediately interrupted him and asked him if he truly just called the Democrat nominee for Senate in Michigan a "fringe figure."
But that would have embarrassed Booker even more than he embarrassed himself, so she would never do that. Interruptions are only for Republicans.
That's OK, though. We all got to see Booker's Freudian faceplant.
Hopefully, every Michigan voter saw it as well.
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