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Hasan Piker Calls For an Ideological Purge of the Democratic Party—Dressed Like Mao—in Fiery Speech

Dmitri Bolt
Dmitri Bolt  |  July 20, 2026 9:45 AM

Hasan Piker is borrowing more than just a wardrobe from Maoism as he continues his crusade against the Democratic Party establishment, and for the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

Dressed in a Zhongshan suit typical of the communist Chinese leader, Mao Zedong, Piker addressed a crowd at the College Democrats of America's 2026 summer convention on Saturday, calling out Democrats who dare to "compromise," support "fascists," fund ICE, fund Israel, and generally align themselves with business interests. "We don't need those Democrats anymore," the progressive streamer declared, as the DSA mounts its own ideological purge of the Democratic party.

"No more to Trumpism, but no more to the Democrats who compromise, who conciliate, and who betray us," Piker declared. "No more to the fascist reactionaries, but no more to the Democrats who will collaborate and cooperate with the fascists, who will fund ICE, who will fund Israel, who will help poison the planet, who will stiff workers and help bosses."

"We don't need those Democrats anymore," he said. "In fact, I know we have a message. We are coming. We are en bas, we're unbought, we're unbound, and we will become undeniable."

His speech was met with resounding applause from the college students in attendance.

Despite the typical insistence from the average American Democrat or socialist that socialism will not end in dictatorships like Joseph Stalin's Soviet Union or Mao Zedong's Communist China, Democrats and Democratic-aligned groups have continued to associate themselves with the more extreme personalities of their party's progressive wing, Piker chief among them. That continued acceptance casts real doubt on the party's commitment to ensuring tyranny doesn't emerge as an accident of the very systems it continues to platform, and that conservatives have criticized as blatant communism.

The rise of the DSA has already begun reshaping American elections. Most notably, the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City was quickly followed by the victories of three DSA-backed congressional candidates in New York, each unseating an establishment-backed Democrat in the process.

That trend will only continue, as rank-and-file Democrats continue embracing the more socialist wing of their party, unwilling to draw a line of their own, even as men like Piker have no hesitation drawing one against them.