Hasan Piker Calls Bin Laden a 'Spoiled Brat,' Casts 9/11 as Blowback
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 18
Hasan Piker Calls Bin Laden a 'Spoiled Brat,' Casts 9/11 as Blowback
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 18
Summary
Axios quoted Hasan Piker describing Osama bin Laden as a "spoiled brat" and the Sept. 11 attacks as "blowback" from years of U.S. actions in the Middle East.
Piker said bin Laden's stated motives included U.S. support for Israel, oil policy and military bases, while arguing blowback was an explanation rather than a moral defense of 9/11.
He called the attacks a "horrifying tragedy," said he did not morally accept them, and argued the better path was less U.S. interference abroad to reduce incentives for revenge.
The remarks deepened scrutiny from the same Axios interview after Piker said the United States was worse than al-Qaeda "pound for pound" in deaths caused, fueling backlash tied to Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.