Hasan Piker Mocks Injured ICE Agents at Omar Event, Drawing 1,600% Assault Warning
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 28
Hasan Piker Mocks Injured ICE Agents at Omar Event, Drawing 1,600% Assault Warning
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 28
Summary
Hasan Piker triggered a fresh backlash after joking at a Minneapolis campaign event with Rep. Ilhan Omar about ICE agents injured during Operation Metro Surge, including quipping about broken hip bones and “Officer Martinez down.”
The remarks came as Piker praised anti-crackdown “solidarity” in Minnesota after thousands of ICE and Customs and Border Protection agents were deployed, a period marked by arrests, projectiles thrown at officers and disrupted church services.
Minnesota Democrats including Rep. Angie Craig and Sen. Amy Klobuchar condemned Piker, while Omar’s campaign defended her appearance with him as part of an effort to mobilize young voters before next week’s midterm vote.
DHS said vilification of ICE officers is helping drive a more than 1,600% increase in assaults on agents, urging politicians and activists to lower the temperature as Omar faces a competitive race in Minnesota’s 5th District.