Hasan Piker torched over playbook to dodge his past controversies: 'Bats--- crazy'

Shannon Watts, a Democratic political operative and gun control activist, torched a rising progressive kingmaker on Friday, accusing him of trying to brush off his past controversial comments online.

In her view, Hasan Piker, a far-left streamer, used the same playbook to downplay his unhinged claims after facing backlash on social media.

"Hasan Piker defense Bingo card: Its a joke, satire, hyperbole. Its out of context. It was years ago," Watts said in her post. "English is my second language. I stream for hours. Bad faith clipping. Smear campaign. Critics are being paid for Israel."

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It didnt take long for Piker to fire back — even as he admitted the pattern.

"All of that is true and valid. You behave as a GOP operative. Youre a shameless grifter who doesnt care about the Dem Senate majority or punishing Trump," Piker wrote.

"And you are a copycat of MAGA tactics engaging in alternative facts," Fred Guttenberg, a Democratic activist whose daughter was murdered in the Parkland shooting, fired back. "As a Jewish person whose daughter was murdered in the Parkland shooting and whose brother died because of 9/11, your attack on Shannon is batsh-- crazy and your comparison of the NRA and AIPAC only confirms your insanity. 

"Using your MAGA styled attacks against someone like Shannon or me won't work. Stop being a copycat," he continued.

Watts online clash with Piker showcases the concern some Democrats have shown over comments, posts and videos that have resurfaced among progressives.

For example, concerns about former Senate candidate Graham Platner started as eyebrow-raising Reddit posts ballooned into sexual assault allegations. 

Michigan's Senate Democratic nominee, Abdul El-Sayed, came under fire for past calls to defund the police. Watts' spat with Piker puts a question mark on whether the partys banner carriers should shoulder more responsibility for their past rhetoric.

Watts, who has dedicated the last 14 years to gun control advocacy, has boldly argued in recent months that Democrats are turning a blind eye to the online histories of some of their candidates at the expense of their electability and trustworthiness.

Although he himself is not running for office, Piker has drawn scrutiny for a long list of controversial remarks, especially as he acts as a surrogate for El-Sayed and other progressive candidates.

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In 2019, Piker famously said that "America deserved 9/11," arguing later that the U.S. had "brought it on itself." He would later walk it back and call it "inappropriate" after massive backlash online.

Once, when asked if he supported terrorism, Piker answered by saying, "No, I dont. I dont support the state of Israel, and I dont support the state of the United States of America."

Pikers clash with Watts began when some of those past comments cost him