Hasan Piker vows never to criticize Mao Zedong in resurfaced video, hails him as ‘great leader’

A resurfaced video showing far-left Twitch streamer Hasan Piker praising Mao Zedong circulated online Sunday night after he addressed the College Democrats of America’s national convention Saturday in Washington, prompting criticism from Democratic activists, political commentators and other public figures. In the resurfaced livestream , Piker discussed being stopped by a police officer while visiting Tiananmen Square during a November 2025 trip to China. "I got stopped by a cop who thought I wa