Republicans made Hasan Piker their midterm villain. Now he’s suing Scott Jennings for $72.5 million
Source: Fortune ·
The Twitch streamer is seeking $72.5 million from CNN’s Scott Jennings over a spliced clip. His lawyer says Ted Cruz and others should “buckle up.”
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Hasan Piker was the Republican Party’s favorite heel during the 2026 midterm cycle. The socialist Twitch streamer’s face anchored attack ads in Michigan’s Senate race and beyond; his shirtless selfie graced the jumbotron at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention in Dallas; President Trump called him a “terrible liability” for Democrats. But on election night, Piker got his revenge. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, flipping seven Senate seats, including longtime Republican strongholds in Kansas, South Carolina, and Texas. Candidates closely tied to Piker also won, including Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed, who defeated Republican Mike Rogers despite GOP efforts to tie him to the controversial streamer. Piker’s 13-hour election-night stream drew more than 200,000 concurrent viewers and logged 1.75 million hours watched, second only to NBC News among all election-night livestreams, according to Streams Charts. His channel alone accounted for…
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