Far-left Socialist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker melted down after Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong’s stunning loss in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, blaming “boomers,” the media, and the Democratic establishment while openly calling to ban an entire generation of Americans and the Thanksgiving holiday itself.
Piker had aggressively promoted the Democratic Socialist candidate and raised tens of thousands of dollars for her campaign by hosting her on his stream.
Hong had been the heavy favorite to win but lost to Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley by fewer than 4,000 votes.
Piker was on his livestream as the numbers came in.
After seeing a report about a late-deciding voter who chose Crowley while still fond for Hong, he snapped, “I don’t want to read this because I will f—ing kill myself with a gun in a video game.”
Hasan Piker continues his meltdown after Francesca Hong’s defeat
“I don’t want to read this, because I will fucking k*ll myself with a gun in a video game… I want to put boomers in the machine, in the contraption.” pic.twitter.com/6PpJnHdOKK
— DSA Watch (@DSA_Watch) August 12, 2026
“I can’t. I’m in a good mood overall. I want to put boomers in the machine, in the contraption, and not just boomers, like anyone that says that,” he continued.
Hasan Piker ends off his stream by melting down over Francesca Hong’s defeat and threatening the establishment
“The knives will be out” pic.twitter.com/Gzd4KUO81B
— DSA Watch (@DSA_Watch) August 12, 2026
When early returns confirmed Hong was on track to lose, Piker lost it.
“Outlaw Thanksgiving and outlaw boomers,” Piker declared.
He later added, “The monkey hanged himself. I’m the monkey. And I’ve been staring too much of the median American voter for the last couple of months. I need a f—ing break, dude.”
He also mocked critics of Hong’s past posts calling for the end of Thanksgiving, declaring “F-ck them. And f-ck Thanksgiving too.”
Hasan Piker wants to give Francesca Hong credit for *almost* winning
Also: “Fuck [the media] and fuck thanksgiving too.” pic.twitter.com/wCwR9rWN0C
— DSA Watch (@DSA_Watch) August 12, 2026
Piker didn’t stop on his stream; he also vented on X.
Responding to someone who noted his heavy involvement may have damaged Hong’s electability, he posted, “yes, this is part of why we came close to a victory but ultimately lost. i should never be the biggest surrogate of a campaign. pocan, or national progs wouldve alleviated some of the ‘electability’ concerns of hong which were overstated & outright weaponized in the last week blitz.”
yes, this is part of why we came close to a victory but ultimately lost. i should never be the biggest surrogate of a campaign. pocan, or national progs wouldve alleviated some of the “electability” concerns of hong which were overstated & outright weaponized in the last week… https://t.co/pA8Kgft2Y3
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) August 12, 2026
In a separate post, he argued that “‘electability’ in the primaries and ‘harm reduction’ in the general still carry lots of boomers when it’s paired w/ a barrage of negative earned media + no defensive TV ads + no national prog endorsements. all in all an unbelievably impressive showing for dsa wisco groundgame.”
High-profile progressive figures including Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez had declined to endorse Hong, so Piker became the unofficial face of her campaign.
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