Condemned
“Hasan Piker is trying to encourage and justify violence against American Jews.”
Sherman condemned Piker’s wording as encouraging and justifying violence against American Jews.
- Speaker
- Brad Sherman
- Capacity
- U.S. representative
- Observed
- September 3, 2026
- Published here
- September 5, 2026
- Targets
- Hasan Piker
- Classification rationale
- The statement directly attributes encouragement and justification of violence to Piker.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
The post addresses the public dispute over Piker’s comments and their meaning.
After the quotation
The allegation became a specific characterization later disputed by Piker’s defenders.
Evidence
Complete source record
Brad Sherman statement on Hasan Piker’s remarks (opens in a new tab)X post
Statement from Sherman’s account directly characterizing the disputed remarks as encouraging and justifying violence.