Brad Sherman
Role at the time: U.S. representative
Condemned
Response to this claim
Piker’s wording encouraged or justified violence against American Jews.
“Hasan Piker is trying to encourage and justify violence against American Jews.”
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Statement from Sherman’s account directly characterizing the disputed remarks as encouraging and justifying violence.
Why we used this label
The statement directly attributes encouragement and justification of violence to Piker.