Swing State Governor Candidate Doubles Down On Radicalism In Event With Hasan Piker

The frontrunner to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for governor in Wisconsin appeared alongside a radical leftist streamer who has argued that America “deserved” 9/11 and called for a Republican senator to be killed. 

Francesca Hong, who has called for the police to be abolished, campaigned alongside Hasan Piker and leftist Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) during a rally in Milwaukee on Sunday. During the rally, Piker claimed that no Republican would ever be elected in Wisconsin ever again after the far-Left accomplished its goals. 

“The good people of Wisconsin always knew that this wasn’t about scary ideas, and it was just about a working-class movement that wanted to help out one another,” he said. “A Republican will never be elected in this state ever again, once our movement is done.”

Thank you @hasanthehun and @IlhanMN! pic.twitter.com/ArHYcPR3rs

— Francesca Hong For Governor (@FrancescaHongWI) August 2, 2026

Piker, who has millions of followers across his social media, previously said that America “deserved” 9/11, argued that “you would kill [Florida GOP Senator] Rick Scott” if “you cared about Medicaid fraud,” and called for the streets to “soak” in “red capitalist blood.” 

Hong, backed by local Democratic Socialists of America chapters in Madison and Milwaukee, has a commanding two-digit lead in the Democratic primary, according to polling from Marquette Law School. Hong has also called to abolish the Senate, and her platform includes restoring voting rights to felons, legalizing marijuana, and opening government-funded grocery stores. 

Her rise has concerned some establishment Democrats in the state who worry her far-Left views could alienate general election voters. 

Republican gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Tom Tiffany criticized Hong for appearing alongside Piker. 

“Francesca Hong choosing to campaign with individuals who said America ‘deserved 9/11,’ called communism the ‘honorable end goal,’ and believe capitalists should be killed is certainly a choice,” his campaign said in a statement. 

Hong defended her choice to appear alongside Piker, claiming that she was running to represent a broad coalition.

“It would be a risk not to try to build the broadest coalition possible,” she said. “I think that one of the reasons we see Republicans or the Right attack leaders, like Representative [Omar] and Hasan, is because they know that they’re losing, that the people are powerful and want the issues that they fight for.”

She previously appeared on Piker’s stream to raise money for her campaign. That appearance earned a condemnation from Democratic rival and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.

“I am open to all reasonable, pragmatic conversations about how to move our state forward, but Hasan Piker’s statements are beyond the pale and I would not appear with him if invited,” he said. “This race isn’t about who can generate the most viewers on their livestream by making outrageous and offensive statements.”

The Wisconsin primary is set for August 11.