Khanna’s comparison of Hasan Piker and Joe Rogan is ‘pathetic’: Joe Concha

Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha slammed Rep. Ro Khanna’s (D-CA) defense for appearing on a controversial streamer’s show to speak to voters.

Khanna has made several appearances on Twitch streamer Hasan Piker’s show. The internet personality has referred to ultra-Orthodox Jewish people as “inbred” and argued the Hamas terrorist group is “a thousand times better” than the Israeli state, among other controversial statements, according to the Wall Street Journal. 

Khanna defended his discussions with Piker on Sunday, saying he condemns these statements, but he would go on Piker’s show again. He also asked whether the controversy of his speaking with Piker means Democrats shouldn’t appear with other commentators, such as Joe Rogan or Theo Von, according to NBC’s Meet the Press.

Concha, however, called Khanna’s explanation “pathetic,” arguing that Rogan and Piker are not comparable.

“At last check, Rogan, unlike Hasan Piker, didn’t call Jews ‘inbreds.’ It is Piker who said that