A profane video of socialist streamer Hasan Piker declaring that he uses the Constitution as toilet paper is racing across social media again—just days after the controversial influencer helped propel Abdul El-Sayed to Michigan’s Democratic Senate nomination.
Warning: Piker’s language is exceptionally graphic.
“I wipe my a— with the Constitution,” Piker says in the circulating clip. “It’s a f—— piece of paper. Motherf— the Constitution, and motherf— this country.”
The excerpt appears to come from one of Piker’s marathon livestreams, although the original broadcast date and complete surrounding discussion were not readily available. Piker has not disputed the authenticity of the clip or offered a public explanation as of Wednesday morning.
Remember when Hasan Piker said this?
“I wipe my ass with the Constitution, it’s a f*cking piece of paper, motherf*ck the Constitution and motherf*ck this country”
Imagine saying this and still being treated like a serious political voice
WOW! pic.twitter.com/fGNvZwQINZ
— TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) August 12, 2026
Perhaps several additional hours of context would reveal which particular constitutional provision forced him into such an unfortunate paper shortage.
What does not require context is the extraordinary welcome Piker has received from Democratic politicians hoping to reach his enormous young, male and aggressively left-wing audience.
Piker did not merely endorse El-Sayed from behind his computer.
He appeared with the candidate at multiple campaign events, including an April rally at the University of Michigan and a July event featuring Rep. Summer Lee. CBS News described Piker as a significant presence in the race, while the Associated Press reported that his involvement tested the limits of the Democratic Party’s supposedly enormous tent.
El-Sayed ultimately defeated establishment-backed Rep. Haley Stevens by fewer than 15,000 votes. He will face Republican Mike Rogers in November in a race that could help determine control of the Senate.
After the primary, El-Sayed was repeatedly invited to distance himself from Piker. He declined.
Pressed about Piker’s infamous 2019 declaration that “America deserved 9/11,” El-Sayed called the statement “dumb” but argued that Piker had already addressed it.
“I’m accountable for what I say,” El-Sayed told NBC’s Kristen Welker. “He’s accountable for what he says.” That would be a more persuasive defense if Piker had merely attended one rally unnoticed in the back row. El-Sayed repeatedly put him onstage to energize voters and tap into his online following. A campaign cannot use an influencer’s reach as an asset and then treat everything the influencer says as somebody else’s problem.
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville has warned that Piker and the socialist movement surrounding him could render Democrats unelectable in competitive states.
Sen. Bernie Sanders responded by showing Carville the door. “If James Carville wants to start his own party, he should start his own party,” Sanders told CNN after Carville argued that he would not remain in the same political coalition as Piker. Sanders dismissed the “America deserved 9/11” remark as a “dumb statement” and urged Democrats to assess Piker by the “totality” of his views.
That totality now includes wiping with the Constitution and cursing the country itself.
How many outrageous remarks must one person accumulate before Democrats stop insisting that each is an isolated lapse that should not define him? At some point, the exceptions begin forming a rather vivid portrait.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani appeared on Piker’s livestream during his 2025 campaign. When Andrew Cuomo attacked Mamdani over the association, Mamdani eventually described Piker’s 9/11 comment as “objectionable and reprehensible.”
That condemnation did not erase the mutually beneficial relationship: Mamdani gained access to Piker’s enormous digital audience, while Piker received another elected socialist to present as proof of his political relevance.
Rep. Ro Khanna has likewise appeared on Piker’s program and defended that decision. Asked during a “Meet the Press” interview whether he regretted the appearance, Khanna said he would go on the streamer’s show again.
Why?
Because Piker commands attention Democrats desperately want. His Twitch channel has millions of followers, and his streams can continue for ten hours at a stretch. Candidates seeking young progressive voters view that audience the way politicians once regarded an invitation to a major Sunday news program.
The price of admission is apparently pretending not to notice when the host curses America, praises communist regimes or says something so vile that everyone must launch another frantic search for context. Democrats want the audience without owning the message.
Piker’s defenders invariably retreat to the same argument: His critics isolate provocative snippets from hours-long programs and ignore his broader political analysis.
There is some truth in the general warning. Online clips can strip away qualifications, sarcasm or the discussion that preceded a remark. Responsible reporting should acknowledge when the full original segment is unavailable—as it is with the circulating Constitution video.
But context is not magic soap.
Piker plainly said the words in the video. No neighboring sentence can transform “motherf— this country” into a moving tribute to James Madison.
Moreover, this is not a single aberration. Piker has previously said “America deserved 9/11,” a remark for which he later apologized. He has been suspended from Twitch after saying that people concerned about government health-care fraud should “kill” Sen. Rick Scott—comments he said were not intended literally. He has defended communist China, praised Mao Zedong and made inflammatory statements about Israel and the October 7 Hamas atrocities.
Yet leading Democrats continue presenting Piker as a serious political partner because he can deliver something they value more than rhetorical decency, voters.
El-Sayed could successfully navigate the controversy in heavily Democratic circles where Piker is viewed as an edgy truth-teller rather than a liability.
A Michigan general election is different. Republicans will ensure that voters hear every incendiary statement Piker has made—and see every photograph of El-Sayed sharing a stage with him.
Sen. John Fetterman has already dared El-Sayed to maintain the relationship through November, arguing that Piker’s record will become a burden outside the progressive primary electorate.
El-Sayed now faces an unpleasant choice. He can distance himself and anger some of the activists who helped him win, or continue insisting that a man who publicly cursed the Constitution and the country is merely one more voice in the Democratic “big tent.”
WIRE SOURCES
- Hasan Piker’s Constitution rant resurfaces as Democrats continue embracing him
- AP: Hasan Piker tests the limits of Democrats’ “big tent”
- CBS News: El-Sayed campaign events with Piker draw scrutiny
- El-Sayed refuses to distance himself from Piker after primary victory
- Bernie Sanders tells James Carville to start another party
- Ro Khanna says he does not regret appearing with Piker
