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Marxist political commentator and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker blasted New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill during a livestream Sunday, accusing the Democratic governor of aiding the Trump administration’s immigration agenda through her response to anti-ICE protests outside a Newark detention facility.
Piker’s criticism came after Sherrill defended the deployment of state police around demonstrations outside Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center in Newark, saying she would not allow unrest to provide a pretext for expanded federal immigration operations in New Jersey.
“I refuse to let that happen in New Jersey. I will not give ICE a pretext,” Sherrill said in remarks aired during a news segment Piker was reacting to on stream.
Piker quickly mocked the governor’s explanation.
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Marxist political commentator and Twitch streamer Hasan Piker, left, criticized New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill during a livestream, accusing the Democratic governor of aiding the Trump administration’s immigration agenda through her response to anti-ICE protests outside Delaney Hall in Newark. (Getty Images)
“Yeah, I won’t give ICE a pretext. So I’m going to ensure that they don’t have to do anything because I’m going to do it myself,” Piker said. “That’s basically what the meta is here for this blue state and its new blue governor.”
The political commentator then broadened his criticism beyond Sherrill’s handling of the protests.
“This is the centrist wing of the Democratic Party, ladies and gentlemen. This is what happens,” Piker said.
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Federal immigration officers clashed with protesters outside Delaney Hall in Newark, N.J., on Thursday. (Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu)
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