I was not even expecting the accommodations that I got, he tellsRolling Stone.
But that didnt mean that I was going to change my commentary.
No partying for me.
Hasan Piker streaming from the 2024 DNC.HasanAbi/Youtube
It was a really huge moment for creators at this convention.
And theres plenty of willing and able content creators who were interested to participate in the process.
For me, in particular, the DNC is something that I have followed closely from afar.
I was just excited at the prospect of being able to get inside.
I never really thought I would get this level of access that I got.
It was definitely shocking, because of how critical Ive very famously been of the Democratic Party.
Obviously, its not a secret that I despise Donald Trump, I hate Donald Trump.
Dont want him to be president.
I dont consider myself a journalist.
Im a political commentator.
Im also doing the roaming stuff and maybe interviews, things of that nature.
I talk to labor leaders, community organizers on a daily basis.
Theyre in my community.
I hear what their problems are.
These are financial problems not so far removed from my immediate experience.
I talked to [Rep.] Ro Khanna.
He met with a bunch of other content creators as well.
I think hes definitely invested in this space in some ways, and he wanted to talk.
So I said, yes, lets do it.
I dont think mainstream media is ever going to do that.
I was listening toThe Dailyearlier today, and they were talking about Trumps economic policies.
They brought up the fact that Donald Trumps solution to skyrocketing rents is deporting 12 million undocumented migrants.
And their assessment of the situation was that, well, that would be really harmful for the economy.
And I was sitting there thinking, Thats just Hitler!
Thats what Adolf Hitler wanted to do!
I have a more unrestricted perhaps maybe even too emotional at times way of communicating my opinions.
And we didnt hear from a Palestinian-American speaker.
And then I did.
I didnt have a plan of agitation ahead of time.
But if someone is like abusing that attitude, Im going to push back with the same energy.
The same principle applies in my DNC coverage.
They were very gracious.
I dont think anyone thought I would get this level of access.
I never really took it for granted.
What happened?Obviously, theres a lot going on at the DNC.
I need a table and an Ethernet cable for it, and thats it.
Everything else I have covered.
I also have a backpack that I call the roaming camera.
I told them, I need a space for the entire day where my remote desktop setup can live.
First day, that was an impossibility.
Thats why I set up in my hotel room.
Day three, they moved me to a different space.
This time it was the lower level.
I was right behind the band, phenomenal view.
The last day, I knew it was going to be chaotic.
I was like, I can stay at the hotel.
Its not a big deal.
Theyre said, no, its fine, you have the entire balcony space from 2:30 p.m. onwards.
Now, why did I do this?
Not because I suspected foul play or anything.
At that same time things were getting heated.
Id already heard that there was a little bit of drama internally with who wanted me there.
I was like, thats weird, because you guys told me that that wasnt going to happen.
They were like, no, no, it just happened, sorry.
Im like, is there a place I can put my stuff?
Theres no point I ever thought that I would even get this level of access to begin with.
So I was happy with every single thing that I was able to do in there.
I dont consider this to be a a massive slight.
So that was frustrating.
But Ill just say, I think that this was definitely deliberate, the moving around.
Theres plausible deniability there, for sure, amidst the chaos.
You mentioned that its not just Kamala the Trump team is also trying to figure out this creator space.
Thegolfer one[with Bryson DeChambeau] 10 million, 11 million.
But he does have his humanizing moments.
I think those do very well.
He is barely is literate.
But I do think that Trumps media push is looking somewhat interesting.
So much so that after you almost got assassinated, you barely got a bump in the polls.
People are that polarized, it doesnt even matter if you get shot at and survive.
At that point, what are the demographics that you’ve got the option to reach out to?
Whereas I fear that Kamala Harris looks too manicured and too professional as a politician.
Perhaps Tim Walz could do that.
I think the best surrogate [would be] Barack Obama.
Anything he says wont actually translate back to an attack on Kamala Harris.
But any kind of momentum in the direction of Kamala Harris will look good.
That was the suggestion I gave theNew York Timesas well.
Beyond that, I dont know how well Kamala would do in these sorts of uncontrolled media environments.
Maybe she would be great at it.
Who knows, but I havent really seen that yet.
But this space is, really, really right-wing at this point.
This is an issue thats very near and dear to me.
Men demonstrate relatively high support for Trump, women support Kamala Harris by plus-40 points.
They prey on the anxieties and insecurities of vulnerable young men.
Because a lot of men recognize the shitty material circumstances they exist under.
They still churn out a lot of right-wing sentiment on a daily basis.
