Hasan Piker found himself at the center of an unexpected spectacle at the RNC’s midterm convention. The political commentator was left baffled after the RNC used a photo of him in his underwear, taken from his social media, during a segment targeting the left.
Hasan Piker reacts after an underwear photo of him appears on RNC convention screens
Piker, known to his millions of followers as HasanAbi, shared his reaction while watching footage of the event during a livestream. The 35-year-old said, “What the f***? Nooo!” “They f**king posted the meat pic,” he laughed. “Nooo! Yo! They posted the meat pic at the f**king Trumpalooza!” he reacted. Piker poked fun at the situation by suggesting the photo could turn Texas blue. “They’re trying to make Blexas happen,” he joked.
The photograph made a brief appearance in a video screened on the first day of the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas. Other footage featured James Carville criticizing Piker, scenes from Black Lives Matter protests, and comments from President Donald Trump about communism.
However, fans wasted no time commenting on the moment. One wrote, “I gotta know Hasan’s secret to regulating his nervous system after these moments.” Another commented, “This is BY FAR the funniest thing republicans have ever done.” A fan said, “The blur just makes it so much funnier.”
Piker, who gained broader recognition while working with The Young Turks, a progressive media network, originally shared the photo on Instagram back in November 2024. According to PinkNews, the incident sparked a sharp rise in online interest, with Google searches for “Hasan Piker shirtless” jumping 5,000 percent. The term recorded no searches the day before but reached 100 searches afterward.
The RNC described the gathering as an opportunity to celebrate Trump’s accomplishments and rally Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. Under the event’s official rules, delegates cannot conduct formal party business, pass resolutions, or hold elections, reports Newsweek.
