Hasan Piker: Fighting the Democratic Establishment
5/28/20261 hr 57 min
Trevor and Eugene sit down with streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker for a conversation about modern politics, internet culture, and the realities of building a massive audience in an increasingly divided world. From the growing friction between establishment Democrats and the progressive left to the strange experience of becoming a political figure online, Hasan shares what it’s like taking criticism from just about every direction.
Along the way, the trio get into South African politics, generational divides in leadership, and the very real federal subpoena he found waiting for him the last time he got home.
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First 90 secondsEugene Khoza· Host0:00
[upbeat music] What do you think? Even if it's three percentage points. No. Bro, what do you mean?
Trevor Noah· Host0:07
What do I think?
Eugene Khoza· Host0:08
Yeah.
Trevor Noah· Host0:08
Can a woman run the country?
Eugene Khoza· Host0:09
So can a woman run the country, Trevor?
Trevor Noah· Host0:10
Oh, my man, any time.
Eugene Khoza· Host0:11
Any day.
Trevor Noah· Host0:12
Let, let me put it this way, Eugene.
Eugene Khoza· Host0:13
Yeah, tell me.
Trevor Noah· Host0:13
I'm even, I'm even gonna go a step further, my friend. I'm even gonna go a step further, my friend.
Eugene Khoza· Host0:17
Yeah.
Hasan Piker· Guest0:17
Go for it.
Eugene Khoza· Host0:17
He's going a step further.
Hasan Piker· Guest0:18
Yeah.
Trevor Noah· Host0:18
Let, let me s- let me say this, my man.
Hasan Piker· Guest0:20
Yeah.
Trevor Noah· Host0:20
In a world where we have lived through multiple world wars- Mm ... and famines and civil wars and... In that world- Mm ... that's not the time to say, "Can women do this or not?" Does that make sense?
Eugene Khoza· Host0:32
100%.
Trevor Noah· Host0:33
If our plane was flying- You're saying men ruined it already. I was saying, if our plane was flying with no turbulence, no crashes, no disasters at all, if our airline, as men- Mm ... was running flawlessly- Mm ... then I'd be like, "Ah, ladies- On time ... ladies, take a backseat."
Eugene Khoza· Host0:47
No delays.
Trevor Noah· Host0:47
This is not the time- Yeah, we got this ... for you to be flying this thing. We got it. The fellas got it." But I'm just saying, the way the fellas have been handling things- The fellas don't got it? Right now, how much are you paying for gas? That's the fellas. I, I don't see any women involved in those negotiations, eh?
Eugene Khoza· Host1:01
Invasions?
Trevor Noah· Host1:02
I'm just saying.
Eugene Khoza· Host1:03
Fellas.
Trevor Noah· Host1:03
I'm just... So I'm not saying that women would be better. I'm not saying that.
Eugene Khoza· Host1:07
You're not saying they'll be better.
Trevor Noah· Host1:08
I'm just saying that- They'll be okay ... we should not act like the thing that is happening now is the one.
Eugene Khoza· Host1:14
Wait, but sending out one lady to go against many fellas- Yes ... that are out there running countries- Yes ... and starting wars and conflicts.
Trevor Noah· Host1:24
You know who was one of the most effective- Do you think that woman would, uh, withstand a chance? You know who was one of the most effective?
Hasan Piker· Guest1:27
Margaret Thatcher?
Trevor Noah· Host1:28
Angela Merkel.
Hasan Piker· Guest1:29
Oh, God.