{"id":33118,"date":"2026-08-08T20:02:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33118"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:02:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:02:32","slug":"university-of-washington-cancels-hasan-piker-speaker-series-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33118","title":{"rendered":"University of Washington cancels Hasan Piker speaker series event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">A University of Washington lecture featuring progressive Twitch commentator <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113225\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/hasan-piker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hasan Piker<\/a> is off, with school officials citing a flawed planning process as the reason for the cancellation.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Piker, a far-left streamer and YouTube personality, was set to appear in January as part of the school\u2019s 2026-27 Speaker Series, the university said <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113226\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/07\/statement-on-cancellation-of-january-2027-lecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">However, following &#8220;a review of the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113227\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/campus-controversy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">process by which the event was planned<\/a>,&#8221; the university canceled the event.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113228\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mark-halperin-calls-hasan-piker-horrible-person-democrats-face-pressure-distance-streamer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MARK HALPERIN CALLS HASAN PIKER A &#8216;HORRIBLE PERSON&#8217; AS DEMOCRATS FACE PRESSURE TO DISTANCE FROM STREAMER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/343\/192\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/686\/384\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/672\/378\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1344\/756\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/931\/523\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1862\/1046\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/720\/405\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1440\/810\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1200\/675\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Hasan Piker, streamer and creator\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Hasan Piker, a streamer and creator, appears during day two of Web Summit Vancouver 2026 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on May 13, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Sportsfile via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It was determined that the process for organizing this event did not meet the necessary level of rigor for University-hosted events in the Speaker Series,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Going forward, procedures will be updated to ensure the standards we have for University-hosted events like the Speaker Series are met, particularly so that we can help elevate the level of dialogue on divisive topics during a polarized time in our country,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The university\u2019s cancellation of Piker, who previously said America &#8220;deserved 9\/11&#8221; before later calling the remark &#8220;inappropriate,&#8221; has prompted criticism from First Amendment advocates, with the nonprofit civil liberties group Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) condemning the move.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;If the decision was based on process \u2014 and not public backlash or criticism \u2014 @UW should be transparent about what standards were not met and how they were applied,&#8221; the organization said <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113229\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheFIREorg\/status\/2085877387523195056\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">in an X post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113230\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fox-news-poll-faith-higher-education-us-collapsing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FOX NEWS POLL: FAITH IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE US IS COLLAPSING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/343\/192\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/686\/384\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/672\/378\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1344\/756\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/931\/523\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1862\/1046\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/720\/405\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1440\/810\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1200\/675\/hasan-piker-web-summit-vancouver-fox-news-001.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Hasan Piker speaking at a press conference at Vancouver Convention Centre\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Streamer and creator Hasan Piker speaks at a press conference during day two of Web Summit Vancouver at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, Canada, on May 13, 2026.<\/span> <span>(Sam Barnes\/Web Summit via Sportsfile via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Public universities can set standards for events. But they can\u2019t use those standards as cover for <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113231\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/cancel-culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">canceling a speaker because of their views<\/a>,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113232\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/liz-peek-democrats-face-socialist-reckoning-scared-stop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piker, a socialist, rose to fame<\/a> following a series of controversial comments, and most recently faced backlash after he called for Democrats who are unsupportive of <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113233\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/dem-senate-hopeful-abdul-el-sayed-recounts-smashing-vodka-bottle-after-beard-criticism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed<\/a> to face consequences for not holding the party line.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The popular streamer added that the party should use &#8220;Marxist-Leninist&#8221; punishment against anyone who fails to &#8220;follow the party line,&#8221; but acknowledged that debate among the Democrats is expected in order to reach a decision.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113234\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/hasan-piker-calls-democrats-oppose-abdul-el-sayed-punished\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HASAN PIKER CALLS FOR DEMOCRATS WHO OPPOSE ABDUL EL-SAYED TO BE &#8216;PUNISHED&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/343\/192\/university-of-washington-campus-logo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/686\/384\/university-of-washington-campus-logo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/672\/378\/university-of-washington-campus-logo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1344\/756\/university-of-washington-campus-logo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/931\/523\/university-of-washington-campus-logo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1862\/1046\/university-of-washington-campus-logo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/720\/405\/university-of-washington-campus-logo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1440\/810\/university-of-washington-campus-logo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1200\/675\/university-of-washington-campus-logo.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The University of Washington Campus\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The University of Washington made the decision to cancel controversial streamer Hasan Piker&#8217;s campus speaking engagement, which was scheduled for January 2027.<\/span> <span>(Karen Ducey\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">His comments came just two days after El-Sayed secured the Democratic nomination, narrowly <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113235\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2026-midterms-state-of-play-key-races-unfold-stevens-el-sayed-battle-michigan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">defeating Rep. Haley Stevens<\/a>, D-Mich., in the primary. Piker had previously appeared alongside El-Sayed on the campaign trail, who is set to face off against Republican nominee Mike Rogers in November.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Veteran Democratic strategist <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113236\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/mark-halperin-calls-hasan-piker-horrible-person-democrats-face-pressure-distance-streamer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Carville<\/a>, who has previously spoken out against Piker\u2019s rhetoric, recently doubled down on his criticism of the podcaster.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker,&#8221; Carville said on &#8220;The Sunday Briefing&#8221; earlier this month. &#8220;If he becomes a force in a Democratic Party, I&#8217;m out of here. I have no intention of ever being in the same political party with that guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In an interview with Fox News Digital, Carville said that the Democrats will have to decide in the 2028 primary which direction it is headed in, as <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113237\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/socialist-insurgents-eye-midwest-gains-dem-civil-war-threatens-must-hold-senate-seat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Piker\u2019s viewpoints become more prevalent<\/a> within the party.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113238\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/former-dnc-vice-chair-david-hogg-claims-democratic-moderates-dont-have-right-values\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>FORMER DNC VICE CHAIR DAVID HOGG CLAIMS DEMOCRATIC MODERATES &#8216;DON&#8217;T HAVE THE RIGHT VALUES&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;Everyone claims they&#8217;re the ascendant ring, alright, on the 2028 presidential election, and this can only be resolved at the presidential level. It cannot be resolved at the state level,&#8221; Carville told Fox News Digital. &#8220;And I am sure that there will be robust representation from the DSA ring of the party, whatever you want to call it. I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;ll be a robust number of candidates from what I would call the governing wing of the Democratic Party, but you call it what you want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_media_article_main-content_article-body_6_1113239\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE OF MEDIA AND CULTURE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital reached out to the University of Washington and Piker for comment.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>Fox News Digital\u2019s Alexander Hall and Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Julia Bonavita is a media and culture writer for Fox News Digital, and a Fox Flight Team drone pilot. 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