Leftist Twitch streamer and activist Hasan Piker made a startling prediction about what position the 2028 Democratic nominee for president will hold on a major policy. In a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, Piker was asked if he’d endorse the 2028 Democratic nominee, even if they supported Israel in a way that he does not like. “If you ultimately are about defeating fascism in this country as you describe it, surely shouldn’t you get on board with whoever the main candidate is?” O’Sullivan said. Piker said he doesn’t believe he will have to make that decision. “There is 0% chance that whoever the elected Democrat is that wins the primary will be pro-Israel in any way, shape or form. You’ll see,” Piker said. .@hasanthehun didn't endorse Kamala Harris in 2024 — largely over her stance on Israel, an approach other Democrats say only helps Republicans.I asked Piker whether he'd back the 2028 Democratic nominee. pic.twitter.com/1q3jQfeIz7— Donie O'Sullivan (@donie) July 31, 2026The issue of support for Israel has become a prominent one among Democratic voters in recent years, particularly younger voters in the wake of the Oct 7, 2023, Hamas attacks and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza. Polls have found that Americans’ support for Israel is at historic lows, largely due to accusations that the country has committed genocide against the Palestinian people. According to the Pew Research Center, 60% of U.S. adults have an unfavorable view of Israel. In 2025, a United Nations commission found that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza. The International Criminal Court also has standing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to the war in Gaza. Piker, who did not endorse former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 due to the Biden administration’s policy on the war in Gaza (Piker has said he voted for Harris), has frequently thrown his considerable influence behind democratic socialist candidates.These include New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York congressional candidates Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander. The latter three won their primary elections in June. While these victories occurred in heavily Democratic areas, the left-leaning side of the party has gained significant influence in recent months. The success of these candidates has now caused a rift among Democrats over the future direction of the party — with many moderate members and lawmakers arguing the democratic socialist message is not a winning one on the national stage. In addition to speaking with Piker, O’Sullivan also interviewed veteran Democratic strategist James Carville for Sunday’s episode of “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” entitled “The Left Insurgency.” “I see challenges from the quote ‘progressive left’ unquote. And these people are too hardheaded to know that they’re not popular,” Carville said. “People don’t like them, they don’t win elections, they never run against Republicans, they just run against other Democrats, and their only message is we’re gonna blow everything up.”O’Sullivan raised Carville’s point to Piker that this will all “implode at the general election.” “Yeah, as opposed to previous neoliberal Democratic candidacies that have been spectacular successes so far,” Piker said before referencing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Harris’s losses to President Donald Trump in 2016 and 2024, respectively. “There are a lot of people who are just like ‘this is not working’” Piker continued. “Cost of living crisis is completely out of control; Democrats haven’t done anything about it, Republicans haven’t done anything about it, there has to be a different alternative.” O’Sullivan’s episode of “The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper” airs on Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. Watch a clip from O’Sullivan’s “The Left Insurgency” here: RelatedCNNAnderson CooperZohran Mamdanijames carvilledemocratic socialism