IHIP News: Cory Booker FACE PLANTS in DISASTER Interview...AGAIN! LOSES IT Over Hasan Piker?!

Why do members of the Democratic Party. have such a hard time saying Benjamin. Netanyahu is a war criminal? Israel has committed war crimes. They. have committed a genocide. Why can't. they start with facts and then from. there discuss what policies beyond that. support, no support? A lot of people in the Democratic. establishment cannot say this. And you. may remember I had that viral moment. with Senator Cory Booker last year. regarding this issue. And now he's gone on Pod Save America.

and our friend Jon Lovett has asked him. a very similar question. Play the clip. >> To call Benjamin Netanyahu say a war. criminal. What happens if you do? What. goes what changes by just saying I. believe Benjamin Netanyahu is a war. criminal and that signals what our sort. of moral parameters are for the kind of. leadership in Israel we view as. acceptable. >> is not a a political test for me. Benjamin Benjamin Netanyahu is. a horrible person.

who enabled. October 7th and has failed to take. accountability. Remember he was He knew. about the Qataris fund funding this. horrific terrorist organization Hamas. He knew about that. He allowed that. funding to continue. Has failed in that sense. He has within. his own administration people that are. committing atrocities right now in the. West Bank as we've seen over these last. few weeks. I've no problem calling him. out and saying that he should be held. accountable for any crimes that he's. been commit that he's committed. >> Mhm. >> My focus and has been consistently.

before October 7th is trying to be a. force as a member of the Foreign. Relations Committee. >> Okay. All right. Perhaps what's your take on. that? >> My take on that is he's a coward and. that he is not calling him a war. criminal. He's dancing around it so that. he can still backtrack on it when he is. able to forgive the crimes that have. been committed. I mean that's what it. tells me. He's a coward.

>> I think it's interesting that he My take. is that he will not say Benjamin. Netanyahu is a war criminal because then. he has to by inference there admit that. Israel has committed war crimes. >> Right. >> And he danced around the West Bank and. he talked about Netanyahu enabling. October 7th. But he refuses to say, you know, look, Israel has committed a genocide. Um. these are. are war crimes.

human rights violations that shock the. conscience. And we have to, in my. opinion, have an opposition party. We. have to have a opposition party. to all of this insanity. And. if we cannot start the conversation off. by stating facts, Benjamin Netanyahu is. a war criminal. Israel commits war. crimes. Uh. and then discuss policy and funding. beyond that, the Democratic Party is the party that.

does the same thing over and over again. and it and expects a different result. Uh that's just that's my opinion on. this. And so obviously, Benjamin. Netanyahu, this photo is from July 9th, 2025. And this is where Cory Booker's playing. peekaboo over there and you got, you. know, lying Ted up there front and center. But. you have a lot of other Democrats here, too. You've got uh Chuck Schumer, Adam. Schiff, Chris Coons, and others.

And so there's this whole thing right. now in the Democratic Party where we. have what I call the establishment. And in my opinion, they are. preservationists. They want to preserve. the system that they govern in. Cory. Booker wants to pervert preserve his. status and I think Cory Booker is a. fascist collaborator. Benjamin Netanyahu, aside from being a. war criminal, is a fascist. I mean, this is a fascist. government. And um.

these other Democrats are fascist. collaborators. And. now, after the loss, Kamala's loss, it's. like all the Democrats need to go on. podcasts. They need to uh be less scripted. Um we can't have cancel culture anymore, etc., etc. And I don't know what your. online feeds look like, but mine for the. last 2 weeks is like, "We need to cancel Hasan Piker." And.

it's all of these moderates and. centrists that want to cancel. Hasan Um Thom, what's your take. on all that? >> Here's my take. I have long been someone. that only develops new ideas and evolves. in my thought when I am challenged and. when I listen to the perspective of. others. And so, then I take my. perspective and that person's. perspective and then I find what I think. is the best.

And I do not believe that people get. better and or policy gets better if. criticism is not shared and integrated. and perspectives evolve. And I do not. think you can have that. if you want to silence anyone that. disagrees with you. And you know who. else does who agrees with me on that is. MAGA because they allow for no dissent. within their party. So, I think what's. going on with Hasan is an. embarrassment.

to the Democratic establishment and all. the people that are perpetuating it. >> Okay, so Jon Lovett in this interview. with Cory Booker asked him about whether. he would appear on um Hasan Piker's uh. stream. Play the clip. >> As you said, and it's just one person, but it's part of a large group of, I. think, people that have this point of. view that you wouldn't say go on like. Hasan Piker's stream because he's said. some heinous and stupid in the. past. But to me, I would expect you'd be.

like chomping at the bit to say, "You. know what? Of course I'm going to go. there cuz I want to represent this point. of view in a place that doesn't normally. hear it. I want to talk about the ways. in which I think some of the things he. said are offensive." The same way you. might want to go confront somebody on. Fox News. Or you've met with You don't. talk to Newt Gingrich, and he said crazy. in the past, too. So, maybe part of. the way out of this is for someone like. you to to go to those spaces even if. there have been things that are. offensive to people. >> Yeah, so first of all, somehow we're having a much more, uh, deeper and and personal conversation.

than I thought. So, I'm I'm going to be. very candid with you. >> Uh-huh. >> Um, >> Gotcha. >> Got it. What is it in a in a very good. way. >> But I always want to talk to you about. deep things. >> No, I appreciate that. >> Okay. I'll stop it right there. So, this when. I saw this clip, this struck me. Um, number one, the first thing that. strikes me is that Cory Booker will take. a photograph with Benjamin Netanyahu. in the middle of a genocide, but draws. the line with going on Hasan Piker's. Twitch. But the second thing that struck. me there was when Cory Booker said, "Oh, this conversation is much deeper than I.

had thought." And I'm going to let you. all in on a little secret. When we. filmed with Cory Booker, um, after Kamala lost, all of the. Democrats came to us. We want to be on. your pod. We want to be on your pod. And. we're like, "Great. Yeah, you can be on. our pod." Um, I don't have a corporate news. background. So, I ask questions that I. think are relevant. And a lot of some. Democratic politicians come on, and. they don't want to know what they're. talking about, and they don't care. They. just want to talk about the country and.

whatever questions I have for them. Others are a lot more scripted and. controlled. And Cory Booker's office had. sent our producers, "Cory wants to talk. about XYZ.". And I saw those talking points, but. right out of the gate I asked him, "What. have you had it with?" And he said, "I've had it with corporate money." And. I was just like, "Bitch, please. You take like millions. of dollars in APAC money." So So it led. down that rabbit hole, right? Cuz I was. like, "Wait. Wait. This seems. hypocritical." And instead of staying on. the script that his office sent me, I.

went with his answer as a normal. conversation should. Well, the whole. time I'm asking about Benjamin. Netanyahu, his office is stage five melting down. texting our producers trying to get her. to like, "Hey, we didn't agree to talk. about this. Blah blah.". My point in this is not to. uh. pick on Cory Booker or his staff. They. are operating the way they've always. operated in corporate media. That's the. way it's been. They were doing what. they've always done. The problem that's happening now is we. have these spaces where people have.

realized their politicians are bought. and paid for and their news anchors are. bought and paid for and everybody's. whether it's Republican or Democrat. wants independent voices and independent. spaces. And so obviously that clip went viral. His staff was melting down for. reasons that they should have because it. it it didn't make him look that great. Um but another person I've had come on. who flew to New York to sit down with me. for an hour in person is Ro Khanna.

And it was just what time and where was. the only question beforehand. There was no what are we going to talk. about. He didn't care. When he came out. I said, "Hey, let's do some Epstein. stuff." He goes, "Jennifer, whatever you. want to talk I am pleased to talk to. your audience." That's what. Representative Ro Khanna had. So I think what I'm getting at here is. when you have moral clarity, it doesn't. matter what John Legend asked you, what. Jennifer Welcher asked you. You don't have to have your people in. the back wait, what's going on here? Or.

would Cory Booker have to say, "Oh, I. didn't realize we were going to get this. deep." You would just come in and sit. down and say, "Ask me anything on the planet you want. I don't know if I'm going to have all. the answers for you, but I'm going to. try. And that's what a lot of like. progressive Democrats do. Needless to. say, we don't hear from Senator Booker's. office that much anymore. But I'd. welcome him back on. I don't dislike. Cory Booker. I don't think he and his. staff did anything particularly wrong. That's how it's handled in corporate. news. But it seems to me like they want this. whole thing pumps where it's like.

okay, we need to go on podcasts and we. need to speak like normal people. And then we need to get rid of cancel. culture. And now they're trying to. cancel Hasan We can take pictures. with Benjamin Netanyahu and I like Cory. Booker in that. He's like. because. Well, another another thing you think. about. Okay, we're going to go on. podcasts. We're going to be unscripted. You can't go on a podcast and be. unscripted if your staff is telling the. podcast what the talking points are. So,

talk. Talk unscripted and be open to. anything. I completely agree. And so this is. something where I feel like the. Democratic establishment wants their. cake and they want to eat it, too. >> Of course. >> to go on podcast and talk like normal. people, but oh, here's our normal people. talking points because normal people. >> scratch for normal people conversation. >> And then it's like we've got to quit. we've got to quit with this cancel. culture. And then and then Cory Booker's. like, I draw the line with Hasan.

Oh, Bibi's going to be there? Do you boo? You know, here I am. And so. it's just like. I think the thing that pisses me off. about the Democratic establishment is. the condescending nature they treat us. Like nobody gives a if you go on. Hasan stream, if you go on I've had it, if you go on Theo Von, if you go on I'm. I'm even saying right-wingers. If you go. on. uh what's his name? The little Joe. Rogan. If you go on Joe Rogan, I don't. give a Go on all of these. podcasts. Nobody gives a But do.

not treat us with the abject stupidity. that you were going to draw the line at. Hasan who has killed zero people. And then go play peekaboo patty cake. with Benjamin Netanyahu who is an. objective 100% killer, the world's. biggest killer of children right now. is the IDF at the instruction of. Benjamin Netanyahu. So that's where Corey is with all of. this. And then let me show you where Ro.

Khanna is on this. Play this clip from. Meet the Press this weekend. >> Do you have any regrets about appearing. on his show? >> None and I would go again, but I of. course condemn those comments. I mean. I've described Hamas as a terrorist. state and we need to unequivocally. condemn anti-Semitism. But Hasan. was at the DNC in 2024 covering Vice. President Harris. What should the. standard of the Democrats be? Should we. not go on Theo Von? Should we not go on. Sean Ryan? Should we not go on Joe.

Rogan? Should we just have these purity. tests of canceling folks? The lesson of. the last election is we've got to be out. there. We've got to engage. It's a. complex, messy, multiracial democracy. I. will defend my views, but the people who. are saying don't engage will cost us. future elections. >> Do you run. >> I completely agree with him here and I. think that what what they should be. saying is instead of being focused on. these specific streamers or podcasters, let's focus on the actual war criminals.

Let's like let's focus on I think Theo. Von pretty much calls out Benjamin. Netanyahu and the government of Israel. pretty crystal clear. There's a lot of. bipartisan reality-based people that see. that. The problem with the Democratic. establishment is they want to preserve. the system that lost. to Trump and I don't want to preserve. that. I don't want any part of that. And. but we can talk about the bull work did. a deep dive on this. Sarah and Tim.

talked about it. Rokon has weighed in. Pod Save guys have had Corey Booker. weigh in. Regardless, politicians do. whatever you want to do. But, what do. the Democrats this this system they're. trying to uphold these establishment. Democrats? What is the polling say? Do. the Democrats approve of Democrats right. now? Play the clip. >> Congressional Dems have the right. priorities. Look at this. Overall, 74%. nearly three in four say no. Just 25%.

overall say yes. You might say, "Okay, well, at least Dems like Democrats.". Uh-uh, not the case. Look at this. The. majority of Democrats or independents. who lean Democrats. Look at this. 55%. say no, congressional Democrats do not. have the right priorities. And then you. just see a minority 45% of Democrats say. that congressional Democrats have the. right priorities. This to me just jumps. out of the screen because it screams. primary challenges all over the map and. it says that even if Democrats don't.

like Donald Trump, they don't like their. own party either when it comes to. Congress. And overall, I mean my. >> Do you see that? Here's the thing. These. establishment Democrats are operating as. though they have a super high. favorability and they don't. They simply. do not. They're so out of touch with where the. base is right now. If you want to see. the approval ratings of the Democratic. Party jump up, if they were to say, "Okay, Schumer, hit the bricks. We're. done with you. We're we're voting to get.

a new minority leader." And the same. with Hakeem Jeffries. I mean, seriously, you would be like, "Oh my god, yes, finally, they're fighting." And here's. an anecdotal story for everyone. My. husband is from a small town called. Hugo, Oklahoma. It's like the armpit of. Oklahoma, this town, right? And so, he. goes down there for a funeral and this. is mega mega. mega dump truck. I mean, this is where. it is just crazy called MAGA. He's down. there for a funeral. And much to his surprise, everybody's.

coming up to him saying, "Oh my god, your wife's podcast. Tell her to stay. after it and tell her to stay after. those Democrats, too. They're not. fighting hard enough for us.". So, I just think and of course that's. anecdotal, but also I have. conversations, Pumps, you have. conversations with people in red states. We want fighters. We don't want people. who play peekaboo with Benjamin. Netanyahu. We don't want people that. can't say the sky is blue. And the. equivalent of saying the sky is blue. right now is saying that Benjamin. Netanyahu is a war criminal.

It's objectively true, Pumps. >> Well, I completely agree with you and I. will the only thing I would add to that. is. we're going into a midterm where we know. they have gerrymandered, they intend, they have told us on national TV they're. going to put ice on these voting booths. They're trying to pass the SAVE Act. So, Democrats, people are going to vote. for you because they don't like fascism. But if you're not starting to fight now.

against all of these things that they've. already said they're going to do, if. you're not filing lawsuits, if you're. not coming out against us. they are trying to put everyone in a. position that they cannot vote. That their vote will not be heard and. they're make you know, they're building. uh. a bunker underneath the ballroom, all. that. But we've got to start now. making policy and going after. politicians. and we have to do that with clear eyes.

and with fighters because the midterms. are coming and they're coming quickly. And if you can't get out there now, you're not going to help yourself much. then. >> I just think the thing is a lot of these. liberals are fascist collaborators and. scholars show us historically that. liberals collaborate with fascist. Never. are you able to take down fascism from a. point of centrism. That is never. happened. We have to have an opposition. party. The centrist and the moderates,

the pick me people, the oh my god, I. won't go on Hasan Piker's podcast, but. hey Beavis, say cheese. We're not going to beat fascism with. that. So go on whatever podcast you want. to or don't want to, but know this, look. in the data. You can try to cancel. Hasan, you can try to cancel I've had. it. What you're doing is you're telling. millions of people that either watch. that stream or watch other shows that. you don't like that they're wrong. And. that's incredibly patronizing and.

condescending because what they see is. the Democratic response is being wrong, weak, and impotent. And the polling. shows that. All right, that's all we. have, like, subscribe. We'll be back. later with more news.