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Chakrabarti Campaigns with Controversial Piker Amid Backlash
4/9/2026
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- Saikat Chakrabarti, a congressional candidate and former aide to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, visited Key Food Market in San Francisco with Hasan Piker, an online personality.
- Chakrabarti referred to Hasan Piker as a friend and good person.
- Videos surfaced after Hasan Piker made offensive remarks about Asian Americans.
- Hasan Piker endorsed Chakrabarti during their outing.
- Chakrabarti is competing for congressional seat against state Sen. Scott Wiener and Supervisor Connie Chan.
