Republicans Just Lost Their Minds - Video

The Republican midterm convention in Dallas featured an anti-left video that put a shirtless underwear photo of progressive streamer Hasan Piker on the American Airlines Center jumbotron, prompting an amused reaction from Piker during his livestream. Georgia Senate candidate Mike Collins later invoked Piker while attacking Sen. Jon Ossoff, grouping him with Piker and Bernie Sanders as part of his argument against the political left. The unusual convention moment quickly became its own story, distracting attention from the anti-socialism message the video was designed to deliver. Ring of Fire's Josh G. explains.

David Weigel (X), On the big screen: @hasanthehun, https://x.com/daveweigel/status/2097810512331391156

HuffPost, GOP Displays Hasan Piker Thirst Trap At Midterm Convention, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-hasan-piker-thirst-trap-midterm-convention_n_6aa1f3d7e4b0f1a7ac68a88f

The Advocate, Hasan Piker's 'meat pic' was on full display at the Republican National Convention, https://www.advocate.com/politics/hasan-piker-republican-national-convention

TMZ, Hasan Piker Reacts After 'Meat Pic' Shown at Republican Convention, https://www.tmz.com/2026/09/10/hasan-piker-underwear-pic-gop-convention/

Raw Story, GOP's 'thirst trap' stunt at convention backfires immediately, https://www.rawstory.com/gop-hasan-piker/

Wonkette, Republicans Unveil Secret Midterm Weapon, https://www.wonkette.com/p/republicans-unveil-secret-midterm

San Antonio Current, Gay hookup app Grindr experiences Dallas outages during Republicans' Trump-a-Palooza, https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-news/gay-hookup-app-grindr-experiences-dallas-outages-during-republicans-trump-a-palooza/

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Did gay dating app Grindr crash during the RNC in Milwaukee?, https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/2024/07/18/did-gay-dating-app-grindr-crash-during-the-rnc-in-milwaukee/74459556007/

Vice, Cleveland Was Bombarded with White Dudes on Grindr During the RNC, https://www.vice.com/en/article/cleveland-was-bombarded-with-white-dudes-on-grindr-during-the-rnc/

CNN, Trump offers $5,000 dividend payments and other takeaways from GOP midterm convention Night 1, https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/09/politics/trumpapalooza-rnc-midterm-convention-takeaways-5000-payments-dividend

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