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Ilhan Omar's radical streamer ally rallies with embattled lawmaker after DC home raid

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Far-left streamer Hasan Piker dodged his controversial past in an exchange with Fox News Digital on Tuesday, hours after teaming up with embattled Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on the campaign trail to co-host an event in her home state of Minnesota.

He also dismissed his disagreements with Democratic Party leaders after he called Republicans "terrorists" and Omar said the GOP is the "pedophile protection party" during the stream on Monday.

Omar's decision to embrace Piker on the campaign trail marks a potentially risky political alliance, coming on the back of a high-profile raid on her Washington, D.C., home amid two dueling investigations — one for alleged immigration fraud, which could threaten her political future and citizenship status, and the other for fishy financial disclosure statement discrepancies.

The lawmaker's appearance with Piker comes after Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed drew backlash from his own party for campaigning with the…

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