Who Funds That? EP7: Hasan Piker in the Doghouse?
From InfluenceWatch Podcast by Capital Research Center
June 2, 2026 · 36 min · Episode 7
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of subpoenas issued to leftist activists regarding their support for the Cuban regime.
Americans who know Cuba best—those who fled the Communist-ruled island and their descendants—loathe the country’s Communist regime, in power since Fidel Castro overthrew an American-backed strongman in 1959. Thanks to Cold War geopolitics and the political influence of those Cuban-American communities (especially those around Miami, home city of Secretary of State Marco Rubio), the United States has maintained strict restrictions on trade and travel to the island, largely on a bipartisan basis. But left-of-center activists often operate as if laws they don’t like don’t apply to them, and that any infractions will be dismissed with a wink and a nod by their “moderate” allies. And with an aggressive right-of-center government in power, that is increasingly a bad bet, as a number of radical-left activists including podcaster Hasan Piker and CodePink leader Medea Benjamin have reportedly been subpoenaed for information about their participation in the “Nuestra America Convoy” supporting the Communist regime. How much trouble are these leftist agitators potentially in? What are they doing, and who’s funding it? Stu Smith of the Manhattan Institute joins us to discuss. Feds subpoena…
People in this episode
Guest: Stu Smith
Topics covered
- Cuba
- Communism
- Activism
- Political Influence
- Subpoenas
- Leftist Agitators
Keywords
- Cuba
- Hasan Piker
- Medea Benjamin
- subpoenas
- activism
- Communism
- political influence
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: CodePink, Democratic Socialists of America
Places: Cuba, United States, Miami
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