Fox News hosts, including Hannity, have recently focused on Piker, portraying him as a controversial figure and pressing Democratic candidates to address his past statements.
However, de Blasio was unyielding in his conversation with Hannity.
“Do you like Hasan Piker? Do you support him?” Hannity inquired.
“I have mixed views,” de Blasio acknowledged. “But the way you’re describing him, you might as well be talking about Donald Trump. Cozies up to dictators, says extreme things. C’mon.”
Hannity hesitated briefly before responding.
“Bill, you’re breaking the rules,” he remarked.
“I didn’t agree to the rule, my friend,” de Blasio countered.
Initially, Hannity had requested de Blasio to answer questions promptly to allow more time for discussion later in the segment.
“OK? Fair?” Hannity asked.
“No,” de Blasio replied. “But go ahead.”
Piker expressed approval of this approach on X:
