Two of the Left's Favorite Extremist Loudmouths Just Got Served Regarding Cuba Antics
Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin have been subpoenaed by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control. The inquiry is focused on whether they violated U.S. sanctions while providing aid to Cuba. Their actions have sparked controversy among various political groups and raised questions about their support for the Cuban regime.
- ▪Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin are under investigation for potentially violating U.S. sanctions laws.
- ▪The Treasury Department issued subpoenas seeking information about their trips to Cuba in March.
- ▪They were part of a delegation that aimed to deliver supplies to the Cuban government amid U.S. sanctions.
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Two of the Left's Favorite Extremist Loudmouths Just Got Served Regarding Cuba Antics By Bob Hoge | 6:00 AM on May 24, 2026 The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com. Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin. (Credit: Hasan Jamali/Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photos) Hasan Piker is a far-left provocateur who RedState’s Brandon Morse calls the “Left’s It Boy” and a “man of privilege and wealth who larps as a communist and is actively a terrorist sympathizer.” Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_2"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_2"]]) }); Meanwhile, “Medea” Benjamin, born with the less dramatic first name Susan, is a co-founder of the radical anti-war,…
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