India, Nov. 12 -- Turkish-American streamer and political commentator Hasan Piker has issued a clarification after being criticized for saying in a video that he does not have "any sort of patriotism" in his heart. In a video, Piker stressed that he meant that he does not have "any patriotism in general."

Piker was live-streaming from Beijing's Tiananmen Square early Tuesday morning, November 11, where he made the remark, which has now triggered outrage on social media.

Piker was joined by Twitch streamer Will Neff in Tiananmen Square for the daily sunset flag-raising ceremony in front of Tiananmen Gate and the portrait of Mao Zedong, the founder of Chinese Communist Party, according to Newsweek. During the livestream, Piker appreciated...