Journalist Mehdi Hasan criticized Dinesh D’Souza for emphasizing that his daughter’s (who is married to Brandon Gill) mother is white following D’Souza’s spat with Hasan Piker.Hasan, a British-American journalist of Indian origin, took to X (formerly Twitter) calling out the Indian-born right-wing political commentator for his internalised racism and lack of pride in his identity. He wrote:“Imagine hating your brown self so much, having so little self pride or self worth, that you voluntarily and proudly tell people on the internet that your daughter’s mom is white.”D’Souza’s daughter, Danielle D’Souza, is married to the U.S. Representative for Texas, Brandon Gill. He had Danielle with his wife, Dixie Brubaker (often known as Dixie D'Souza). Danielle has been married to Brandon Gill.This controversy involving Mehdi Hasan and Danielle D’Souza erupted from a chain of posts on X which were exchanged between Hasan Piker and Brandon Gill.Continue to read for more details.Explaining the Brandon Gill and Hasan Piker controversyIn mid-September 2026, Texas Republican Congressman Brandon Gill and left-wing streamer Hasan Piker clashed on X over national identity.During an interview with Alex Thompson on The Axios Show, Piker said that the U.S. has caused “tremendous terror all around the world.” He added that we are not only waging terror on civilians, but it is also having consequences on ourselves and said that he believes in the "goodness of my neighbors."Following Piker’s controversial comments in the Axios interview, Brandon Gill called the influencer the “poster child” for ending birth tourism. He highlighted that Piker was born to Turkish parents and was raised to “hate” Western culture. Gill posted on X on September 18, saying:“Hasan Piker is the poster child for why we need to end birth tourism. He was born in America to Turkish nationals, was raised back in Turkey to hate western civilization, and now spends his time working to make America weaker and our enemies stronger.”Danielle D'Souza and Brandon Gill attend the "Death Of A Nation" Premiere at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on July 31, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. - Source: GettyHasan Piker was born to Turkish parents in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, on July 25, 1991. He was raised mostly in Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey. After spending most of his youth there, he moved to the US to attend the University of Miami and later Rutgers University in New Jersey. He graduated in 2013 with a double major in political science and communication studies.Piker fired back at Gill with a short reply on X:“your wife is Indian.”Piker’s remark focuses on Brandon Gill’s anti-immigration stance, calling for mass deportations and large cuts to legal immigration. Reports stated that Gill supports deporting millions of undocumented immigrants currently living in the US. He stands in favor of abolishing birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants and tourists.Piker’s comment referred to Gill’s wife, Danielle D’Souza, whose father, Dinesh D’Souza, is of Indian origin. According to a report in ComingSoon, Gill and D’Souza married in 2017 after meeting at Dartmouth College. They have two children, Marigold and Winston.Following Piker’s comment, Dinesh D’Souza took to X, specifying the identity of his first wife, Dixie Brubaker (nee D’Souza), and wrote:“She’s Christian, born in America and her mom is white. Care to show us a picture of your family?”D’Souza has married twice. His first wife was Dixie Brubaker, whom he married in 1992 and divorced in 2012. They welcomed Danielle in 1995 in the US. His current wife is Deborah (Debbie) Francher, a Venezuelan-American activist and recording artist, whom he married in March 2016.Soon, people flooded his comment section, weighing in on his attempt to distance his daughter from her Indian heritage. Many also saw it as evidence of insecurity. However, he was supported by a few, including his MAGA base followers.