Conservative CNN panelist Ryan Girdusky was banned from the network after making an offensive comment directed at fellow panelist Mehdi Hasan. The context of the conversation was the recent Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Much of the mainstream media have been likening the rally to a “Nazi” rally that took place at the same arena in 1939.
Countless leftist talking heads have compared regular everyday people at the Trump rally to Nazis, racists, unintelligent, and more pejorative terms. Girdusky took offense to the comparison. Hasan stated that people should stop doing “Nazi” things to stop being called by that term.
The concept of “antisemitism” was brought up after Girdusky stated how much he gets called the term. Hasan says he also gets called antisemitic because he is a supporter of Palestine. That moment is when things went downhill due to Girdusky stating, “I hope your beeper doesn’t blow up.” The panel took a different turn as everyone attacked Girdusky for the remark. He apologized on air, but the damage had been done.
The comment is about the September 17th attack on Hezbollah from the Israeli Government in which beepers were rigged with explosives. 3,000 people died or were injured in the attack. Girdusky was removed from the panel during a commercial break and subsequently banned from the network entirely.
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Hezbollah leaders blame deadly pager attack on Israel – YouTube
Acyn on X: “Girdusky to Hasan: I hope your beeper doesn’t go off https://t.co/YmHhYnkDZ3” / X
Acyn on X: “Phillip: I want to apologize to Mehdi Hasan for what was said at this table. It was completely unacceptable when we get this discussion started, you’ll see that Ryan is not at the table… I want to apologize to the viewers at home https://t.co/wyPaStHUex” / X
CNN bans Ryan Girdusky after beeper comment to Mehdi Hasan – The Washington Post
‘I hope your beeper doesn’t go off’: CNN bans writer after remark to Muslim panelist | The Times of Israel
CNN Bans Ryan Girdusky After ‘Beeper’ Remark to Mehdi Hasan – The New York Times
Ryan Girdusky: CNN says conservative commentator who made a racist ‘joke’ on air is banned | CNN Business
CNN bans Ryan Girdusky for telling Mehdi Hasan ‘I hope your beeper doesn’t go off’