Mehdi Hasan breaks his silence for the first time after Ryan Girdusky's outrageous bleeper threat

Mehdi Hasan has surgery his soundlessness for nan first clip pursuing Ryan Girdusky's outrageous bleeper threat connected a CNN show.

Conservative panelist Girdusky, founder of nan 1776 Project PAC, was booted from Abby Phillip's show Monday nighttime aft telling the British-Muslim commentator 'I dream your beeper doesn't spell off.'

This was a reference to a activity of booby-trapped pager explosions crossed Lebanon past month, which saw Israel target Hezbollah fighters and which killed astatine slightest 32, pinch thousands injured.

Following nan remark which was broadcasted unrecorded connected air, Hasan has reacted successful a six-minute-long video statement connected his news tract Zeteo.

After telling viewers astir really he has interviewed and debated pinch 'controversial, opinionated, violative people', he has ne'er 'been truthful stunned by what was said to me' connected Monday night.

'I person interviewed, debated, sparred pinch controversial, opinionated, violative group from crossed nan world, sitting presidents and premier ministers, erstwhile board of nan CIA and Mossad, Trump officials, Biden officials, a Netanyahu spokesman, a Hamas spokesman, an IRA leader, Vivek Ramaswamy.

'But never, ne'er successful my 25 years arsenic a journalist and 15 years of doing unrecorded TV person I been truthful stunned by what was said to maine that I had to locomotion disconnected group successful nan mediate of a unrecorded show, arsenic I did connected Monday nighttime connected CNN successful New York erstwhile this happened,' he said.

He past shared a clip from nan CNN show, of nan infinitesimal he and Girdusky fought aft nan arguable speaker deed retired astatine Hasan, who he claimed had 'been called an antisemite much than anyone astatine this table' for his commentary connected nan ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

But erstwhile Hasan mentioned he was supportive of Palestinian rights, and not Hamas, Gidursky made nan beeper remark.

The sheet erupted, pinch Hasan accusing Girdusky of calling for him to beryllium killed.

Looking astatine Girdusky, Hasan asked: 'Did you opportunity I should die? You conscionable said I should beryllium killed.'

'No, nary I did not opportunity that,' Girdusky replied.

He past turned to Phillip, asking: 'Did your impermanent conscionable opportunity I should beryllium killed connected unrecorded TV?'

The CNN clip ended arsenic Hasan continued pinch his statement, adding: 'Yes, that was far-right pundit Ryan Gerduski reacting to maine saying I support Palestinians by fundamentally inciting unit against me, suggesting I mightiness beryllium blown up successful nan measurement that Hezbollah members and Lebanese civilians were blown up via their beepers by Israel successful what nan erstwhile CIA main Leon Panetta called a clear violent attack.

'That's what Gerduski casually suggested mightiness hap to me. J.D. Vance subordinate Ryan Gerduski. Trump protagonist Ryan Gerduski. Because successful his head, erstwhile he hears Palestinian, he hears Hamas.

'When he sees a Muslim successful beforehand of him, he sees Hamas. 

'Now, he and his right-wing friends are saying, I called him, I called each Republicans Nazis, which, of course, I didn't. 

'Although apparently achromatic supremacist Richard Spencer claims Godusky utilized to constitute for him. 

'What I did opportunity was that if you, if people, if one, if you don't want to beryllium called a Nazi, don't opportunity Nazi-like things, arsenic was said astatine nan Trump rally successful New York connected Sunday. 

'Jews are cheap. Black group for illustration watermelons. Muslims are terrorists. And this guy's consequence to that was to imply, I'm a violent who mightiness beryllium killed by Israel.

'A statement that wasn't a joke and that he almost surely came pre-prepared with, reasoning he could get distant pinch it connected unrecorded nationalist television. 

'That's really bold these MAGA Republicans person go pinch their racism. 

'That's nan support building Trump and Vance person created pinch nan thief of immoderate successful our media who've conscionable happily platformed it. 

'But arsenic shocked and stunned arsenic I was, location was nary measurement I was going to fto him opportunity that to maine unchallenged and I'm gladsome to spot CNN has since banned him from their airwaves, and I admit big Abby Phillip apologizing to nan viewers and to maine aft I walked disconnected set'.

Hasan went connected to springiness in installments to his chap panelist Ashley Allison, a erstwhile Biden-Harris 2020 run staffer who slammed Girdusky pursuing his comment.

'Where would we beryllium arsenic a state without achromatic women holding nan statement against racism and bigotry and showing america what solidarity looks like? If Harris wins adjacent week, it'll beryllium partially because of her chap achromatic women holding that line,' Hasan continued successful his statement.

'And if she loses, and to beryllium clear, because of her refusal to budge moreover an inch connected Gaza, Harris morally deserves to lose. 

'We will get a Trump presidency, a achromatic supremacist presidency, an anti-black, anti-Semitic, Islamophobic presidency, successful which group for illustration nan bigot I had to woody pinch connected CNN will beryllium emboldened for illustration ne'er before.  

'They won't conscionable beryllium moving their mouths connected TV panels against nationalist figures for illustration me. They'll beryllium astatine your kid's schoolhouse gate. They'll beryllium astatine your market store. They'll beryllium successful your subway car, proudly and shamelessly saying this worldly to you, too. They'll besides beryllium successful complaint of U.S. overseas policy, egging connected Israel to do much beeper attacks, moreover much acts of terror, egging connected Trump and Vance to beryllium much racist, much violent, some astatine location and abroad.

'A achromatic wide friend of mine, while sending maine a very supportive matter yesterday, asked me, successful bully faith, is it emotionally taxing to look this bigotry, aliases is it par for nan people astatine this point? To which my reply is, sadly, we Muslims don't person thicker skins than everyone else.

'Nor should we person to person thicker skins than everyone else. We're quality beings, truthful of people it's emotionally taxing. That's nan full point. That's why they do it. 

'Racism is astir not conscionable dehumanizing you, but demoralizing you and depressing you. It's astir beating you down and keeping you connected nan defensive, forcing you to conflict an uphill battle, and apparently moreover threatening you pinch a violent attack. 

'As nan 1 and only Toni Morrison truthful wisely, truthful eloquently, truthful rightly said, nan function, nan very superior usability of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining complete and complete again your logic for being.   

'Well, to beryllium clear, little than a week retired from nan astir consequential predetermination of our lifetimes, pinch genocide connected nan ballot, yes, but besides fascism positive genocide connected nan ballot, I'm successful nary temper to explicate myself to nan racists and bullies. 

'But I will proceed to speak out. I will proceed to do nan work. And truthful should you'.

Writing connected Twitter/X connected Tuesday morning, Girdusky defended his remarks, saying: 'You tin enactment connected CNN if you falsely telephone each Republican a Nazi and person taken money from Qatar-funded media.

'Apparently you can't spell connected CNN if you make a joke. I'm gladsome America gets to spot what CNN stands for.'

When reached for comment, a CNN spokesperson said that Girdusky was nary longer invited connected nan network.

'There is zero room for racism aliases bigotry astatine CNN aliases connected our air. We purpose to foster thoughtful conversations and statement including betwixt group who profoundly disagree pinch each different successful bid to research important issues and beforehand communal understanding,' Shimrit Sheetrit told DailyMail.com successful a statement.

'But we will not let guests to beryllium demeaned aliases for nan statement of civility to beryllium crossed. Ryan Girdusky will not beryllium welcomed backmost astatine our network.'

Girdusky responded angrily astir his dismissal connected societal media aft nan show ended.

'You tin enactment connected CNN if you falsely telephone each Republican a Nazi and person taken money from Qatar-funded media. Apparently you can't spell connected CNN if you make a joke. I'm gladsome America gets to spot what CNN stands for,' he wrote.