{"id":2360996,"date":"2024-10-29T11:41:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-bans-ryan-girdusky-following-heated-beeper-comment-to-mehdi-hasan-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-29T11:45:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T15:45:06","slug":"cnn-bans-ryan-girdusky-following-heated-beeper-comment-to-mehdi-hasan-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-bans-ryan-girdusky-following-heated-beeper-comment-to-mehdi-hasan-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN bans Ryan Girdusky following heated \u2018beeper\u2019 comment to Mehdi Hasan &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-bans-ryan-girdusky-following-heated-beeper-comment-to-mehdi-hasan-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360996&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>CNN has announced that it has banned Republican commentator Ryan Girdusky after a controversial \u200dcomment \u200dhe made during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cair-blasted-over-texas-synagogue-siege-after-accusing-synagogues-of-spreading-islamophobia\/\" title=\"CAIR Blasted over Texas Synagogue Siege After Accusing Synagogues of Spreading \u2018Islamophobia\u2019\">live discussion<\/a> with Mehdi Hasan on the show NewsNight \u200bWith Abby Phillip. The discussion escalated as\u2062 they debated comparisons being made between Donald Trump\u200d and fascists, with Hasan arguing\u2064 that\u2063 Trump&#8217;s\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">rhetoric closely mirrors<\/a>\u2062 that of Adolf Hitler. Girdusky then \u200cmade a reference to &#8220;expanding\u200c beepers&#8221; and Hezbollah operatives, which was perceived as crossing \u2062the line of civility.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u200c statement, CNN emphasized its commitment to \u200dpreventing racism and bigotry on its platform,\u200c asserting that \u200cGirdusky&#8217;s comment was unacceptable, and he would not be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ethan-hawke-denounces-cancel-culture-a-petrifying-time-to-speak-about-male-sexuality\/\" title=\"Ethan Hawke Denounces Cancel Culture: \u2018A Petrifying Time To Speak About Male Sexuality\u2019\">welcomed back<\/a>. Abby Phillip, the show&#8217;s\u200d host,\u200c reiterated that \u200dGirdusky&#8217;s comment \u200ccrossed a \u200bboundary and \u2063expressed her desire for Hasan to \u2062return in the future.<\/p>\n<p>After his ban, Girdusky expressed \u2063on social media his \u200brelief that his remarks were visible to the public, critiquing \u200cCNN&#8217;s standards\u2064 for what constitutes\u2062 permissible discourse. He pointed out that others, even those who label \u2064Republicans negatively,\u2062 seem to be accepted on \u2063the network while he was not for making a joke.\u200c This incident has further \u200bfueled discussions around the boundaries\u2063 of political commentary and media conduct.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">CNN bans Ryan Girdusky following heated &lsquo;beeper&rsquo; comment to Mehdi Hasan<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1847781\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CNN<\/a> has distanced itself from Republican commentator Ryan Girdusky following a live comment he made to media personality Mehdi Hasan, which the former argued was &ldquo;a joke.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Girdusky and Hasan participated in a roundtable discussion on CNN&rsquo;s<em> NewsNight With Abby Phillip<\/em> to talk about former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> rally in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3205153\/trump-tries-recapture-magic-madison-square-garden-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Madison Square Garden<\/a>. During the roundtable, Girdusky insisted media outlets were comparing Trump and all of the rally attendees to &ldquo;fascists.&rdquo; Hasan, meanwhile, noted how Trump&rsquo;s speech referenced &ldquo;the enemy within&rdquo; the United States, which he argued is &ldquo;literally&rdquo; the same language as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hitler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Adolf Hitler<\/a> and Trump needs to &ldquo;stop saying&rdquo; things that draw comparisons between him and the German leader.<\/p>\n<p>Hasan and Girdusky then engaged in a back-and-forth argument after Girdusky noted Hasan had been deemed &ldquo;an antisemite more than anyone at this table.&rdquo; Hasan then stated he is &ldquo;used to it&rdquo; since he supports the Palestinians, prompting Girdusky to state, &ldquo;Well, I hope your beeper doesn&rsquo;t go off,&rdquo; referencing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3158072\/hezbollah-pager-walkie-talkie-explosions-what-we-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the exploding pagers that Hezbollah operatives were carrying<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2668066&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=1c76519d6661a354d28821e8b3c12785\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;There is zero room for racism or bigotry at CNN or on our air,&rdquo; said CNN in a statement Monday night. &ldquo;We aim to foster thoughtful conversations and debate including between people who profoundly disagree with each other in order to explore important issues and promote mutual understanding. But we will not allow guests to be demeaned or for the line of civility to be crossed. Ryan Girdusky will not be welcomed back at our network.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sharing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNN<\/a>&rsquo;s statement and a quick message from me about what happened on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-stands-by-biden-as-best-candidate-to-beat-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DNC stands by Biden as best candidate to beat Trump- Washington Examiner\">tonight&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s show. <\/p>\n<p>I take this very seriously and want to again apologize to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mehdirhasan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mehdirhasan<\/a> and I hope he&rsquo;ll join us another time. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O9l0Ftv5NZ\">pic.twitter.com\/O9l0Ftv5NZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abbydphillip\/status\/1851104454247903688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>In a video accompanying CNN&rsquo;s statement, network anchor Abby Phillip stated, &ldquo;There is a line&rdquo; on the network, and Girdusky &ldquo;crossed&rdquo; this line with his comment. She also revealed Hasan is welcome to return to the network when he pleases.<\/p>\n<p>Following his appearance on CNN, Girdusky wrote on X that he was &ldquo;glad America gets to see what CNN stands for&rdquo; with his firing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can stay on CNN if you falsely call every Republican a Nazi and have taken money from Qatar-funded media,&rdquo; Girdusky wrote. &ldquo;Apparently you can&rsquo;t go on CNN if you make a joke.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can stay on CNN if you falsely call every Republican a Nazi and have taken money from Qatar-funded media. Apparently you can&#8217;t go on CNN if you make a joke. I&#8217;m glad America gets to see what CNN stands for.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan James Girdusky (@RyanGirdusky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RyanGirdusky\/status\/1851113003552248261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Girdusky accusing CNN of allowing people to &ldquo;call every Republican a Nazi&rdquo; comes after former 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton stated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3202931\/hillary-clinton-says-trump-msg-rally-reenact-nazi-event-1939\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump would be &ldquo;reenacting&rdquo; the Nazi rally held in Madison Square Garden in 1939<\/a>, a prediction she made Thursday during an appearance with CNN&rsquo;s Kaitlan Collins. Last year, network anchor Jake Tapper compared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2617323\/donald-trump-rehashes-statement-that-immigrants-are-poisoning-the-blood-of-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump&rsquo;s comment about immigrants &ldquo;poisoning the blood&rdquo;<\/a> of the U.S. to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/cnns-jake-tapper-unleashes-hell-on-trumps-nazi-like-speech-in-stunning-must-see-commentary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hitler&rsquo;s writings in <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/cnns-jake-tapper-unleashes-hell-on-trumps-nazi-like-speech-in-stunning-must-see-commentary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mein Kampf<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Following Trump&rsquo;s rally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3205764\/msnbc-backlash-nazi-rally-clips-madison-square-garden-coverage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MSNBC received backlash<\/a> for using footage of the 1939 Nazi rally and comparing it to Sunday&rsquo;s event. Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s 2024 running mate, has also stated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/walz-claims-direct-parallel-between-trump-msg-rally-nazi-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">there is a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carville-says-media-needs-to-cover-trump-as-if-the-constitution-is-at-risk-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Carville says media needs to cover Trump as if the Constitution is \u2018at risk\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">direct parallel&#038;rdquo<\/a>;<\/a> between Trump&rsquo;s event and the rally in 1939.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1847781\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1847781\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN bans Ryan Girdusky after controversial comment to Mehdi Hasan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2360997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CNN-network-Ryan-Girdusky-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[9373,36546,43945,43944],"class_list":["post-2360996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cnn","tag-media-controversy","tag-mehdi-hasan","tag-ryan-girdusky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CNN-network-Ryan-Girdusky-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}