During a discussion Regarding former President Donald Trump’s weekend rally at Madison Square Garden, former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan said he understood that no one wanted to be called a Nazi and that the label was inflammatory, but added: “If you don’t want to be called a Nazi, stop doing it.” things (associated with the Nazis).

Girdusky interrupted by saying that Hasan had been called an anti-Semite “more than anyone else at this table,” to which the reporter responded by saying that it was Girdusky who called him that and that it was because he supported the Palestinians – “so I’m used to it. »

Girdusky then added, “Yeah, well, I hope your pager doesn’t go off,” appearing to suggest that Hasan, who is Muslim, is linked to Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group whose pagers suddenly exploded last month in a suspected Israeli attack.

Hasan responded by asking, “Did you just say I should die?” Did you just say I should be killed live on CNN? » he then asked the network if his guest had just said, “Should I be killed on live television?”

Girdusky’s comment was later echoed by host Abby Phillip who said it was “completely out of pocket, you know.”

When the show returned from a hiatus, Girdusky had been removed from the panel and Phillip said: “I first want to apologize to Mehdi Hasan for what was said at that table, it was completely unacceptable.”