For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy CNN host Abby Phillip has …
A GOP guest booted from CNN after a bitter blow-up with a pro-Palestinian panelist hit back early Tuesday, claiming his comment that sparked a furious on-air fight was a "joke." Republican strategist Ryan Girdusky infuriated guest Mehdi Hasan, a former MSNBC host, current editor-in-chief of Zeteo and a pro-Palestine campaigner, on the network's show "Newsnight." "Good job CNN, let's have …
A discussion that veered into an argument over the effects of George Floyd’s death forced CNN anchor Abby Phillip to halt the panel to correct her Republican guest. The moment came Tuesday night on Phillip’s show "NewsNight" when 1776 Project PAC founder Ryan Girdusky suggested that riots around the country after the death of George Floyd in 2020 “resulted in …
