UPDATED with CNN statement and commentator’s response: CNN says commentator Ryan Girdusky will no longer be welcome on the network after his offensive remark to fellow guest Mehdi Hasan on Monday night. “There is zero room for racism or bigotry at CNN or on our air,” the network said in a statement shared by host Abby Phillip tonight.

Conservative panelist Ryan Girdusky was banned from CNN after he aimed a "completely unacceptable" comment at fellow panelist Mehdi Hasan.

CNN has distanced itself from Republican commentator Ryan Girdusky following a live comment he made to media personality Mehdi Hasan, which the former argued was “a joke.” Girdusky and Hasan participated in a roundtable discussion on CNN’s NewsNight With Abby Phillip to talk about former President Donald Trump’s rally in Madison Square Garden.