After Mr. Hasan voiced support for Palestinians, the CNN guest, Ryan James Girdusky, said, “I hope your beeper doesn’t go off.”

Trump supporter Ryan Gidursky was promptly booted off the show, and CNN later said he would not be welcomed back on the network.

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.