Disgraced former MSNBC host, fired for his anti-Semitic/anti-American vitriol, Muslim commentator Mehdi Hasan blames ‘Islamophobia’ for backlash against his latest anti-American post

Ex-MSNBC host deletes “Make American Planes Crash Again,” blames backlash on so-called ‘Islamophobia.’

NY Post (h/t Larry A) Ex-MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan deleted what he called a “poorly worded” post on X that sparked outrage on Tuesday after two people died in a plane crash at Georgia’s Covington Airport east of Atlanta.

The left-wing talking head claimed he posted “Make American Planes Crash Again” in an attempt to mock the “Make America Great Again” slogan and to highlight the spate of recent fatal plane crashes under the Trump administration. But Hasan drew swift backlash and quickly deleted the post.

“I deleted this sarcastic quote-tweet because MAGA and Islamophobic folks are clipping it out of context and trying to ridiculously suggest I’m inciting violence,” Hasan wrote.

He continued: “But this tweet was in poor taste, poorly worded, and has allowed people in bad faith to call me a terrorist, with one New York Post reporter cc-ing the FBI. So I deleted it. Meanwhile, the right wants to silence all journalists while crying ‘a show free speech!’”

New York Post reporter Jon Levine indeed cc’d the FBI and resurfaced an old video showing Hasancomparing non-Muslims to “animals” and homosexuals to “pedophiles” and “sexual deviants.”

MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan has compared non-Muslims to “animals” and homosexuals to “pedophiles” and “sexual deviants”

Hard to imagine MSNBC allowing someone on television who said similar things about a different religion — let alone giving them a show! pic.twitter.com/CGBo4suQdh

— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) November 27, 2023

The cancellation of “The Mehdi Hasan Show” and exit of the anchor came after he was criticized for his inflammatory comments in the immediate aftermath of Hamas’ deadly terror on Israel on Oct. 7.

Hasan at the time said the Hamas assault was the result of “failed policies” by Israel and the US

In November 2023, a month after the attack, Hasan held a combative interview with Israeli advisor Mark Regev, in which he accused the Israeli government of killing children and of spreading propaganda and false information. 

Hasan’s controversial comments didn’t end there. In 2021, he rushed to defend Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-MN, who suggested the US and Israel were just as guilty of “war crimes” as terrorist groups like Hamas and the Taliban.