Taking His Ball and Going Home

When MSNBC announced that they were pulling the plug on Medhi Hasan show, they did say that he would be staying on as a commentator and fill-in anchor.

This weekend, Hasan hosted his last show, and said this, "As we begin 2024, with an election coming, a war still ongoing, and too many Trump trials honestly to even keep track of, and with this show going away, I've decided it's time for me to look for a new challenge. Tonight it is not just my final episode of The Mehdi Hasan Show, it's my last day with MSNBC. Yes, I've decided to leave. To be clear. I am so proud, so proud of what we have achieved on this show, on this network."

While MSNBC hasn’t said much about Hasan’s exit, MSNBC host Chris Hayes chimed in on social media, "The nature of this business is that people who are supremely talented sometimes have shows cancelled. It's rough every time, but it comes with the territory (lord knows I've been close myself!)" Hayes continued, "one of the most talented broadcast journalists I've ever seen or worked with and probably the single best interviewer in American TV. Grateful to have him as a colleague."