Mehdi Hasan joins The Guardian

Television broadcaster and author Mehdi Hasan 

British-American broadcaster, author and progressive pundit Mehdi Hasan is joining The Guardian following his abrupt departure from MSNBC weeks ago.

The Guardian US on Wednesday said that Hasan would join the news organization as a regular columnist.It already published his first column on Wednesday calling for President Joe Biden to pressure the Israeli government to "end this genocide" of Palestinians in Gaza.

Mehdi Hasan confirmed his joining The Guardian as a columnist. The broadcast journalist told New York-based Semafor, "I have been poring over columns in the Guardian since I was a teenager. Now I get to write some of my own, in what is perhaps one of the busiest and biggest news years of my lifetime". 

In the meantime, in a X post Mehdi Hasan said, "Next week, I'll be announcing some pretty big personal and professional news, about my future media plans. Stay tuned! Today, though, I'm announcing my new gig as a monthly columnist for @GuardianUS. And later today, I'll be guest-hosting @PodSaveAmerica".