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Ben Shapiro Calls Piers Morgan ‘Jerry Springer’ Of Political TV
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro tore into fellow political pundit Piers Morgan for platforming what he described as “America haters” on his show, calling the right-wing Brit the “Jerry Springer of political television” during Wednesday’s episode of his own YouTube series.
The Daily Wire co-founder was left fuming over Morgan’s Tuesday edition of Piers Morgan Uncensored, in which comedian-turned-commentator Dave Smith slammed the US and Israel’s joint attack on Iran and called the US “arguably the worst terrorist organization in the world,” given the number of civilians killed in US military operations over the last 25 years.
Accusing Morgan of making “a mockery of the entire industry by putting on screen whatever dregs are still willing to go on screen,” Shapiro compared the Brit to infamous tabloid talk show host Springer, then blasted Smith as unfunny and ill-informed about foreign policy.
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Shapiro, a staunch defender of Israel and its allyship with the US, seethed as he told viewers, “I’m sorry, but you hate the country if you say America is the worst terrorist organisation in the world. You just do.”
“To make that argument, you have to deliberately obscure the difference between actual terrorists – who actually are seeking deliberately to kill innocent people in the name of politics, not collateral damage, deliberately seeking to kill innocent people – and nation-states who are seeking to avoid civilian casualties, often while fighting those actual terrorists,” he continued.
Shapiro then speculated that Smith was probably thrilled to even be mentioned by him, and called the idea of debating “trolls” a waste of time.
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Hours after Shapiro’s criticism went live, Morgan shot back a reply in a Thursday morning post on X.
“If people are curious why @benshapiro has suddenly turned on me, this may explain it…” he said while retweeting a January video from his show. “The guy just can’t take anyone criticizing Israel’s govt.”
Prior to their apparent falling-out, Shapiro had made several appearances on Morgan’s show, including for a 2025 debate about Israeli and Palestine.