Why “Kill The Bad Guys” Never Works - with MS NOW’s Ayman Mohyeldin

Hasan sits down with journalist, Ayman Mohyeldin, to discuss how American media tries to make sense of the Middle East, the “Just Kill the Bad Guys” narrative, and why coverage of the Israeli Palestinian conflict has often been lopsided. Ayman Mohyeldin is the co-anchor of MS NOW’s “The Weekend: Primetime,” Saturdays and Sundays from 6 to 9 p.m. ET. Let's cut through the noise together. Go to https://groundnews.com/hasan to subscribe and get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage Plan, which breaks down to just $5/month with my discount. Right now at AT&T, ask how you can get iPhone 17 Pro for $0 on them with eligible iPhone trade-in, any condition. The all-new season of the Hulu Original Series Deli Boys is streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers on May 28th. Terms apply. Limited Time Offer – Get Huel today with an exclusive offer of 15% off online with the code HASAN15 at https://www.huel.com/hasan15. New customers only. Join the millions who are already banking fee free today. Head to https://chime.com/HASAN. 0:00 We got em! 0:41 Opening monologue 2:17 Ad 3:20 Ayman’s GQ thirst trap 4:05 The post-9/11 newsroom 16:10 The post-Trump newsroom 18:17 Having a moral North Star as a journalist 20:38 War reporting 24:44 Ads 25:52 Why “kill the bad guys” doesn’t work 29:34 How America has impacted Iraq 31:41 The 2001 AUMF is still being used 33:55 2 years in Gaza 36:01 The 2014 Gaza beach killings 40:51 The use of white phosphorus in Gaza 42:42 Journalists killed in Gaza 46:27 Ads 49:13 Reporting in Egypt 54:48 Iran war update 56:24 America’s military-first attitude 1:00:00 Ayman has a special gift for Hasan… Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Hasan Minhaj Co-Creator & Executive Producer: Prashanth Venkataramanujam Executive Producer/Director: Tyler Babin Executive Producer/Showrunner: Scott Vrooman Producer: Kayla Feng Producer/ Copywriter: Annie Fick Cinematographer: Austin Morales Editors: N/V Moore & Will Feinstein Assistant Editor: Zae Jordan Talent Coordinator: Tanya Somanader Executive Assistant: Samuel Piland YOU CAN WATCH ON CNN.COM/WATCH OR THE CNN APP. New to HMDK? 👉🏾 Watch past episodes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE6linSnhLs0dd6APJS0_u12PLhQoRXD3 👉🏾 Follow HMDK on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hmdk 👉🏾 Follow Hasan on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hasanminhaj 👉🏾 Follow Hasan on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@hasanminhaj 👉🏾 Listen to the podcast https://lemonada.lnk.to/HasanMinhajDoesntKnowYT And if you haven’t yet, now is a great time to subscribe to Lemonada Premium. Just hit the 'subscribe' button on Apple Podcasts, or, for all other podcast apps head to lemonadapremium.com to subscribe. ———————— THE SHOW: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know is a long-form interview podcast hosted by two-time Peabody Award-winning comedian Hasan Minhaj. The show features in-depth conversations with politicians, public figures, financial experts, scientists, intellectuals, authors and celebrities. Rather than sticking to standard talking points, Minhaj aims to ask deeper, more probing questions that reveal personal perspectives and challenge conventional narratives. The tone is direct and curious, and focused on uncovering what guests really think beyond rehearsed answers. KEYWORDS: Hasan Minhaj Doesn’t Know, Hasan Minhaj, Hasan Minhaj podcast, politics, political, political interviews, science interviews, financial interviews, politics interview, history interviews, culture interviews, interviews, political comedy, comedy, political, news, podcast, comedy podcast, politics podcast, Patriot Act, Patriot Act Netflix, issues, current affairs podcast, current events podcast, current events, talk show, trending political news, funny, satire, political satire, celebrity interviews, political videos, Democratic Party, Republican Party, us politics, American politics, long form interview, long form political, history interview, science interview