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Asmongold TV| 00:19:43|Mar 24, 2026
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Discusses Shapiro's perceived blind spot on Israel and his harsh framing of opponents as demonic figures.

Asmongold reacts to Ben Shapiro’s critiques of Piers Morgan and Israel, defending free speech and calling out selective outrage on both sides.

Summary

Asmongold TV’s host cuts through the hype around Ben Shapiro’s criticisms of Piers Morgan and the Israel-Gaza debate. The video dives into how Shapiro portrays debate shows as clippable “Barfight” moments while ignoring longer, nuanced conversations. Asmongold argues that Piers Morgan has given platforms to voices across the spectrum, including Palestine supporters, which he sees as a defense of free speech rather than a one-sided endorsement. He pushes back on the notion that hosting controversial guests makes him a ‘Nazi enabler,’ insisting that genuine journalism requires challenging guests on-air and in private. Throughout, he contrasts Shapiro’s approach with Piers Morgan’s willingness to feature a range of opinions, even when they conflict with his own stance. The clip also spotlights real names and shows—Ben Shapiro, Dave Smith, and the Daily Wire’s Barfight—to illustrate how media personas shape public perception. In the end, Asmongold presents himself as a mediator who critiques both sides and values principled, fact-based discussion over clicks. The tone stays combative but thoughtful, with a clear message: principles matter more than partisan theater.

Key Takeaways

  • Ben Shapiro’s criticisms of Piers Morgan are framed around coverage choices and guest selection, not just content, according to Asmongold.
  • Piers Morgan’s show has hosted a range of voices from pro-Israel to pro-Palestine, which Asmongold argues preserves free speech even when guests are controversial.
  • Asmongold highlights that Shapiro’s montage focuses on long-form interviews rather than the full context, suggesting selective editing is a manipulation tactic.
  • The debate over Israel, Hamas, and Gaza is presented as a larger media battleground where guests’ stances are used to justify broader political narratives.
  • Asmongold defends Piers Morgan’s responsibility to challenge guests live on air, rather than deplatforming outright, emphasizing audience exposure to dissenting views.
  • The video contrasts Shapiro’s branding of “Barfight” with genuine journalistic inquiry, implying the term is leveraged for audience engagement rather than substantive debate.
  • Ultimately, Asmongold claims to be non-partisan, aiming to hold both sides accountable and to prioritize truthful reporting over ideological purity.

Who Is This For?

Essential viewing for fans of Asmongold who want perspective on media ethics, free speech, and the Israel-Palestine debate as framed by high-profile figures like Piers Morgan and Ben Shapiro.

Notable Quotes

"“Ben Shapiro calls our debate a clown show circus and that’s fine. He’s perfectly entitled to his opinion.”"
Asmongold quotes Shapiro’s labeling of the show to frame the critique as a matter of perspective versus substance.
"“Piers Morgan was accused of being a shill from the other side… but he gave a platform to diverse voices.”"
Illustrates Asmongold’s defense of Piers Morgan’s willingness to host varied viewpoints.
"“I’m a journalist. You are a propagandist.”"
Direct contrast used to position Asmongold as a balanced critic of both sides.
"“Showed did not include the parts of those interviews where I called out every single one of them about things I didn’t agree with.”"
Points to selective editing as a tactic in Shapiro’s critique of Morgan’s interviews.
"“Be reasonable about who you invite onto the show and why.”"
Summarizes Asmongold’s stance on hosting guests with strong or controversial views.

Questions This Video Answers

  • How does Ben Shapiro’s critique of Piers Morgan fit into a broader debate about media bias?
  • Why do some hosts defend allowing controversial guests on air as free speech?
  • What is the Barfight show on Daily Wire, and how does it influence political discourse?
  • Did Piers Morgan’s interviews post-October 7th help bring attention to Palestinian perspectives?
  • How should journalists balance presenting multiple sides with avoiding platforming extremist voices?
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Full Transcript
Oh, I might have to see that. Oh, I might have to see. Oh. Oh, I might have to see that. Ben Shapiro is undoubtedly an intelligent and influential commentator. I've always liked and respected him, even when we disagree. I still do. He stridedly partisan and staunchly conservative, of course, but he's willing to criticize Trump and others in the administration when he thinks they've got it wrong. Well, one thing he doesn't criticize, however, is Israel. and he routinely gets very upset when other people do. It's such a blind spot. I wonder why. But for through the red mist of his he sees an alternate reality where anybody who disagrees with him is a demonic America-hating terror apologist who can only possibly be doing it for ratings. And it's brought to my attention that he was very upset about a debate last week featuring Dave Smith. So last night I'm Piers Morgan which is the Jerry Springer of political television where people gathered pose mad chairs with one another in determined paternity. Piers Morgan who who has sort of made a mockery of the entire industry by putting on screen whatever dregs are still willing to go on screen with Piers Morgan. He had on Dave Smith. He's so mad. Why is he so mad? You know, apparently his job is never to tell jokes, but but to instinct. It's going to be a sombrero by 5 years, guys. I'm telling you. Like, it is gaining so much power. This is crazy. It is. He's eyebrowing and also to hate America. It's like that dad from American. What was it? American pie. Well, first Jerry Springer was a very good friend of mine and he was a beloved national treasure. Jerry Springer was a beloved national treasure and he was also a gifted and talented politician before he became a uh TV show host. Actually hosted one of the most successful shows in television history and became a media mogul worth hundreds of millions of dollars. So, thank you for that comparison, Ben. Uh, second, we proudly host lively debates on things that people care about, featuring guests that people care about to cover both sides of complex news stories in an engaging way. Do the debates sometimes get a bit combative? Yes. Do audiences tend to enjoy a bit of theatrical rough and tumble? Of course they do. That's why the Daily Wire, Ben's company, has an entire political debate show which is literally called Barfight. That's why Ben So wait a minute. He's running a show called Barfight and he's [ __ ] on Piers Morgan. Uhoh. His own show features hard-hitting segments including Ben Shapiro destroys Celebrity Ice reactions. Damn. Ben Shapiro destroys the Golden Globe. Damn. With facts and logic. Shapiro reacts to woke Tik Toks. He's that guy. Ben Shapiro reacts to woke socialist Tik Tok. Sounds like my channel. Ben Shapiro reacts to woke religious Tik Toks. When it comes to humiliating the industry, please tell me why the Pulit surprise committee did not reward Mr. Shapiro for this masterpiece. What the ruling? [screaming] Oh no. YOU COULD SAY THAT makes a mockery of the industry. Third, I want to examine the charge that I've committed a sin against journalism by hosting what Ben Shapiro describes as whatever dregs are still willing to appear on my show. I got invited on Piers Morgan. Speaking of drags, well, on the subject of Iran and US foreign policy specifically, recent guests have included Massie Alen Alenad, uh, Lisa Dari, Patrick Bet David, Carla Sans, Rob O'Neal, Goldie Gamari, Jonathan Kickers, Alan, Alikica Leon, Ambassador John Bolton, General Mark Kimid, a former UN prosec Huckabe, former vice president Mike Pence, Eric Stein, Josh, former Israeli Prime Minister Nafali Bennett and the IDF spokesman Nadav Shashani. Now, it's unlikely that Ben is talking about any of these people because they I bet he's talking about people that I bet Ben's talking about people that he disagrees with. I bet he's talking about people that don't speak favorably about Israel, either. That's what I think is going on or to some extent they are supportive of attacking Iran to destroy its ratio. It's also unlikely he's talking about say Michael Nolles or Isabelle Brown contributions to the show on a regular basis and do of course work alongside Ben Shapiro at Daily Wire. That's right. So what is he really talking about? Well, we know he doesn't like Dave Smith and flat out refuses to debate him which strikes me as pretty cowardly. You can make up your own minds about why he refuses. And what Ben really takes issue with is that among the many guests supporting his worldview, specifically supporting Israel, we also invite many people who don't support his world worldview. And I mean, there's the problem right there. Why would you invite somebody that doesn't think Israel is the best country in the world? What are you, an anti-semite? Didn't you know the Piers Morgan show was promised to Israel 3,000 years ago? The Israeli government. Take Piers Morgan, of course, suggesting the only reason that I was not appearing on his show anymore was his criticism of Israel, which is weird because I appeared on his show for literally months after October 7th, even though he was already critical of Israel. That's not true. He was getting a lot of harassment and people mad at him because he wasn't critical of Israel. And then he had on pro Palestine voices after that and then people said that he was critical of Israel. So to the extent that Piers Morgan expressed any sort of sympathy to either side, he was accused of being a shill from the other side. And I really haven't said anything on Piers or about Piers or to Piers for probably a year. I just stopped appearing on his show. Why? Well, honestly, he kept bringing on actual Nazis and the Nazi adjacent and then treated them all too often as voices worthy of a large audience. Like, well, I mean, if Well, wait a second. So if they had a large audience, wouldn't that make them a voice worthy of a large audience because they had a large audience? Like Nick, I mean, we all know who we're talk like, what are we doing? We all know who we're talking about here, okay? Everybody knows it. So you like he's Nick has people watching him all the time. This is Yeah, it's just so ridiculous. for example, these people. I believe that Jewish supremacy Oh, Dan. I think Dan is such an idiot. He is He's such an idiot. He's way too aggressive about Israel. And I think that he like I agree with Ben that Dan is a dumbass. But I don't think Dan is a Nazi. I just think that he hates Israel. Is the greatest threat to America and I think it's the greatest threat to the world today. I truly believe that. Do you think is that? [laughter] Surprise surprise. Look who it is. Was very cool. Yes, I do. One of the And I'm tired of pretending he's not. It's going to be the headlines tomorrow. Pier Israel is ISIS. Only only amongst people who weren't listening. Bassam Ysef is a [ __ ] Nazi. What the hell are you talking about? No, he's not. What the [ __ ] do you mean? What a dumbass. He's a piece of [ __ ] You could say he's a p he's not a Nazi. He's a [ __ ] Nazi. That's how I feel about those young men in Gaza. Norman Finkelestein's not a Nazi either. What the [ __ ] are you talking about? The only one that you could even make half of an argument for is Nick. And you couldn't even you could make maybe 10% or 20% of an argument for Dan. Norm. Get the [ __ ] out of here. Ask me why I won't condemn them because those young men were born into a concentration camp. He's right. He No. No. Norm's right. Absolutely. you should look at the fact that yeah, they're radicalized because that's what happened. Like blaming them and saying that they're victims of propaganda is something that's easy to say. That doesn't mean you shouldn't act against them. Like oh my god, it's what a what a stupid idiot. What a stupid idiot. Oh, here we go. Has been a terrorist state. Okay. Israel right now is imparting a genocide and a holocaust on the Gazin people. Uhhuh. Listen, it's Beers's choice who he decides to have on his show and how he decides to conduct the kind of clown car battle royale. The only person that you could even vaguely create an argument that they were a Nazi is Nick. Nobody else in that entire category was a Nazi in even maybe 10% other than you could say Dan is because he really hates Israel. Like other than that, Candace isn't a she's not a Nazi, but she's not a Nazi. Like why that he does on a show every night? And it's my choice not to join that circus. We all make our choices and we all live with them, but some of us make our choices based on, you know, actual principles and not the clicks. Oh, he's making the choice based off of principles. Last time Ben Shapiro appeared on Uncensored to discuss Israel's war on Hamas specifically was in March 2024. At which time I was being accused on a daily basis of being a paid up Israeli shill. See, see, see, I remember. Piers remembers because it happened to him. It's almost like nobody remembers what happened. I always remember everything But it's good that he did, too. He lacks the self-awareness to realize that many pro Palestine contributors got very angry with our show for hosting so-called genocide enablers like him. That's exactly why I'm not partisan and don't want to be. There is more than one view on any emotive or consequential subject. You can't and I think Piers Morgan was also influential in bringing the Palestinian struggle to a mainstream audience with interviews with Bassam Ysef. I I think those were probably the most approachable interviews for people that weren't familiar with the topic after October 7th that I think really had people listening and paying attention possibly know you are right if you don't know what the other side thinks like and and again you can not like I'm not trying to take a side here but I'm saying that in doing so I think that peers did give a lot of credibility to the uh Palestinian Ian movement. I think he did. That's precisely why free speech exists as a principle we all defend. Yeah. And when it comes to principles, as Mr. Shapiro puts it, I'd remind him that I've left several high-profile jobs over my principles. Principles are my views on gun control and my belief that criticize. Your opinions on gun control are stupid, peers. You're they're dumb as hell. The hell's wrong with you? Remember Alex Jones? Yeah, he was right. 177 will commence again. A princess is an essential right. I give my opinions about everything based on the information I have at the time and I change my views when facts change. Some people might find that highly irritating, but it's because I'm not an ideologue and I never will be. Ben Shapiro calls our debate a clown show circus and that's fine. He's perfectly entitled to his opinion. Many people do choose to watch. They were a clown show and whenever he was on there talking about Israel, he got to be the main attraction. He got to be the elephant with the special fez hat. [laughter] Sensed, including clearly Ben Shapiro. It's ironic that the clips he showed were not from our so-called battle royale debates, but from long- form one-on-one interviews, which we do a lot of the time. And it's outrageously disingenuous that the it's completely disingenuous that he's reframing uh like Piers Morgan's interview with Nick Fuentes as anything other than condemnation of Nick Fuentes. Piers Morgan clearly condemned Nick. He condemned him before the show. He condemned him during the show and he condemned them to after the show. But Piers Morgan at least has a semblance of dedication to the concept of freedom of speech. So he gave a platform to a person that had a voice. And I think that's something that's worth considering and it's worth respecting. Showed did not include the parts of those interviews where I called out every single one of them about things I didn't agree with. Y his montage of the same interviews could have looked like this. You sound like a Nazi. I mean, why do you say that? That's literally what Nazis would have said in World War II. You think if half your family had been wiped out by very [ __ ] cool Hitler, you'd still think he was very [ __ ] cool. Or would you think that actually he was a despicable monster who murdered 12 million people? The comparison which is more appetite is ISIS and Hamas. They are both nihilistic terror groups intent on killing as many Jewish people and others as they can possibly kill. That's not true. As the numbers Okay, it's just not true. Piers. Well, professor with Okay, I'm not going to pers. Yeah, but you have to listen to what I say. But you want me to You want me to believe you when you say you weren't aware of the scale of this for several days. And I find that just I'm incredulous that you want me to believe that. This country, which was formed in 1948, by um pretending to be refugees, if you will, and and being invited into the homes of Palestinians, the horrific story. Well, they weren't pretending to be refugees. There were people fleeing a holocaust. You can take the view, as many do, that interviewing people with extreme opinions is pointless. You can stick your head in the sand like an ostrich or hide behind your very big desk and wish they didn't have an audience. But they do. My view is that they already speak unfiltered to large audiences. And whether you like it or not, at least on my show, these audiences get to see them being challenged. Ben Shapiro used to make a mockery of deplatforming when the person being deplatformed was agrees with them. Ben Shapiro. Yes. Usually by shrieking protesters on what? See, I disagree about Pier. I disagree with Piers about a number of things, but I respect Piers because he has like he, you know, like he had a bunch of [ __ ] to say about Andrew Tate. He brought Andrew Tate on for a three-hour interview. He had a bunch of [ __ ] to say about Nick. He brought Nick on for like I think it was a 2-hour interview or something like that. like I I respect them, but his uncompromising views on Israel and America's military and political support for Israel have turned him into a cancel culture vulture with the very same sneering intolerance he used to loathe. If you disagree with him, you're a Nazi, he says, channeling Kala Harris. Everybody knows my position on Israel. I vehemently defended Israel's right to respond and defend itself after October the 7th. I became increasingly critical of Israel because it's actions in Gaza became impossible to defend. We don't need to relitigate all of that now. But as Dave Smith correctly points out, it's not just me. Polling shows the American people have turned against I I'm not going to play the rich clip because it's already in my head, bro. like Israel and his government in particular for precisely the same reasons. If Ben listened to some of the arguments instead of just throwing tantrums about them, he might understand why. Just as I continue to host people who defend Israel's conduct in Gaza, where many people wish I wouldn't and say I shouldn't. Ben Shapiro does. He of course uh has my phone number and my email address. He could have discussed his differences with me in private, which I would have preferred, but he hasn't bothered to even politely reply. That's a lie. You know, you love this. You know, the fact that you get to make a video and debunk everything that he said. You enjoy this. This is such [ __ ] Oh, I would have rather regard No. Uh, shut the [ __ ] up. Nobody spends 40 years, 30 years in media like Piers does and they don't enjoy this. What are you talking about? messages for a very long time now, oddly since the very moment I started criticizing the Israeli government. And he chooses to get on his own podcast and throw pathetic pot shots at me instead. So, let me use my platform to respond directly. The difference between me and you, Ben, is that I'm heavily criticized by both sides because I listen to both sides and very often I criticize both sides too without fear or favor. You're only criticized by one side because you choose to heir only one side and you choose to ignore or even silence the other. I'm a journalist. You are a propagandist. Oh, and thanks. Don't [snorts] care about your feelings. We've got to have more Piers Morgan YouTube videos. Man, this is great. I love it. Here, let me give it a like. I'm going to link it to you guys. That's pretty funny. How do you mind explaining the reason why Pierce is disrespectful versus a lot of people that try to argue with you, not trying to debate you? Just want your take on here. Uh, I like the fact that he has a big platform and he uses it to talk about issues that he cares about. And I also like the fact that that platform is something that he offers to both different groups of people. I always respect somebody who's willing to get into the arena. Like I'm not really much of a debater myself, right? I don't enjoy doing it. I don't like it. But um I respect people that do and I respect anybody who's willing to get out there and fight for whatever their values are. Now uh that's really the truth. And so like whether you want to bring on you know uh Clav or you want to bring on uh you know [ __ ] Sneo or uh you know I [laughter] for now I'm just remembering whatever he tried to bring on Kanye West and uh he's an [ __ ] Yeah, he is he is a [ __ ] but he's a [ __ ] to both sides. And I think that there's a degree of um like authenticity to that. There is. So I I I I respect it. Sorry guys. I do. I respect it. There it is. Hamas will be eradicated in Gaza. Good. Then the people in Gaza will be free. Hamas is horrible. They terrorize their own people. They're terrorists and they are uh you know awful. Good. Yeah. I mean, nobody What? Do you think I support Hamas? [ __ ] no. Nobody supports Hamas except for Iran. We're bombing Iran. So, that's why I see it. It just flaps his gums whatever direction uh he thinks is popular. Well, really? Like, uh I think that's just it. It's just like that's factually not true.

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