Fiery Clash on Piers Morgan
Brandon Tatum Destroys Nerdeen Kiswani on Piers Morgan | WATCH
Conservative Firebrand Brands Pro-Palestinian Activist a 'Propagandist' in Explosive Debate Over October 7 Horror

In a blistering showdown that left viewers on the edge of their seats, conservative commentator Brandon Tatum unleashed a verbal onslaught on pro-Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani during Tuesday's episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored, accusing her of being a clear propagandist for refusing to condemn the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel as terrorism.
The heated exchange, promoted in a viral X post from the show's account just hours earlier, ignited a firestorm of controversy amid the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has freed remaining hostages but failed to quell deep-seated divisions.
Tatum didn't hold back, thundering: "This young lady is clearly a propagandist! She will not deny or will not say that Hamas is a terrorist organization and they killed innocent people and then she want Hamas to be uh fighting and killing innocent people and then when Israel come back and whoop their socks off she has she act like it's a genocide."
He slammed Kiswani's stance as indirect support for terrorism, defending Israel's response as remarkably restrained, pointing to Gaza's population growth despite years of conflict, advance warnings to civilians, and accusations that Hamas hides behind human shields in hospitals and schools.
Tatum hailed the Trump-mediated ceasefire while branding anti-Israel rhetoric as often laced with antisemitism, escalating the drama as interruptions flew and tempers flared.
But Kiswani fired back, framing the October 7 assault as "resistance" born from decades of Israeli oppression, including the 1948 Nakba displacements, relentless blockades, infrastructure devastation, and denial of Palestinians' right to return. "Repression and oppression breeds resistance," she declared defiantly. "I'm not living at the opposite end of a barrel of an Israeli gun. I'm not having my home destroyed to rubble. So, I'm not going to tell people that have constantly faced this prior to October 7, 2023 that, you know, resisting it is wrong or how they resisted is wrong. That's not my place."
She blasted Israel's counteroffensive and decried the ceasefire as a sham, a mere intermission dictated without Palestinian voices, demanding Hamas disarm. She called for "true justice and accountability", warning that resistance will rage on as long as "dispossession" endures.
Host Piers Morgan struggled to rein in the chaos as the panel, rounded out by pro-Israel broadcaster Emily Austin, streamer Destiny, and journalist Tara Palmeri, descended into a whirlwind of accusations and cross-talk.
Tatum even hurled claims that Kiswani was "paid to spread propaganda", while Kiswani demanded evidence. Morgan pivoted to hypotheticals, grilling Kiswani on alternatives to the attack, like immediate hostage swaps, but the debate spiraled without resolution, mirroring the intractable Israel-Palestine rift.
As Hamas tightens its grip in post-ceasefire Gaza with crackdowns on rivals, this raw confrontation underscores the powder keg of global opinions still smoldering.