Cenk Uygur’s appearance on Piers Morgan’s program went off the rails when he began shouting at fellow guest Ben Ferguson during a debate about Iran. The Young Turks founder accused Ferguson of repeating “Israeli talking points” and claimed he’d called Donald Trump a “peace president.” Ferguson denied saying it, but Uygur kept talking over him and eventually yelled, “Will you shut the f— up?” Host Piers Morgan tried to regain control as the panel’s argument turned into a profane shouting match.
The clash unfolded during the Wednesday, March 18th, 2026, episode of “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” where a panel discussed the war in Iran and the United States’ role in the conflict. The guests included Uygur and Ferguson, along with retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges and former U.K. ambassador to Iran Sir Richard Dalton. The argument began when Uygur accused Ferguson of having said Trump was a “peace president” before the war.
Ferguson immediately rejected the claim. “I never said that. Not one damn time,” he told Uygur. Uygur continued, accusing Ferguson of talking over him and invoking what he called “Israel First” commentary. “Piers, this is why I shout on your program, because every time I start talking, some Israel First son of a b—h comes in and starts talking over me,” Uygur said.
Ferguson pointed to the American flag pin on his chest and replied, “American flag, bro.” Uygur answered, “Can I just effing talk?” As the two spoke over one another, Uygur said, “That’s what Israel First does: they just jabber,” before raising his voice at Ferguson. The exchange and its full context were described in Entertainment Weekly’s report on the broadcast.
Morgan tried several times to get a word in. Uygur continued shouting that the panel would not let him speak, while Ferguson said he would not stay quiet if Uygur kept putting words in his mouth. “If you’re putting words in my mouth that I never said? I’ll never be quiet,” Ferguson told him. Uygur shot back, “That’s why we have to shout on this show, because these a–holes won’t shut the f— up!”
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Morgan later joked that he thought there were “actually less chances of Ben Ferguson shutting the f— up” during the conversation. The discussion then turned to Uygur’s claim that Israel had given money to American government officials. When Morgan tried to clarify the point, Uygur interrupted him: “Now you’re cutting me off, Piers.” He then challenged Morgan’s characterization of the alleged payments, asking, “Tiny amounts of money? Piers, are you mental?”
The other guests laughed as Uygur insisted, “I can prove it!” several times. He then shouted, “Stop working for Israel, you corrupt sons of b—hes!” Uygur also argued that the United States should leave the conflict, saying, “Here’s your solution, it’s super simple, we get the f— out of there. We have zero interests in there. None, none, none!”
Morgan eventually ended the exchange, telling the panel he would “call an end to this” and advising Uygur to “calm down.” Former “The View” cohost Meghan McCain later criticized the segment on X, calling it “the most unhinged, insane segment of political media I have ever seen in my entire life.” She added that Ferguson was “too good for this bats— insanity.”
Featured image credit: screengrab from the embedded video.