Ayman Mohyeldin Closes His Show With Defiant Statement About His Future at MSNBC: ‘I’m Not Leaving’ — In Fact, ‘Quite the Opposite’

Ayman Mohyeldin ended his show Saturday with a defiant statement about his future at MSNBC — amid massive lineup changes at the network which include the end of his solo show on Saturday and Sunday nights.

In a fiery commentary, Mohyeldin called out media headlines which focused only on the cancellation of his show, and not the new expanded program on which he will serve as a co-host.

“This week, several headlines claimed that my show had been canceled and that I was leaving the network,” Mohyeldin said. “And that incorrect news created a wave of commentary and criticism about which voices can be heard and which cannot on mainstream cable news — especially when it comes to coverage of the Middle East. And it is important for me that I set that record straight.

“I’m not leaving the network, in fact, quite the opposite. Despite the challenging and fearless ways we have covered stories on this show for more than two years, MSNBC has offered to extend my tenure at the company. It has also offered me to launch a new show that gives my voice, and others, more expanded hours of coverage on Saturday and Sunday.”

Mohyeldin is set to be part of a new evening version of MSNBC’s Saturday and Sunday morning show — The Weekend. Reports indicate that show is likely to launch in late April.

Amid criticism from some on the Left and even other MSNBC hosts about the network’s change, Mohyeldin told his audience that even though he will soon be sharing the set with colleagues, the tenor of his program will remain the same.

“Soon this show, the name, the format will change and I will be joined by two new incredible hosts who will be announced soon enough. But one thing that won’t change is my promise to you, the viewers, that I won’t stop talking about the difficult stories and challenging topics that others don’t cover.”