Ruhle began the abortion conversation in a more reasonable tone, but still without regard for basic facts:

Lindsey Graham, who is more than doubling down, he is going further pushing a federal ban. A national ban on abortion. I want you to first help me understand, why would he even be doing this? Right. They overturned Roe v. Wade. So for that portion of their base who wanted that, you got what you wanted. Why do this? Republicans don’t even support it across the board. He’s dividing Republicans. It’s not like you can get white evangelical voters to vote for you twice. And now they’re knocking out a ton of other potential new voters.

Even the chyron admitted it was a 15 week ban, but after some cross talk, Gold couldn’t believe Graham would have the gall to introduce such a bill, “And, the fact that he is telling women what to do with their bodies. He’s never seen a vagina! He has never seen a naked woman. And he is telling me—”

Instead of condemning Gold’s remarks and getting the conversation back on track, Ruhle fed into the commotion that Gold’s comments created, “We don’t know that for sure.”