Watch: MSNBC guest jokes that she'd like to 'make sweet love' to SCOTUS leaker and 'joyfully abort our fetus'



A Sunday show MSNBC panel cracked up after comedian guest Laurie Kilmartin joked that she'd like to "make sweet love" to the Supreme Court leaker, adding that if this person is discovered to be a Republican, she'd "joyfully abort our fetus and let them know."

Kilmartin, a staff writer for Conan O'Brien, made those comments on "Ayman" during a panel discussion on the bombshell leak of a draft majority Supreme Court opinion that would uphold Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban and overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

Host Ayman Mohyeldin asked her and the other guests for their thoughts on a recent op-ed published by MSNBC that asserted Republican outrage at the leak is hypocritical and that "right-wingers are suddenly fans of propriety again is because so much of their political agenda requires using the Supreme Court to advance policy far too unpopular for the democratic process."

“Do you agree that this is going against the undemocratic will, but this is the only way Republicans can achieve this?” Mohyeldin asked Kilmartin.

"Yeah, I guess so," she said, before derailing the conversation with her take on the leaker.

"I would like to find out who the leaker is, so I could make sweet love to that person, because that person is a hero to me. Okay?" Kilmartin said, drawing chuckles from the other panelists.

"And if the leaker — a lot of people are saying it could be a conservative — if the leaker is a Republican, and if I get pregnant during our lovemaking, I will joyfully abort our fetus, and let them know," she added, deadpan, as Mohyeldin broke down laughing at the idea of a pro-life conservative being told his unborn child would be killed.

“I don’t know if that answered your question,” said Kilmartin. “I probably didn’t.”

“It was a little off topic,” Mohyeldin admitted with a big smile on his face.

After more discussion, Kilmartin told another joke about how Democrats should respond if Roe v. Wade is overturned that stupefied the panel.

“There’s obviously little bit of disappointment with the Democrats just over the last couple of years not rushing to codify Roe v. Wade when they had a supermajority during Obama. But what do you think they should be doing right now?” Mohyeldin asked her.

"Well, this is controversial, but I think that every Democratic member of Congress who’s over the age of 87 should go on a hunger strike for abortion rights, because let’s face it, they don’t have much longer anyway," Kilmartin suggested.

"You might as well go out a hero in a blaze of glory. Be the Bobby Sands of abortion!" she said, referring to the Irish Republican Army member who died of a hunger strike in 1981 while imprisoned in Northern Ireland for his role in the 1976 bombing of the Balmoral Furniture Company in Dunmurry.

“Okay — Laurie bringing the heat tonight,” Mohyeldin said after the stunned panel sat silent for several seconds.

“Guys, that’s my answer,” said Kilmartin, struggling to contain her laughter. “You know I am a comedian. I know we have like two very serious answers and then I’m just giving a joke, and everybody’s like, that’s a terrible policy. It is, guys. You don’t have to take me seriously.”

“Listen, that’s why we want you on the show, because we need a little levity,” Mohyeldin told her.

(h/t: Mediaite)

MSNBC anchor rages over NYC restaurant's policy of not letting in family over unvaccinated 4-year-old daughter



MSNBC anchor Ayman Mohyeldin took a New York City restaurant to task after it reportedly refused to allow his family entry due to his 4-year-old daughter's unvaccinated status.

At the time of this reporting, vaccines are not available for children under the age of 5.

What are the details?

In a lengthy Twitter thread, Mohyeldin wrote, "Today my family was denied eating indoors at a restaurant because, wait for it, my 4 yr old daughter was with me and they dont serve ‘unvaccinated’ people. I tried to explain theres no CDC guideline requiring children under 5 get vaccinated. But the restaurant didn’t care."

THREAD: today my family was denied eating indoors at a restaurant because, wait for it, my 4 yr old daughter was with me and they dont serve \u201cunvaccinated\u201d people. I tried to explain theres no CDC guideline requiring children under 5 get vaccinated. But the restaurant didn\u2019t carepic.twitter.com/qFt48KZLWq
— Ayman (@Ayman) 1641331323

Mohyeldin, pointing to NYC restaurant Buvette, said that he even has a letter from the family's doctor testifying that the child recently had COVID-19 — but it made no difference to the restaurant's management.

"Don’t get me wrong, restaurants have the right to apply their own health standards but at least ground them in public health policies and science," he continued. "Restaurants have suffered so much in this pandemic so its sad that when you try and help by dining out that you get turned away. And just to be clear, everyone else with me was vaccinated, boosted and/or had covid (me). My 4 yr old daughter has a letter from her doctor stating she recently had covid. But they didn’t care and only offered us to sit outside even though they were seating customers indoors."

Don\u2019t get me wrong, restaurants have the right to apply their own health standards but at least ground them in public health policies and science. Restaurants have suffered so much in this pandemic so its sad that when you try and help by dining out that you get turned away.
— Ayman (@Ayman) 1641331323

During a later exchange with a Twitter user, Mohyeldin argued, "If public health officials want to shut down restaurants to avoid the spread & hospitalizations, thats their call. But why is a restaurant banning unvaxxed kids when I literally cant get her vaxxed. Where is the science and data that backs up that decision? Or is that irrelevant?"

If public health officials want to shut down restaurants to avoid the spread & hospitalizations, thats their call. But why is a restaurant banning unvaxxed kids when I literally cant get her vaxxed. Where is the science and data that backs up that decision? Or is that irrelevant?
— Ayman (@Ayman) 1641335314

Twitter user Ryan Glasspiegel responded, "Is the vaccine even allowed for children under 5 yet?"

Mohyeldin responded, "It's not. that's exactly the point I was trying to make. What science, data, or public healthy policy or guideline is this grounded in? I couldn't even get my 4 year old vaccinated if I wanted. Everyone else with me was vaxxed and boosted."

It\u2019s not. that\u2019s exactly the point I was trying to make. What science, data, or public healthy policy or guideline is this grounded in? I couldn\u2019t even get my 4 year old vaccinated if I wanted. Everyone else with me was vaxxed and boosted.
— Ayman (@Ayman) 1641333281

The restaurant did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment.

‘What Is Wrong With Them?’: Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono Says Republicans ‘Don’t Seem To Give A Rip’ About ‘Millions’ Of Suffering People

'Our view is that this bill should be bipartisan'

Adam Schiff: AG Barr Is Using DOJ as a 'Sword, Instead of Just a Shield'

During an appearance on MSNBC on Friday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, proclaimed the Department of Justice investigation headed by U.S. Attorney John Durham into the origins of allegations of Russia collusion with the 2016 Trump campaign to be an effort from Attorney General William Barr to "persecute" political enemies.