Geraldo Rivera and Greg Gutfeld got into a heated exchange over abortion during Wednesday’s broadcast “The Five.”
The panel discussed the fallout still raining down over the leaked early opinion draft that indicated the Supreme Court might be poised to overturn landmark abortion cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
WOW! Greg Guttfeld and GERALDO really “went at it” on that TV show. Although I agree with Greg, I actually Like Geraldo and GREG. So I hope these two talented “BROS” can HUG IT OUT after the show. pic.twitter.com/R1Pc4knTVj
— Greg Kelly (@gregkellyusa) May 4, 2022
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“We talked about this, people are more concerned about what they lose than what they will gain,” Gutfeld continued, arguing that the pro-abortion rights argument was all about losing freedom and losing opportunities, and no one ever stopped to consider the gain that came with bringing a new life into the world.
“The issue here is that people need to imagine, right? They can’t step back and see how pro-choice arguments are driven by refusal to imagine what that baby could be,” he added. “But then when that baby bees, then suddenly it changes, right? And they have to create reasons, they have to create all of these reasons to be pro-choice. Rather than just be honest and say, ‘Yeah, it kills an unborn kid, but I prefer my freedom.’ That’s all you gotta say. You’ll get so much more respect.”
“The other thing that drives me crazy, now that I’m on my soapbox, is it used to be even the pro-choicers would admit that abortion was an ugly thing,” Gutfeld continued. “But they felt it had to be a necessary evil, something that would be safe and rare. That was the argument you always heard. But now when you go anywhere on social media, it’s something to celebrate, to cherish, right?”
Moments later the conversation went off the rails as Rivera interrupted.
“That’s baloney. Cherish the wire hanger stuck up their privates, trying to get a — what?” Rivera interjected.
“This is exactly what I expected. Bring out the old coat hanger —” Gutfeld replied.
“You are … arrogant …” Rivera turned on Gutfeld.
The two panel members then engaged in a short back and forth before Gutfeld asked if he was Rivera’s “new Bongino,” referencing another Fox host known for repeatedly arguing with Rivera.
