MSNBC’s Monday edition of The 11th Hour could not hide their displeasure that Republicans were forcing them to talk about the competitive integrity of women’s sports. Host Stephanie Ruhle claimed that conservative concerns don’t “have any evidence,” and The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser claimed it was “very painful” to have to spend time discussing the issue.
After a clip of Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Ruhle quickly grew impatient, “This is not a topic we cover much here, but it’s an important fact-check because Senator Tuberville has made this claim before. Last month he said it while championing his bill to ban trans athletes from women’s sports. An Alabama news outlet reached out to his office for evidence that there are teams comprised only of trans girls and they didn’t have any evidence.”
Ruhle then sought to provide…