Right Ruthlessly Roasts Chelsea Handler for Fretting Todd Blanche Will ‘Overturn’ Roe v Wade: ‘WTF Even Is This’

Comedienne Chelsea Handler was roasted by the right after she fretted on a recent podcast about Attorney General Todd Blanche overturning Roe v Wade — despite the Supreme Court already doing so in 2022.

Handler joined Kara Swisher on her Pivot podcast in an episode released on Friday, and during a discussion about Joe Rogan and right-leaning podcasters, Handler shared her concerns about Blanche, who was recently confirmed in his role as attorney general.

Handler said about Blanche:

We’re gonna get Todd Blanche. He’s gonna be confirmed and what’s he — he’s gonna overturn Roe v Wade. We’re all sitting around, all these men who have these powerful platforms are sitting around and watching this happen to women, to communities that you could instead be supporting. You don’t have to, like, turn over a whole new leaf, it’s just about being a decent human being.

The Senate voted last week to confirm Blanche as attorney general.

The Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022 in a 5-4 decision. Handler commented on the news at the time when she was filling in for Jimmy Kimmel on his late-night show.

Handler went on to complain about Rogan more and move on to different subjects without explaining how Roe v Wade could be overturned twice. She could possibly have been referring to broader abortion access concerns with Blanche. Politico reported earlier this month that Blanche had committed in a private call with religious leaders to rolling back access to abortion nationwide. The call was held while Blanche’s confirmation was still undecided.

Handler’s fretting that Blanche will “overturn” Roe v Wade led to conservatives like Dean Cain and Joe Concha pouncing all over the comment and blasting her as out of touch and misinformed.

“Chelsea Handler isn’t the brightest crayon in the box,” journalist Breanna Morello commented on X.

“She’s going to be devastated when she finds out,” commentator Alex Lorusso wrote.

Watch above via Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway.

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