TV Segment on Ukraine Goes Hilariously Off the Rails as Anchor Yells at Wrong Panelist During Major Slugfest

An Indian TV news discussion on the war in Ukraine plunged into chaos when the anchor mixed up the panelists after a lengthy shouting match on his show.

Times Now anchor Rahul Shivshankar hosted Bohdan Nahaylo of the Kyiv Post and Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute for a conversation on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a clip that has gone viral online, Shivshankar is seen telling “McAdams” to “take a bit of a chill pill” while “McAdams” was sounding the alarm because “my country is at war.”

The conversation quickly devolved as Shivshankar told “McAdams” to “get off the fence and send your forces and put boots on the ground!”

“Don’t lecture us here in India, okay!?” Shivshankar exclaimed. In all of the shouting, insults and crosstalk that followed, Shivshankar apparently failed to realize he wasn’t arguing with McAdams, but with Nahaylo.

Eventually, the real McAdams cut in and asked why Shivshankar was yelling his name when he hadn’t been able to get a word in.

“I’m not talking!” McAdams shouted. “It’s the other guy who’s talking! I haven’t been able to say a word!..Dear host, I have not said a word yet. I don’t know why you’re yelling at me.”

“I’m not yelling at you! I’m talking about Mr. McAdams!” Shivshankar said.

“I AM Mr. McAdams!” McAdams said, which Shivshankar registered with a very meek “oh.”

“Stop yelling at me!” McAdams finished, after which, Shivshankar corrected himself while saying “Sorry. I got that confused.”

Watch above.