If you were still under any illusion that NBC News Washington correspondent and PBS anchor Yamiche Alcindor was an objective journalist, the following segment will quickly disabuse you of that notion. During a discussion on MSNBC’s The 11th Hour on Wednesday, anchor Stephanie Ruhle asked Alcindor a leading question about Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signing into law a ban on puberty blockers for minors, to which Alcindor accused the GOP of waging a culture war, while Democrats are focused on the economy.

“Is the state of Alabama in such great shape? They’ve got huge issues with poverty, water problems, voting rights” Ruhle snarked. “How is it that an anti-LGBTQ legislative agenda is more important than issues that are impacting the daily lives of thousands of people in that state?” She then asked “How does this become their number one priority?”

Alcindor responded by claiming “critics of what’s happening in Alabama say this is all about politics. It’s all about an election year.” She then accused Republicans of playing politics by protecting children from abuse: “Republicans in some ways understand what really motivates their base.”