Political pundits figuratively facepalmed over Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s response to the Alabama Supreme Court decision ruling that frozen embryos are “children.”

Tuberville, speaking Thursday after his appearance at CPAC, said he was “all for” the decision but added “we need more kids,” which the ruling undermines as several fertility clinics in Alabama announced they would pause in vitro fertilization treatments.

“The idiocy of Sen. Tuberville is palpable and extraordinary at times,” said Tara Setmayer, senior adviser to The Lincoln Project, an anti-Donald Trump political group comprised of former Republicans and moderate party members. “It’s not the only time he’s sounded like an absolute moron, and he’s paid for by the taxpayers of Alabama.”

Setmayer said the ruling is “another example of a kryptonite issue for Republicans” because a majority of Americans are pro-choice and an overwhelming number of Evangelicals and Republicans are in favor of IVF treatments.

When reporters at CPAC told Tuberville the effect the decision was having on IVF providers, he said, “Really hard. Because again, you want people to have that opportunity. We need more kids. I’d have to look at the entire bill, how it’s written. I have not seen it.”

When told it was an Alabama Supreme Court decision, not a bill from the legislature, Tuberville said, “I know that. I haven’t looked at it.”

Michael Steele, an MSNBC political analyst, said Tuberville “has no clue.”

“He did not know what even the question was there,” Steele said after the network played a clip of Tuberville’s response. “He had no understanding of it, no appreciation for it.”

“Morning Joe” co-anchor Willie Geist said Tuberville has “no command of the issue.

“IVF gives the gift and the miracle of children to people who otherwise couldn’t have it,” Geist said. “Obviously, no command of the issue. He’s talking about a bill, he hasn’t read the bill — there’s no bill, it’s a Supreme Court ruling in the state of Alabama. Totally twisted in knots there…”

“Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski used three words to describe her reaction.

“Oh. My. God,” she said.

Asked to clarify his remarks, Tuberville spokeswoman Hannah Eddins gave AL.com this statement on Thursday:

“Sen. Tuberville was emphasizing his support for life at all stages. In addition to being pro-life and believing life begins at conception, Senator Tuberville is also pro-family. He believes strong families are instrumental to our country’s success,” Eddins said. “In no way was he supporting the reaction from various medical facilities to cancel IVF procedures in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling. He supports the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe to return decisions surrounding life back to the states, which allows constituents to have a say in these significant decisions at the ballot box.”