Bob Beckel's Shocking On-Air Claim About San Fran Nudists: 'Most of Them Were Gang Banged Probably' as Kids

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Fox News' Bob Beckel is known for frequent slips of the tongue. He made a Mormon cult joke during the 2012 president campaign, has used the F-word numerous times on the air and issued some less-than-favorable language to describe at least one prominent Republican, to name a few faux pas. On Tuesday night's episode of "The Five," Beckel made yet another head-turning proclamation -- that most nudists in San Francisco, California, were "gang banged probably" as children.

The comment was made as the show's hosts discussed whether nudists should be allowed to roam freely in San Francisco. On Tuesday, city leaders did, indeed, ban public nakedness -- a controversial move that some feared would constitute a crackdown on free speech rights in the city.

While discussing this development, Dana Perino asked her co-hosts, "What happened to these people as children that they don’t want to wear any clothes?" After Andrea Tantaros said that it's clear that nudists merely want attention, Beckel chimed in, clearly seeing his "in" to delve into his theory about why these individuals enjoy shedding their clothing.

"Most of them were gang banged probably," he said, with his co-hosts clearly looking shocked. "I don’t know. They could have had sexual assault [on them]?"

Apparently Beckel's on-air compatriots weren't the only ones startled. As they laughed at his odd quip, it appeared as though producers were speaking into his earpiece from the control room. The host awkwardly responded out loud to what were likely some chastising over his choice of words.

"I didn’t use crude language. I apologize for crude language," Beckel responded, with the camera still focused on his face. "C’mon, you can’t hang me with that. That is not right. There was nothing wrong with that."

Watch the curious segment, below:

(H/T: Mediaite)

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