Whitney Cummings’ CNN roast of failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden has gone viral.

The comedian performed CNN New Year’s Eve Live Special alongside Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen and their fiery jokes aimed at the network and the Democrats quickly caught on on the Internet.

Newsweek has emailed representatives from CNN and Cummings for comment outside of normal business hours.

Why it matters

The dispute is significant because CNN is among a number of mainstream media outlets that have been accused of partisan bias against the Democratic Party, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over the years.

A 2024 Pew Research Center survey found that about three-quarters of U.S. adults believe news organizations tend to favor one side in presenting news on political and social issues, while only 22 percent believe that the media treats all sides fairly.

What you should know

During the special, Cummings said: “The Democrats couldn’t hold a primary… they were too busy trying to keep a body up.” This comment refers to Biden and criticizes his age and performance in the 2024 presidential election.

It’s hard to read Cooper’s reaction under his roof, but co-host Cohen makes a “fake” face before Cummings asks, “Are we still going, am I gone?” Cohen replies with a thin smile, “Do it.”

“It was astonishing that the pro-choice party did not pay attention to their voters when it came to the presidential candidate,” Cummings said.

Then she added: “Kamala has been forced on us so hard you’d think it was patented by Pfizer.”

The clip quickly went viral, with conservative commentators, MAGA members and media personalities sharing the footage

Collin Rugg, a conservative commentator well known at X, shared the footage, as did Nick Sotor. Derick Evans, who describes himself in his

Tara Bull, a prominent figure

What people say

Share the viral moment on X, formerly Twitter, Cummings wrote: “I mean, please list the lies I told?”

Cooper didn’t answer publicly to the viral moment.

What’s next?

CNN New Year’s Eve Live The special is an annual event, so there may well be a moment like this again next year.

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