Candice Bergen‘s getting political at the Emmys … firing off a joke at J.D. Vance’s expense to rapturous applause from the audience.
The TV legend stepped up to the mic during the Emmys in L.A. Sunday night … talking about her time on Murphy Brown, which ran from 1988 to 1998 with a short-lived revival in 2018.
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CB recalls a moment when then-Vice President Dan Quayle — who served from 1989 to 1993 under President George H.W. Bush — publicly called out the show for having Murphy decide to raise her daughter as a single mom.
Bergen sarcastically says we’ve come so far — saying we’d never have a Republican VP candidate dictate would never attack women for having kids … finishing off the moment with a “meow.”
The joke left several stars — like Jon Stewart and Mindy Kaling — laughing … with many stars giving Candice quite the applause.
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Of course, Bergen’s referring to J.D. Vance … who has made numerous statements about not having kids — calling women without kids “sociopaths” and adding “childless cat ladies” don’t have a direct stake in the future of the country.
Vance has caught a lot of flak for his comments in recent days … including from Taylor Swift in her Kamala Harris endorsement — who called herself a “Childless Cat Lady” proudly.
Seems Candice is standing up for all those moms out there … and, ya gotta think Vance is feeling the “Me-Owch.”