CNN is cracking jokes about cocaine being found in the White House. Apparently it’s funny.
CNN News Central’s Wednesday morning coverage of the cocaine found at the White House over the weekend was short, but telling of their opinion of the matter. After anchor John Berman discussed selective aspects of the matter with White House correspondent Priscilla Alvarez, anchors Sara Sidner and Kate Bolduan joked about the matter and made light of it, saying that it’s not “too soon” for them to poke fun about it.
The segment began with Berman breaking the news of the lab confirmation that the white powdery substance discovered in the White House was, in fact, cocaine. He was quick to note, however, that President Biden was not present at the White House when it had been discovered, seeming to dismiss any relation between Biden and his family and the cocaine.
He then brought on Alvarez, who entered the discussion by questioning on “how it entered the White House to begin with.” She emphasized that it had been discovered “in the West Wing, in a common area,” thus seeming to imply that it may have been brought in by a guest: