CNN's debate coverage was unironically sponsored by Borat 2

Jeva Lange

October 22, 2020 at 11:49 p.m.·1 min read

Sacha Baron Cohen's sequel to the 2006 mockumentary Borat dropped on Amazon right before the final presidential debate, providing perfect counterprogramming for anyone who was looking to avoid the latest round of political hullabaloo.

But Borat Subsequent Moviefilm also turned out to be the unintentionally perfect sponsor for CNN's "Debate Night in America" coverage. Really, can you think of a better summation of American politics in 2020 than this?

really says it all pic.twitter.com/CUT261hmHa
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) October 23, 2020

Yep, that sounds about right!

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