Bergen is perhaps best known for playing the titular character in “Murphy Brown.” In her brief remarks, she recalled that her character, an unmarried news anchor, was rebuked by Vice President Dan Quayle in 1992 after she gave birth to a baby boy.

Candice Bergen opened her appearance at the Emmys, to present the comedy actress category, with a comparison of JD Vance’s attack on “childless cat ladies” to then-Vice President Dan Quayle’s election year fight with Murphy Brown.

Television legend Candice Bergen referenced an old dust-up with a Republican vice president to land a jab at the latest Republican candidate for vice president at this year's Primetime Emmy Awards. While presenting the award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series,