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Yasemin Craggs Mersinoglu
Feb 03, 2021
Anderson Cooper
CNN
Got a doppelgänger?
What about if you share looks but not political beliefs? Or host rival shows?
A new Fox News presenter has sparked a frenzy on social media after viewers noted he bears a striking resemblance to CNN's Anderson Cooper.
Former Republican congressman Trey Gowdy is hosting a new show on the network and audiences are pointing out certain similarities to the CNN stalwart, such as his hair colour and glasses.
That might be where they end though with the anchors working for two rival channels, and Cooper previously slamming Donald Trump’s response to the 2020 election result.
Gowdy was briefly dropped as a Fox News contributor after reports he was joining the former president’s legal team during the impeachment inquiry.
He represented South Carolina's Fourth Congressional District between 2011 and 2019.
Gowdy first joined Fox News as a contributor at the start of 2019 and also hosts a self-titled podcast on Fox News Audio.
Social media users joked about his likeness to Cooper.
I just want to UN-SEE Trey Gowdy cosplaying Anderson Cooper! https://t.co/oUP7Hp0v7g— Denise🐝HighwayHopes #ButtigiegDemocrat (@Denise🐝HighwayHopes #ButtigiegDemocrat) 1612241287
This is my first time seeing Trey Gowdy on Fox News. I think Fox's production team wanted to dress up Trey Gowdy as… https://t.co/NsiNfCC3sA— Steven V. Miller (@Steven V. Miller) 1612228589
@Acyn Trey Gowdy looks like someone going trick or treating as Anderson Cooper.— Boston Grandpa 🤟 Vote BLUE ‘22 (@Boston Grandpa 🤟 Vote BLUE ‘22) 1612231865
This Fox News wannabe Anderson Cooper is really not doing it for me. Like...no comparison...... https://t.co/4F49NhTtmT— 🖤🦋Rowan Moon🦋🖤 (@🖤🦋Rowan Moon🦋🖤) 1612265434
@Acyn So, is that the real Trey Gowdy or an SNL cast member ridiculing him in a sketch? Hard to tell.— Doug Monroe (@Doug Monroe) 1612229617
Do you have a spitting image out there?