WATCH: Anderson Cooper Disses VP Joe Biden for Skipping Paris Rally

The out CNN anchor tells David Letterman the vice president spends his weekends watching Gilmore Girls.

Dawn Ennis

The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.

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January 15 2015 8:04 PM EST

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Laughs and applause aren't something CNN's Anderson Cooper typically hears when he talks about world events.

But he got just that in an appearance on Late Show With David Letterman this week. As the outspoken gay anchor recounted his experience covering last weekend's massive peace rally in Paris, Cooper took a shot at Vice President Joe Biden, who was notably absent among the world leaders in attendance.

"[Biden] spends weekends watching, like, Gilmore Girls on his DVR," Cooper quipped. "I mean, what else does a vice president do?"

"Does he?" asked Letterman with a smile. Cooper admitted, "I don't know," and added he meant no disrespect. "But that's basically what vice presidents exist for."

Although Biden bore the brunt of his sarcasm, Cooper also gushed facetiously about President Obama, who was also conspicuously absent from the march.

"To see President Obama there was just extraordinary," Cooper told Letterman, wryly.

See the clip courtesy of CBS and Worldwide Pants below: