Symone Sanders-Townsend

Symone Danielle Sanders Townsend (born December 10, 1989) is an American political strategist and political commentator who hosts MS NOW's The Weeknight. A former member of the Democratic Party, she served as national press secretary for Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign. In October 2016, she was hired as a political commentator by CNN.

In April 2019, Sanders joined the 2020 presidential campaign of former vice president Joe Biden as a senior advisor, and after Biden won election, was named chief spokesperson and a senior advisor for Vice President Kamala Harris. On December 2, 2021, Sanders announced her resignation from the White House to return to broadcasting. She currently co-hosts MS NOW's The Weekend and 7 pm ET weekday broadcasts with Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele.