Stephanie Grisham. She served as the White House Press Secretary and Communications Director for a short period of time in 2019, and prior to that, she was the Communications Director for First Lady Melania Trump. Stephanie Grisham did make a comment during an appearance on Fox News in July 2019, where she referred to the Democratic presidential primary debates as "a bunch of circus performances," saying, "It was a show, and that's what they do, they put on shows."

It's possible that this is the statement I'm thinking of and someone may have edited it. I will continue to search. it's worth noting that she did make a comment in a 2019 interview with CNN's Kate Bennett where she said, "I have a lot of respect for the press, but I don't always respect their behavior. And I think that they've become more interested in their own fame and celebrity than in reporting the news. And I think that's really unfortunate because that's not why they're supposed to be there. They're supposed to be there to inform the American people."

It's possible that this sentiment of politics being performative or overly focused on celebrity could be what im thinking of. Allready did some searching in my personal archive and is not there. GPT is helping me