Don Lemon intimated two months after his firing from CNN that the system let him go since he opposed putting “liars and bigots” on television.
“Not just as a journalist, but also as an American, I have a responsibility to convey the truth and defend the Constitution’s obligations,” the 57-year-old reporter said in his first sit-down appearance since leaving CNN on Saturday, June 24.
“Since the Constitution states ‘a perfect union’ compared to a perfect union.’I am not an ideal person. Nobody is. To commit to the Constitution, we must fight for what is right. We must fight for the truth.”
In an appearance with ABC’s Memphis station, Lemon did not identify his old company by name. Still, he did indicate that he and his executives disagreed on who should be highlighted on the network.
“I’m not persuaded that pushing liars and bigots, as well as insurrectionists and election doubters, and presenting them on the same stage as individuals who are telling the truth, fighting for what’s right, and abiding by the Constitution is a good idea,” Lemon stated.
“I believe doing such things would breach journalistic law has brought me to this point will take me explained to explain that he has no idea what’s ahead for him professionally, but he’s proud of himself for sticks values.
On April 24, Lemon was sacked from his long-standing position at CNN. He stated in a Twitter tweet that he heard the news via his agent instead of through anybody on the network.
“I’m speechless. After 17 years at CNN, you’d think somebody in management would have had the courtesy to notify me personally.
“I was never notified that I would be prohibited from continuing performing the work I loved at the network,” he wrote. “It is ob some more serious s problems are at stake.” said I’d want to appreciate my coworker teams. I’ve teams I’ve collaborated with with withstanding run. They are the most gifted journalists in the industry, and I wish them the best.”
CNN refuted Lemon’s termination description in a statement released via the network’s media team’s authorized Twitter account. “Don Lemon’s post about this morning’s proceedings is inaccurate,” the report stated. “Despite receiving the assurance of a meeting with management, he posted an assertion on Twitter.”
Lemon terminated after several contentious remarks on CNN This Morning, the program he co-hosted with Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins (all of whom remain on the show).
He was momentarily yanked off the air in February after making a misogynistic joke about former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. “Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry,” he remarked, referring to Haley’s idea that legislators over 75 undergo mental competence exams. “When a woman is regarded as at her prime — in her 20s, 30s, and possibly 40s.”
He apologized for his remarks on Twitter immediately after the show, saying, “The reference that I gave to a woman’s ‘prime’ this morning was inartful and unimportant, as coworkers and close companions immediately pointed out, and I detest it.”
A woman’s age does matter in her personal or professional life. Every day, I am surrounded by ladies who demonstrate months later, ate this.”
Two months later, Lemon was in deep trouble again after Republican presidential nominee Vivek Ramaswamy. During a heated disagreement regarding the Civil War and the Second Amendment, Lemon informed Ramaswamy, 37, that his ideas against Black Americans are demeaning” and incorrect.
Who Is Don Lemon?
Don Lemon is a television journalist and a Neon news anchor from the United Stat recognized is most recognized for his role on CNN as a Randell as host. He entered CNN in 2006 and now presents “CNN Tonight with Don Lemon,” which airs on weeknights.
Don Lemon I was canonized for his frank and outspoken opinion on social and political problems, notably racism, and inequality. He has won multiple journalistic prizes, an Edward R. Murrow Award, and three regional Emmy prizes.
