We’ve been saying for eons that CNN’s new boss, Chris Licht, needed to do three things if he wanted to bring CNN back from the depths of fake news hell. He had to let go of three key figures: Brian Stelter (fired), Jim Acosta, and Don Lemon. If he did that, he would send an obvious message to the American people that he is serious about business and isn’t interested in hysterical TDS nonsense and some strange, ex-girlfriend-like obsession with Fox News.
Chris got rid of Brian, which was fantastic, but he kept Acosta and Lemon, which was a huge mistake. As a result, CNN is still in the dumps – possibly worse than ever.
To his credit, Licht did remove Don Lemon from the prime-time lineup and attempted to relegate him to CNN’s unpopular morning show. When Don arrived, the show’s ratings plummeted even further.
But things were about to get worse.
Don Lemon insulted the entire female race to attack Republican RINO Nikki Haley, claiming that women in their 50s are “past their prime.”
The good news is that he’s been taken off the air (for the time being), and it appears that Licht is finally realizing what we’ve all known all along:
Don Lemon is unemployed.
OutKick reported:
Don Lemon will not appear Monday morning on CNN. Fox News Digital reports CNN has benched the host as it mulls his future at the network.
Last week, Lemon mansplained to his female co-hosts that women over 50 are no longer in prime condition while discussing Nikki Haley running for president as a 51-year-old woman.
The commentary supposedly offended female staffers as well as his boss. CEO Chris Licht opened his daily 9 a.m. editorial call Friday by rebuking Lemon’s segment.
“[Lemon] remarks were upsetting, unacceptable and unfair to his co-hosts, and ultimately a huge distraction to the great work of this organization,” Licht told staff, according to a recording of the call which The New York Times obtained.
Thereby the network decided sometime over the weekend to bench Lemon amid the backlash to his comments.
Sunday afternoon, CNN sent staffers an updated schedule for Monday. The change noted that Sara Sidner would take Lemon’s place alongside Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins on “CNN This Morning.”
In short, CNN will launch a new morning show on Monday. And Sidner isn’t a great broadcaster…
Perhaps Licht intends to fire Lemon as a result of his remarks about women. It is not easy to fire a gay black man. Dismissing him in the name of combating sexism, on the other hand, would mitigate some of the inevitable racial backlashes.
Lemon provided an opening for Licht by offending feminists.
Let’s hope Don Lemon finds work soon. We don’t usually wish that on people, but Don is in desperate need of some “humble pie.” The man is a vile, condescending narcissist with grandiose delusions who treats everyone around him like garbage.
