In a plot twist that no one saw coming, Candace Owens managed to rub two brain cells together to formulate a defense for Don Lemon. In case you need a refresher, last week the “CNN This Morning” host received backlash after making comments about South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley that were considered misogynistic.
When discussing Haley’s presidential campaign announcement on February 16, Lemon talked about her demand that “mandatory mental competency tests for politicians over 75 years old” be administered. He remarked that Haley complaining about age requirements was the “wrong road” to go down since she herself “is not in her prime.”
CNN CEO Chris Licht confirmed in an email to employees that Lemon received formal training for his remarks. However, Owens believes that the host did nothing wrong and used her platform to explain. “People are gonna force me to actually defend Don Lemon for saying something that simply made sense,” Owens remarked. “People are outraged.”
She continued:
“Don Lemon might lose his job. In fact, they’re going to now make him take diversity and inclusion courses. He’s facing all of this pressure because he’s clearly sexist, right…I’m sorry, what was wrong with what Don Lemon just said? Is it the part that it happens to be true? It’s not allowed at CNN? Why is everybody acting so offended by the fact that he basically said water is wet?”
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