Former CNN anchor Don Lemon launched right into a weird, explosive rant blaming white males because the “actual subject” behind mass violence in America.
“White males, are you okay? You’re sending troops, Nationwide Guard to cities,” Lemon mentioned on the most recent episode of his podcast. “You retain speaking about ooh, Chicago and black on black crime. I wanna’ know: White males, are you okay? As a result of that’s the actual subject right here.”
“This nation retains waking as much as our bodies within the pews, blood on the ground, gunfire in public locations and the faces behind the set off appears to be like the identical practically each single time,” he added.
The 59-year-old — who’s married to a white man — doubled down on his declare, saying, “That is simply the reality, I don’t care if you happen to get mad about it.”
Lemon’s unhinged rant was unleashed throughout his spiel concerning the federal troop deployments to Democrat-led cities and the mass shootings in North Carolina and Michigan over the weekend.
“White males, one thing is damaged, one thing is cracked, deep inside you. So a lot of you consider the reply is violence. Are you listening?” he mentioned. “I hope I’m saying it loud sufficient for the individuals within the again.”
His feedback singling out white males in America acquired fierce backlash on-line — with many sharing the clip from his podcast, labeling him a racist.
“Don Lemon says that White males are ‘damaged’ and that they consider ‘violence is the reply,’” Libs of TikTok wrote on X. “Don Lemon is a racist.”
Conservative political commentator Benny Johnson wrote that Lemon had a “full racist meltdown over white males” and identified his marriage to a white man, Tim Malone.
Others additionally branded him a hypocrite for his rant, citing his marriage to Malone and sharing footage of the 2 collectively within the feedback of the clips.
Lemon and Malone, 40, tied the knot final 12 months in a lavish ceremony at Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, 5 years after their engagement in 2019.
Lemon had as soon as been a primetime and later a morning CNN information anchor, however was abruptly ousted following a slew of scandals involving the anchor.
He claimed to be blindsided by the information and mentioned he was knowledgeable he misplaced his job by his agent in a submit on X on the time.
“I used to be knowledgeable this morning by my agent that I’ve been terminated by CNN. I’m surprised after 17 years at CNN I’d have thought that somebody in administration would have the decency to inform me instantly,” Lemon wrote.
“At no time was I ever given any indication that I’d not be capable to proceed to do the work I’ve cherished on the community. It’s clear that there are some bigger points at play.”
Nonetheless, CNN posted a rebuttal to his claims and posted that his “assertion about this morning’s occasions is inaccurate.”
“He was provided a chance to fulfill with administration however as an alternative launched an announcement on Twitter.”
Earlier than being let go by the community, Lemon additionally acquired criticism after saying on air that 51-year-old GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley was not “in her prime.”
He additionally got here below fireplace for allegedly “screaming” at co-host Kaitlan Collins off-camera throughout an unpleasant incident that has left the forged and crew rattled ever since.
Following his departure from CNN, Elon Musk provided him a present on X final 12 months, however Musk canceled this system earlier than the present’s debut. Musk fired Lemon hours after a testy sit-down meant to be the present’s premiere episode.
The previous TV information journalist has since turn out to be an unbiased media persona and hosts the podcast “The Don Lemon Present.”
