Wow.
As Twitchy reported Wednesday, CNN’s Don Lemon and his panel of guests all had a good laugh at rapper Kanye West, calling him the Trump administration’s “token negro” and saying he’s “what happens when negroes don’t read.”
So we weren’t expecting Don Lemon and crew to have anything positive to say about West’s meeting with the president today, but honestly — we absolutely didn’t predict Lemon calling West’s meeting “a minstrel show.”
Seriously? Kanye West’s blackness has to be called into question because he’s willing to work with the president on issues like prison reform?
Tom Elliott has the video:
CNN doubling down on anti-Kanye racism. Don Lemon says his appearance today was a "minstrel show." Later said he has "has no credence and no credibility in the black community." pic.twitter.com/M3jdKtJh1s
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) October 11, 2018
Oh, and by the way, Don Lemon speaks for the entire black community now.
He does know that West made an album with frequent Barack Obama White House guest Jay-Z called “Watch the Throne” that sold more than 1.5 million copies? Will Lemon bring on Jay-Z to get the perspective of an “authentic” black rapper?
Don Lemon on Kanye West: “…what I saw was a minstrel show…”
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) October 11, 2018
— Awesome Rants (@Awesome_Rants) October 11, 2018
Wow, do they have a white supremacist on staff to write this material for them?
— Clearly Cleary (@cleary_clearly) October 11, 2018
Lololol I'm pretty sure Kanye is a billionaire, has millions of fans and has far more credibility than that douche… Someone is salty and jealous AF
— Brandon ?? (@BrandonGolsan) October 11, 2018
No way — when you ask the black community to name the most authentic black person they can think of, Don Lemon always comes out on top by a mile.
Also, why is Don Lemon angry at Kanye wanting to fund a hydrogen airplane to reduce carbon emissions? https://t.co/Tqt35RX2RN
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) October 11, 2018
@donlemon @CNN Somebody better get that boy back on the plantation.
— Tyler Padgett (@orion1two) October 11, 2018
Kanye West had better get his mind right and maybe join an angry mob — that would be productive.
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Update:
We’re hearing reports that CNN has suspended Lemon indefinitely for his racist remarks. OK, not really; instead, CNN decided to tweet them out for everyone to enjoy:
"What I saw was a Minstrel show today."@DonLemon reacts to Kanye West's bizarre Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump.
"Kanye needs help … this was an embarrassment, Kanye's mother is rolling over in her grave." https://t.co/gfTeos3alH pic.twitter.com/MmpvNJ9eIi
— The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) October 11, 2018
Please @cnn, never let someone use another's dead mother as a vessel for their emotional beliefs.
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) October 12, 2018
As someone whose mom died early, this really pisses me off. Saying Kanye’s late mom is “rolling over in her grave,” is about as low as you can possibly go when trying to hurt someone. I don’t understand what CNN is doing. https://t.co/T2lNLI07jK
— Brian Flood (@briansflood) October 12, 2018
Just making sure I understand. A news channel is speaking for the deceased mother of a man they likely don’t know personally. Attempting public shame to encourage he get mental “help”
— pants lacroix (@LacroixPants) October 11, 2018
YES!!! ITS EXACTLY WHAT I SAID!!!
— #BastardPresident (@DIRTYYYSOUTH) October 11, 2018
Going out on a limb and suggesting depicting him as an angry mentally ill negro will backfire spectacularly in the media’s face.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) October 11, 2018
Yep.
Related:
BAM: Larry Elder takes Don Lemon & CNN panelists to hypocrisy woodshed over Kanye West, Trump & racism https://t.co/ysndSwwwIw
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 11, 2018
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