Don Lemon was trending this morning over this MAJOR rant against his colleague Chris Cuomo and his interview of CNN paid contributor Rick Santorum who was under fire for comments he made about Native Americans:
Don Lemon tears into Rick Santorum for not apologizing for his Native American remarks on CNN tonight.
"Did he actually think it is a good idea for him to come on television to whitewash the whitewash that he whitewashed? It was horrible! It was horrible and insulting!" pic.twitter.com/vLndQKE66A
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) May 4, 2021
Now, what’s interesting here is that Brian Stelter shared the clip as well:
>> @DonLemon's reaction to Rick Santorum's comments: "I apologize to the viewers who were insulted by this. I was sitting in my office, furious, because he's done it so many times. So many times…" pic.twitter.com/UD00zTalI7
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) May 4, 2021
CNN folks have been publicly quiet about how Chris Cuomo interviewed his brother during the height of the pandemic. Could the dam have just broken?
Don Lemon is right and Chris Cuomo sat there, not GAF. The vapidity
— 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 (@exavierpope) May 4, 2021
Because Lemon’s rant was as much directed at Cuomo as it was at Santorum:
Don Lemon is really in no mood for Chris Cuomo's excuses on Rick Santorum.
"We are not getting anywhere… We got to go because we are not going to agree."
Cuomo: "What’s the solution?"
Lemon: "I got a solution, anyway, not my decision. Thank you, see ya later!" pic.twitter.com/lkxSqeqxdw
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) May 4, 2021
Fellow CNN contributor Ann Navarro also backed Lemon’s comments:
I ❤️ @donlemon. That’s all. https://t.co/cdHnGQV2kf
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) May 4, 2021
Yep. Lemon aimed for Santorum and kicked Chris Cuomo in the groin by accident:
Dear @CNN, having one anchor gaslight another anchor ON THE AIR is a really bad look. That Don Lemon/Chris Cuomo segment didn't make Rick Santorum look any better, but it made Chris Cuomo look worse.
— Liana 'I Like Stuff' Kerzner (@redlianak) May 4, 2021
And as for Santorum’s future at CNN, there are already calls for the network to boot him off the air:
CAIR Knows Don Lemon's Solution to Racist Rick Santorum… @CNN Needs to Fire #Santorum Now! #santorummustgo
See CAIR Press release: https://t.co/p1qQ2xpDvl https://t.co/nrvzJW53J0
— CAIR National (@CAIRNational) May 4, 2021
But as angry as libs are at Santorum, shouldn’t they be just as angry if not angrier at the way Cuomo interviewed his brother?
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