Apparently one reason for Don Lemon being fired was over his criticism of Republicans

[Marius25]

This video is supposedly one of the reasons he got fired. Chris Licht doesn't like when CNN anchors push back against Republican trash.

Link to tweet

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I see nothing wrong with that interview, but I'm positive Chris Licht didn't like it.

[PortTack]

1. One of the last decent voices left at cnn...now gone

[TwilightZone]

2. There appears to be a lot more than that involved.

Reports have noted a history of misogyny and creating a hostile work environment at CNN.

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cnn-don-lemon-misogyny-history-nikki-haley-1235574286/

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/21/1158580541/cnns-don-lemon-returns-after-sexist-and-ageist-remarks-about-nikki-haley

[AZSkiffyGeek]

6. Ssshh, don't want to spoil the victimhood threads

It's GOTTA be that he was liberal working for MSM.

[GuppyGal]

11. +1000

[dsc]

10. they knew that and didn't fire him though

so apparently that interview played some role in his firing and it should not have. I agree that the sexist remarks were a problem and by themselves were offenses sufficient to be fired but he wasn't until he stood up to a GOP candidate telling racist lies and that is a problem.

[TwilightZone]

12. The NY Times mentions the interview, but does not say it contributed to his firing.

The link in the OP claims otherwise. Curious.

"On Wednesday, however, Mr. Lemon made headlines again after a highly contentious on-air exchange with Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential candidate. The segment deteriorated as the men fiercely debated questions of Black history and the Second Amendment; Mr. Lemon’s co-anchor Ms. Harlow could be seen sitting silently beside him, at times casting her gaze elsewhere and scrolling through her smartphone.

The incident left several CNN leaders exasperated, the people said."

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/business/media/don-lemon-cnn.html

[sarcasmo]

3. CNN move to the right is near complete.

[RegulatedCapitalistD]

4. Then that closing remark declaring independence from China

Pissed me off!

Donald Trump owed hundreds of millions to China and had Chinese Bank Accounts the entire time he was President.

Meanwhile Joe Biden is bringing home Manufacturing jobs FROM China

And it was Rightwing Cheap Labor assholes like this that Deregulated Capitalism and sent 55,000 manufacturing plants to COMMUNIST countries like China for actual Slave Labor there and forcing American workers to compete with that!

And Don Lemon was absolutely correct.....and thar guy doesn't know shit about the African American experience in this country.

[brush]

5. Glad he pushed back against that asshole guest who was wrong on many things he said...

about Black Americans securing their freedom...and he's spewing that crapola to a Black American.

Lemon was alway left-leaning on his evening show before being moved to that mornng fluff show.

I didn't know about the misogyny allegations about Don Lemon.

[Lunabell]

7. Maybe Licht can hire Tucker Carlson.

I hear he's free.

[Hortensis]

8. IMO, his continual criticisms of what is happening

on the right is THE reason, everything else built up to separate his audience from him so that when they kicked him out the audience would accept it.

Extremely popular, but much truth for this period’s continued pivot in orientation.

[Casady1]

9. That piece on the second amendment

Was ridiculous. It had nothing to do with getting people their civil rights.

[Sky Jewels]

13. Fuck Chris Licht.

I have a feeling he will go down in history as "the asshole who killed CNN."

[ecstatic]

14. They've been trying to push him out for weeks

Every article I've seen accusing him of this or that lack substance. An anonymous source said he had an attitude many years ago when he was a newbie at cnn and had zero power? Really?

This all goes back to the Nikki Haley interview. Apparently it was okay for Nikki Haley to be ageist, but when she got a taste of her own medicine, that's when everyone started the faux outrage. It's all good though because I was already done with CNN months ago. The morning show sucked. I like Don Lemon but did not like the people co-hosting with him. Whoever came up with the brilliant idea to move him from the night time slot should be fired as well.

[TwilightZone]

15. There's more than just anonymous claims.

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/cnn-don-lemon-misogyny-history-nikki-haley-1235574286/

[ecstatic]

16. So.... he was an outspoken "diva" who pissed off Nancy Grace and Soledad Obrein.

And, oh, apparently he hated women as well. These accusations sound like homophobic tropes, to be honest. Still not understanding why they had to dig decades back for alleged incidents that occurred when he was a newbie with zero power to coerce anyone into doing anything. They just didn't like him, which is cool and is their right. I didn't read the entire article. They lost me when they started the "diva" bit.

[uponit7771]

17. "They just didn't like him" ... I've been looking for nearly and hour on why Lemon was fired ...

... and haven't seen anything recent and solid

[roamer65]

18. Hopefully MSNBC hires Mr. Lemon.