CNN Responds to Trump's Attack on Don Lemon: 'In a World Where Bullies Torment Kids...'
Source: Mediaite
In response to Donald Trump tweeting that CNN anchor Don Lemon is the dumbest man on television, the cable news network released a statement slamming the president for engaging in the very same behavior as bullies [who] torment kids.
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CNN responded to the slam against their reporter with the following statement: In a world where bullies torment kids on social media to devastating effect on a regular basis with insults and name-calling, it is sad to see our president engaging in the very same behavior himself. Leaders should lead by example.
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A search of Trumps tweets does not bring up any other posts in which the president referred to Lemon as the dumbest man on television! However, it appears that the CNN host shares the Trump-given title as dumbest person on TV with quite a few people.
The president has referred to Lawrence ODonnell (twice), Charles Lane, David Brooks (twice), Bill Maher, George Will, Chris Stirewalt, Ana Navarro, S.E. Cupp, Rich Lowry, and Chuck Todd as the dumbest or one of the dumbest people in television reporting and punditry.
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Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/online/cnn-responds-to-trumps-attack-on-don-lemon-in-a-world-where-bullies-torment-kids/
The article goes on to point out that Trump's previous tweets about Don Lemon range from complimenting him as "very professional"
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to calling him a "lightweight" and "dumb as a rock":
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iluvtennis
(19,868 posts)he wouldn't last 30 seconds in a reasoned, critical thinking debate. Trump is a loser and he knows it, so he tries to puff himself up by bullying others.
Yet, his base voted for him. Wow, just wow.
Orrex
(63,220 posts)It remains unclear whether he is dumber than his base of idiot racist fuckheads, or vice versa.
iluvtennis
(19,868 posts)highplainsdem
(49,027 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)That is why he insults her constantly. She is MUCH smarter than him. They all are. He is one ignorant sob.
bullwinkle428
(20,629 posts)TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)It's about time one of the networks came out swinging.
George II
(67,782 posts)His "problem" is that he doesn't take crap from any right wing idiots.
PatSeg
(47,567 posts)Trump isn't even good at insulting people, because his vocabulary is so limited. Calling a news host "dumb"? That's the best he can come up with?
elmac
(4,642 posts)he could launch a nuke strike on the US and his boiled minuns would claim he's doing it to make ameriKa great again.