Reality may well be kicking Don Lemon in the teeth as the former CNN talking head dropped his “no regrets” attitude for a wholly different tune in his first post-firing interview.
(Video: ABC24)
It’s been two months since corporate media was rocked by the announcement that the leading voice of primetime cable news was being taken off the air. Of course, the same April day that happened to former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Lemon got the axe as well.
In the weeks since, one has gone on to challenge the status quo and shifted the paradigm on information gate-keeping with a series of wildly successful videos on Twitter, and Lemon faded off the map after asserting “I live my life with no regrets. I did what I did and I own it, and so no, I don’t look back and I don’t want to change things in the past.”
Now, in his first sit down interview since the firing, the former CNN anchor spoke with Rudy Williams of ABC24 in Memphis, and it appeared as though the opportunities weren’t exactly rolling in for the toxic talent.
“I have a responsibility not only as a journalist but as an American to tell the truth and to abide by the promises of the Constitution. Because the Constitution says a more perfect union, not a perfect union,” Lemon framed before boastfully comparing himself to the founding document. “I’m not a perfect person. No one is.”
The day the news broke about his termination, the demoted and then discarded host had tweeted in part, “After 17 years at CNN I would have thought someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly. At no time was I ever given any indication that I would not be able to continue to do the work I have loved at the network.”
“It is clear that there are some larger issues at play,” Lemon charged only to have the network fire back, “Don Lemon’s statement about this morning’s events is inaccurate. He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter.”
Don Lemon TERMINATED by CNN and he goes out SWINGING – Trump asks ‘what took so long’https://t.co/0cjZ5zVzgu
— American Wire News (@americanwire_) April 24, 2023
In the days that followed, the former anchor said he was going to “spend my summer on the beach and on the boat, and with my family. Just chill out and then I’ll see what happens next,” but what happens next may not be happening as readily as it did for others. Even Brian Stelter had landed a fellowship gig at Harvard University’s Kennedy School after CNN kicked him to the curb.
“I’m not gonna force anything. I’m not gonna let other people’s timelines influence me,” Lemon contended to Williams. “I know people say, ‘I miss you on television. What is your next move?’ I’m figuring that out. I don’t have to be in a rush. I think sometimes people rush to make decisions and they end up making the wrong decisions.”
Oh, NOW he wants to use the Constitution? Before it was a horrible document.
— The Only JDN ♂️ (@TheOnlyJDN) June 25, 2023
— Milo Stone (@GeniusMilo) June 25, 2023
Don who?
— unNamed Cheese (@UnNamedcheese) June 25, 2023
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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