

CNN said that the network and Lemon 'have parted ways.' 'Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years,' CNN said in a statement. Trumps comments come as CNN begins a shakeup of the news network. CNN anchor Don Lemon tweeted Monday that he's been terminated from the network. He had appeared on his show that morning. Former President Donald Trump has mocked CNN s Don Lemon and dubbed him the 'dumbest man on TV' in his latest social media post. But on the CNN This Morning co-host's own Twitter account, Lemon contended the news came as a surprise to him and characterized it as a firing. Lemon, who had been co-hosting CNN This Morning since November, announced in a statement Monday that he had been fired by. The news comes after Variety published a story this month about allegations. "Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years."ĬNN did not provide a public explanation for Lemon's departure. How a Recent Don Lemon Interview May Have Been the Final Straw for CNN. Don Lemon has been fired by CNN, the longtime anchor announced in a tweet published Monday morning. Don Lemon was terminated from his anchor role at CNN, he announced Monday.


"CNN and Don have parted ways," CNN chair Chris Licht said in a memo to staff that was also posted on the network's communications Twitter account. Longtime CNN host Don Lemon is out at the cable news network a little over two months after apologizing to viewers for on-air comments about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, CNN announced Monday, April 24. EVAN AGOSTINI / EVAN AGOSTINI/INVISION/AP Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon were both fired because they’re in love and their families (Fox and CNN) did not approve. Le Monde Published on April 24, 2023, at 7:23 pm (Paris)ĭon Lemon on December 12, 2021, in New York. Network blasts ‘inaccurate’ statement The prominent anchor on Monday announced that he has been fired from the cable news network. The presenter is leaving the news channel he has long worked for, two months after controversial remarks about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. Don Lemon says he was fired by CNN without warning. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), who said Lemon “was actually the one past his prime.CNN host Don Lemon says news channel has fired him The anchor shared a post on his social media accounts saying that he was informed by his agent on Monday morning that he was. GOP leaders have celebrated Lemon’s termination at CNN, including former President Donald Trump-an outspoken critic of the network-who called Lemon “the dumbest man on television,” and asked on Truth Social: “WHAT TOOK THEM SO LONG?” Congressional Republicans have also taken the moment to slam Lemon, including Rep. CNN This Morning anchor Don Lemon is out at CNN. He had appeared on his show that morning. It’s unclear why Carlson is leaving the network, but the move came one week after his employer settled a high-profile lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million over false voter fraud claims that were broadcast on Fox’s airwaves. Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon were both fired because they’re in love and their families (Fox and CNN) did not approve. But on the CNN This Morning co-host's own Twitter account, Lemon contended the news came as a surprise to him and characterized it as a firing. Lemon was released just minutes after Fox News announced it will part ways with one of its highest-rated hosts, Tucker Carlson. As of the end of last month, CNN’s viewership saw a 61% dip from March of last year, when viewership spiked following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. CNNs new leaderships focus on non-partisanship has coincided with some of the networks most prominent and popular journalists leaving. The show did experience an 18.2% increase in viewership after Lemon’s return after his brief hiatus in February over comments about Haley, The Wrap reported. Key BackgroundĬNN has struggled with viewership in recent years, including on Lemon’s conversational morning talk show, which in February was the network’s lowest-rated morning show in nearly a decade. April 24, 2023Lemon announced on Twitter he had been terminated after 17 years with CNN, saying he was “stunned” by the decision and blasting CNN’s management for not having the “decency to tell me directly” (CNN later tweeted Lemon had been offered a chance to meet with management and that his statements were “inaccurate”). CNN fired anchor Don Lemon after 17 years at the news network. The 'CNN This Morning' co-anchor announced via Twitter that he was fired from the network.
