by Corey Walker at Daily Caller
Former CNN Host Don Lemon’s heated exchange with presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy reportedly played a role in the network’s decision to part ways on Monday, according to The New York Times.
Lemon’s clash with Ramaswamy “left several CNN leaders exasperated,” according The New York Times. Lemon’s tenure at CNN was reportedly already on shaky ground after comments he made in February about 51-year-old presidential candidate Nikki Haley not being “in her prime.” (REPORT: ‘Good News’: Donald Trump Reacts To CNN Ouster Of Don Lemon)
The exchange with Ramaswamy occurred on April 19 during a debate on gun rights and the black community. Lemon took issue with Ramaswamy’s statements at an NRA conference in which Ramaswamy said that southern Democrats established gun laws to limit black people’s ability to defend themselves after the Civil War. He claimed that he felt “insulted” by Ramaswamy’s comments and that Ramaswamy had no right to speak on the black experience…
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