Former CNN host Don Lemon has engaged in some controversial behavior since his abrupt exit from the network, but a post he recently shared on social media is drawing particularly harsh backlash.
According to Fox News:
Social media users called out former CNN host Don Lemon for ridiculing a recent video of former first lady Melania Trump discussing the assassination attempt on her husband and asking questions about that fateful day.
On his multiple social media accounts this week, Lemon shared a video of himself making confused and frustrated faces in reaction to Melania Trump’s clip, during which she called the attempt on former President Trump’s life on July 13 “horrible” and “distressing,” and added that there is “more to the story.” One of Trump’s supporters, Corey Comperatore, was killed in the shooting.
X users blasted Lemon for mocking Melania sharing her views on her husband almost being assassinated, with one critic saying his comments were “sick.”
Here’s a sampling of the fierce rebuke that soon followed his post:
Don Lemon mocks Melania Trump describing her distress over the attempted ass*ss*nation of her husband. Sick. pic.twitter.com/4LGbBeKomN
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 11, 2024
Hey @donlemon, so can you have empathy for a human without considering politics for once in your life?
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) September 11, 2024
We should all be distressed when someone tries to kill a former president and actually kills an innocent man in the crowd.
Do better Don Lemon.
— Stacy Washington (@StacyOnTheRight) September 12, 2024
Why did you delete this douchebag…pic.twitter.com/1xbHzbPrMY
— Ava- I Love My USA! 🇺🇸 (@WEdwarda) September 12, 2024
Don Lemon mocked Melania for being stressed and hurt by the attempt on her husband's life.
He's since deleted this video.
Don Lemon is trash. pic.twitter.com/3EWV13nhjf
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) September 12, 2024
In the video, Melania Trump offers an emotional account of an assassination attempt that nearly left her husband dead.
As Politico reported:
In a new video released on the former first lady’s social media account, Melania Trump says the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania that left one person dead and the former president with a wound to his ear was a “horrible, distressing experience.”
“Now, the silence around it feels heavy. I can’t help but wonder why didn’t law enforcement officials arrest the shooter before the speech? There is definitely more to this story. And we need to uncover the truth,” Melania Trump says. The 20-year-old shooter was able to fire off multiple rounds from a nearby rooftop before he was killed by law enforcement officers.
It is the first time the former first lady has spoken about the shooting on camera. She released a lengthy statement after the attack thanking Secret Service agents and law enforcement who protected her husband and calling on Americans to “ascend above the hate.”
Here’s Fox News funnyman Greg Gutfeld’s reaction to Lemon’s video:
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