Former CNN host Don Lemon seems to be having a difficult time processing the results of November’s elections.
Just days after he went on a profanity-laced rant against supporters of President Donald Trump, which sparked immense criticism online, Lemon has released another message that only intensified the vitriol.
As Fox News reported:
At the start of his YouTube show Tuesday night, Lemon addressed the backlash he received after calling MAGA supporters “stupid and dumb” in an expletive-filled rant days earlier.
Though he insisted that he was reacting to people who had a “racist” response to President-elect Donald Trump appointing Sriram Krishnan as a senior advisor on artificial intelligence, he went on to further attack Trump supporters.
“So, as always, everybody gets all butthurt! I’m not referring to all Trump supporters,” Lemon said. “I’m talking to the MAGA-brained people who will say and do anything to make excuses for any behavior that Donald Trump does, any bad behavior that the MAGA movement does.”
He continued, “So yes, I stand by my words! And if you don’t like what I said, then too f-ing bad, I don’t care!”
Here’s a sampling of the backlash his remarks have attracted:
Where do you think Don Lemon will be in 3 years? He just stated that Trump supporters have "Stupid Maga Brain". This is a grown man who seems to have some mental issues. Kind of manic. pic.twitter.com/37ijvui6G1
— The Posting Tomato (@PostingTomato) December 31, 2024
.@TiffanyMBrannon reacts to ex-CNN host Don Lemon's profanity-laced rant over MAGA Republicans. pic.twitter.com/Ly3qW6tnzV
— Fox & Friends First (@FoxFriendsFirst) December 31, 2024
The ironic part is that while they say MAGA is stupid they are proving to the world how dumb leftists are to just belive whatever they are told.
— 🇺🇸🇺🇸Red White and True News🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@RWTNews) December 31, 2024
The timing of Lemon’s latest rant drew comparisons to how he used to spend New Year’s Eve while still employed by CNN:
New years eve ain't been the same since they stopped letting Don Lemon get drunk on CNN pic.twitter.com/6V1MCZanCP
— Prince Debit 🇨🇲 (@MainEventChris_) December 31, 2024
One comedian who appeared on the cable news network during its on-air New Year’s Eve celebration referenced Lemon’s firing, per the New York Post:
Comedian Roy Wood Jr. took a jab at former CNN host Don Lemon while he appeared on the network’s annual New Year’s Eve show with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen in Times Square.
An ecstatic Cohen offered drinks to his guests but Wood refused to participate in CNN’s once-banned celebration.
“Does anybody want a shot,” Cohen asked as he held up a bottle of tequila.
Wood’s “Have I Got News For You” co-stars Michael Ian Black and Amber Ruffin accepted the offer while Wood subtly joked about Lemon’s firing.
ADVERTISEMENT“No I don’t,” Wood said. “The last black man to drink on this network got fired.”
Wood said he would “stick with water for now,” as he needs “stability.”
Here’s some additional Fox News coverage of the situation:
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