Don Lemon will not appear on Monday’s “CNN This Morning” amid ongoing backlash to remarks he made regarding South Carolina Gov.
Nikki Haley. After a scheduled absence on Friday, Lemon is now set to miss Monday’s show after comments regarding Haley not being in her “prime” last week drew heavy backlash, according to multiple reports.
Lemon stirred controversy on Thursday when discussing Haley’s recently announced presidential candidacy and remarks she made calling for mental competency tests for presidential candidates over 75.
Lemon addressed the remarks to his co-anchors — Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins — and quipped that Haley, 51, “isn’t in her prime” herself.
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