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by Ken Meyer | 2:32 pm, May 4th, 2018
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CNNs Don Lemon says the evidence of President Trumps racism is incontrovertible, and its a journalistic responsibility to call it out.
Lemon is a keynote speaker at Varietys Entertainment & Technology NYC Summit today, and he was asked about the time when he called Trump racist over the presidents shithole countries remarks. Lemon said he didnt take those words lightly, but the evidence is out there, and calling Trump racist is as difficult for Lemon as it was when he first called POTUS a liar.
Its tough when you have more respect for the office than the person whos sitting in the office, Lemon said. All you have to do is look at the evidence. As Lemon cycled through Trumps worst racial controversies, he said that even if people cannot grasp the presidents racism, they must know hes certainly racist-adjacent:
Watch above, via Variety.
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MrScorpio
(73,630 posts)How dare a black guy use the R-word?
Doesn't he understand how great us poor negroes have it under Massa Trump?
heaven05
(18,124 posts)weren't you in the crowd that created this Frankenstein and his mal-administration of sycophants and yes and bagmen/women? Never should have had this following one of the most competent people as POTUS, administrating 8 years of ship of state guidance while maintaining the peace. Everything President Obama did in administering these united states I did not agree with. Yet my disagreement with President Obama, politically, pale to insignificance in this current storm of possible treason, using the presidency to make LOTS of money, illicit se pre-POTUS), no telling what's going on now and on and on. No wonder Melania never smiles, except when talking to President Obama.
FUBAR?