A discussion on “CNN Tonight” about the “shithole” countries quote attributed to President Trump took a tense turn Thursday when a guest insulted host Don Lemon.
“This is CNN Tonight, I’m Don Lemon. The president of the United States is racist. A lot of us already knew that, Lemon said. He was referencing a Washington Post report that Trump asked, “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?,” referring to Haiti and African nations.
Trump’s Virginia campaign chair, John Fredericks, denied that Trump’s remarks had anything to do with race, then called Lemon “lazy.”
After letting Fredericks continue for several seconds, Lemon had his feed cut.