CNN chairman Chris Licht didn’t mince words over Don Lemon’s widely slammed comments about Republican politician Nikki Haley being too old to be in her “prime.”
“His remarks were upsetting, unacceptable and unfair to his co-hosts, and ultimately a huge distraction to the great work of this organization,” Licht told his staff during Friday morning’s editorial call, according to The New York Times.
Lemon made the comment about Haley’s age on Thursday’s edition of “CNN This Morning” and apologized for it later in the day. “This whole talk about age makes me uncomfortable. I think it’s the wrong road to go down.