Lemon Delivers Disastrous Non-Apology: I ‘Accidentally’ Laughed at Jokes Calling Trump Voters Illiterate and Stupid

Don Lemon issued a statement last night on CNN.  It was notable for the fact that it was NOT AN APOLOGY.

Don Lemon lectured the audience saying,

And one final note that I have for you because this is personally important to me to address this, okay?  Anyone, ask anyone who knows me, they’ll tell you, I don’t believe in belittling people.  Belittling anyone, for who they are, for what they believe, or where they’re from.  During an interview on Saturday night, one my guests said something that made me laugh.  And while in the moment I found that joke humorous.  and I didn’t catch everything that was said.  Just to make this perfectly clear, I was laughing at the joke and not at any group of people.

No apology. Bc he’s not sorry. https://t.co/sPVP1y6S5V

— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) January 29, 2020

I didn’t realize it was joke telling hour Saturday night at CNN.  And Don, you were laughing at a group of people!  The “joke” was about Trump voters!  Stop lying.  Stop defending yourself.  Like I tell my little kids, admit you were wrong and apologize.

The fact is that Don Lemon’s true colors shined through in his reaction.  It is not as if he laughed at the first comment and then composed himself.  Nope.  He laughed throughout the entire segment of negative stereotypes and utter disdain for southern folks and Trump voters as a whole.

Don would have been better off saying nothing rather than this garbage.

But, Don Lemon is not alone in his disdain for Trump voters.

Lemon hosted a segment on Monday evening where his guests mocked President Trump and his supporters, describing them as illiterate:

Wilson got the party rolling by saying that “Donald Trump couldn’t find Ukraine on a map if you had the letter ‘U’ and a picture of an actual, physical crane next to it,” which sent Lemon into a hysterical fit of laughter. They were just getting started.

Wilson went on to sneer at “the credulous boomer rube demo that backs Donald Trump, the ones that think that” — and here he broke out into a Southern accent — “Donald Trump’s the smart one, and there all y’all, y’all elitists are duuuumb.” Lemon laughed even harder.

Ali chimed in: “You elitists, with your geography and your maps and your spelling.” At this point, Lemon was laughing so hard that he pulled out a handkerchief to wipe his tear-filled eyes.

Wilson, still in a faux Southern accent, added: “Your math and your readin!’”

“Yeah, your readin’, your geography, knowing other countries, sipping your latte,” said Ali.

“All those liiines on the map,” said Wilson, continuing to use the fake accent.

“Only them elitists know where Ukraine is,” Ali shot back, before seeming to half-realize that the panel had gone too far. “Sorry, I apologize,” he said with a smile.

President Trump was quick to defend his supporters and many others criticized CNN, Lemon, and Wilson for the unprofessionalism.

“Don Lemon, the dumbest man on television (with terrible ratings!)” Trump wrote, sharing a video of the exchange.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1222028267865223170

“Wondering if @cnn is going to acknowledge (apologize) for this arrogant & divisive view of our country. There’s a reason trust in our media is at an all-time low,” White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham tweeted in response.

Wondering if @cnn is going to acknowledge (apologize) for this arrogant & divisive view of our country. There’s a reason trust in our media is at an all time low. https://t.co/1nGfb6g3i0

— Kayleigh McEnany 45 Archived (@PressSec45) January 28, 2020

Watch this PERFECT ad put out by the Republican National Committee.  It highlights how so many of the liberal elite look down on Trump voters.