Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley piled on ex-CNN anchor and host Don Lemon shortly after he was fired Monday — and used the opportunity to rake in cash for her 2024 campaign. “A great …
“A great day for women everywhere,” the former South Carolina governor, referring to Lemon’s abrupt dismissal from the network weeks after the former “CNN This Morning” host said that the 51-year-old Haley was no longer “in her prime.”
“This whole talk about age makes me uncomfortable,” Lemon, then 56, said of the GOP contender’s advocacy of mental competency tests on politicians over the age of 75. “I think it’s the wrong road to go down,” Lemon added. “She says people, you know, politicians are suddenly not in their prime. Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime.”2024 GOP contender Nikki Haley hawked beer koozies to celebrate CNN firing Don Lemon.Lemon lashed out at co-hosts during his tenure at CNN, according to reports.“I was informed this morning by my agent that I have been terminated by CNN.
“Now, let’s get men out of women’s sports. #StillInMyPrime,” she said, linking to a donations webpage with another free koozie that read: “Hold My Beer.”, including sending threatening text messages to former co-anchor Kyra Phillips, when she drew the assignment to cover the fallout from the US invasion of Iraq. Lemon has denied the claims.
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