February 24th 2023.
Owens controversially came to the defense of Don Lemon on her podcast, causing the heat to rise further after the CNN host received criticism over his ageist remarks. Last week Lemon had remarked that Nikki Haley, who is 51 years old, is not in her prime, saying that a woman is typically considered to be in her prime in her twenties and thirties. Despite Lemon apologizing on Twitter, Owens surprisingly supported Lemon, commenting on her podcast that the network is making him "take diversity and inclusion courses" because of his comments. She declared that people were getting too offended by Lemon simply stating the truth.
She questioned, "What was wrong with what Don Lemon just said? Is it the part that it happens to be true? It's not allowed at CNN? Why is everybody acting so outraged by the fact that he basically said water is wet?"
Controversial conservative Candace Owens came to Don Lemon's defense on her podcast, further intensifying the situation after the CNN host encountered difficulty for making ageist remarks.
Last week the CNN This Morning co-host was the subject of criticism for uttering words that were considered misogynistic when he spoke about the recent Republican Presidential candidate, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. Lemon commented that Haley wants politicians over the age of 75 to give competency tests. He expressed that he believes Haley, who is 51 years old, is not in her prime.
“This entire discussion about age makes me uncomfortable,” Lemon said on Feb. 16. “I think it’s the wrong path to take. She says people, you know, politicians are suddenly not in their prime. Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime. Sorry. When a woman is considered in her prime in her twenties and thirties.”
He stuck to his thoughts after his co-hosts, Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins contested his opinion. Even though Lemon apologized on Twitter after the controversy, Owens surprisingly took Lemon's side.
On a recent episode on her podcast, Owens claimed that the network was making him “undergo diversity and inclusion courses” due to the comments he said on that show.
“I'm being compelled to actually defend Don Lemon for saying something that was
sensible,” Owens said. “People are outraged.”
“Don Lemon could potentially lose his job. In fact, they're going to now make him go through diversity and inclusion courses. He's facing all of this pressure due to the fact that he's apparently sexist, correct?”
“I'm sorry, what was wrong with what Don Lemon just said? Is it the part that it happens to be the truth? Is it not allowed at CNN? Why is everyone responding with such offense to the fact that he basically said
water is wet?”
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