{"id":1958038,"date":"2023-06-27T10:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-don-lemon-says-he-was-fired-for-telling-the-truth\/"},"modified":"2023-06-27T10:57:49","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T14:57:49","slug":"watch-don-lemon-says-he-was-fired-for-telling-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-don-lemon-says-he-was-fired-for-telling-the-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Don Lemon Claims Truth-Telling Led to His Termination"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-don-lemon-says-he-was-fired-for-telling-the-truth%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1958038&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>Former CNN Host Don Lemon Claims He Was Fired for Speaking the Truth<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I have a responsibility, not only as a journalist but as an American, to tell the truth and to abide by the promises of the Constitution,&#8221; Lemon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=101&#038;v=N7j4MMZAHyE&#038;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fredstate.com%2F&#038;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&#038;feature=emb_title\">told<\/a> a local Memphis ABC outlet after he was asked about his firing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Because the Constitution says &#8216;a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-biden-help-unite-america\/\" title=\"Can Biden Help Unite America?\">perfect union<\/a>,&#8217; not &#8216;a perfect union.&#8217; I\u2019m not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-while-others-are-canceled-for-tweets-and-jokes-cardi-b-suffers-no-consequences-for-drugging-and-robbing-men\/\" title=\"WALSH: While Others Are Canceled For Tweets And Jokes, Cardi B Suffers No Consequences For Drugging And Robbing Men\">perfect person<\/a>. No one is. \u2026 In order to fulfill the promise of the Constitution, we have to stand up for what is right. We have to stand up for the truth,&#8221; Lemon <a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/nick-arama\/2023\/06\/26\/don-lemons-new-remarks-about-his-cnn-firing-are-hilarious-n767322\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon also emphasized his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parler-ceo-john-matze-tells-employees-that-he-was-terminated-by-board-the-future-of-parler-is-no-longer-in-my-hands\/\" title=\"Parler CEO John Matze Tells Employees That He Was Terminated By Board: \u2018The Future Of Parler Is No Longer In My Hands\u2019\">strong belief<\/a> that certain individuals, like &#8220;liars,&#8221; &#8220;bigots,&#8221; and &#8220;insurrectionists,&#8221; should not be given a platform, stating that this value will &#8220;carry him forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think that would be a dereliction of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-its-worth-making-a-fuss-over-language\/\" title=\"Why It\u2019s Worth Making A Fuss Over Language\">journalistic duty<\/a> to do those sorts of things,&#8221; Lemon said. &#8220;That is what has gotten me to this point, and that is what is going to carry me forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lemon added that many people express how they &#8220;miss him on television&#8221; and &#8220;are more worried about him than he is about himself.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m fine,&#8221; Lemon reassured his concerned fanbase.<\/p>\n<p>CNN fired Lemon, who faced criticism from current and former colleagues for his <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/don-lemon-woman-hater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">misogynistic comments<\/a>, in April. He claimed to be caught off guard by the news, but CNN stated that he <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/cnn-fact-checks-don-lemons-statement-on-his-dismissal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had been offered<\/a> the opportunity to discuss the matter with management.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon&#8217;s claims come months after he <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/cnns-don-lemon-absent-from-morning-show-after-making-sexist-remarks-about-nikki-haley\/\">said<\/a> that Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is &#8220;not in her prime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A woman is considered to be in her prime in her 20s and 30s and maybe 40s,&#8221; Lemon told cohosts in February.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m just stating the facts. Google it,&#8221; Lemon <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/cnns-don-lemon-absent-from-morning-show-after-making-sexist-remarks-about-nikki-haley\/\">said<\/a>. He was temporarily removed from his morning show following the incident and ultimately fired from the network two months later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Lemon, ex-CNN host, claimed he was dismissed for upholding truth and the Constitution. He emphasized his duty as both a journalist and an American to adhere to the Constitution&#8217;s principles and convey the truth. 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