Don Lemon did not hold back in his much-anticipated response to the scorching tweet from Donald Trump, who decided to call the CNN host the “dumbest man on television” after a viral interview with basketball star LeBron James.
In a lengthy monologue, the journalist said the president was once more trafficking in racism by constantly and inaccurately saying that black people are less intelligent or have lower IQ.
Lemon showed the Trump tweet that read, “Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron look smart, which isn’t easy to do” for the audience at home to see.
And he began his remarks by saying that Trump’s post was nasty and vile.
"President Trump is trying a divide and conquer strategy. … He divides by race and tries to conquer decency by smearing and besmirching the truth and the people who fight to uphold it." – CNN's @DonLemon responds to Trump's personal attacks on him and LeBron James (@KingJames) pic.twitter.com/fhLrPBjc8S
— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) August 7, 2018
He went on to compare Trump to a bully and added: “I would just like to note that referring to African Americans as dumb—remember, this is America—referring to African Americans as dumb is one of the oldest racist canards of America’s past and present; that black people are of inferior intelligence.”
He continued: “This president constantly denigrates people of color, and women too.”
It is common knowledge that Trump has on several occasions stated that Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters has a low IQ.
While Lemon did not directly call Trump a racist, he did mention the racist behavior such as his wild and debunked conspiracy theory that former President Barack Obama was born in Kenya.
Lemon stated: “Let me not mince words here: This president traffics in racism and is fueled by bullying. From keeping children at the border in cages to bullying journalists at every one of his rallies and every chance he gets. President Trump is trying a divide and conquer strategy here and here’s how it goes. He divides by race and tries to conquer decency by smearing and besmirching the truth and the people who fight to uphold it.”
Shockingly enough, Trump’s own wife, Melania Trump, has sided against him in this new bitter feud.
