- Lemon, 56 — whose Presidents’ Day vacation sparked rumors that he had been benched by the network — incurred the wrath of women everywhere when he claimed that former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC), 51, was no longer “in her prime.”
- He faced immediate pushback from his two female co-hosts — Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins — and as video clips of the exchange quickly went viral, many began to suggest that CNN should cut the embattled anchor loose.
- But Bruce said otherwise, explaining, “It was and is infuriating, and almost immediately the cancel culture mob had formed. As someone who has worked most of her adult life advocating for women, I agree that pushing back on bigotry like this that demeans women is a must. However, demanding that Lemon lose his job goes too far. Firing him would normalize the expectation that someone will be professionally and personally annihilated for a dumb comment, backward attitude, or unapproved opinion.”
