Nikki Haley Torches ‘Sexist Middle-Aged CNN’ Anchor Don Lemon In Viral Post

Katie JerkovichFebruary 17, 2023

After she was torched, Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley became viral “sexist middle-aged CNN” anchor Don Lemon for saying she wasn’t “in her prime” Following her Announcement that she’s running for president in 2024.

Tweet: 51-year-old Former Ambassador to the United Nations called out Lemon Thank you for the comment, after she called on Americans not to accept leaders “past” They “prime.”

“To be clear, I am NOT calling for competency tests for Sexist middle-aged CNN anchors; only for people who make our laws and are 75+,” Haley tweets

Let me be clear. I do not advocate for competency tests for CNN anchors of middle age who are sexists. https://t.co/wvUNCcNdVt

— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) February 16, 2023

Lemon spoke on Thursday’s CNN morning show. “Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime. Sorry, when a woman is in their prime [is] in [her] 20s and 30s and maybe 40s.”

Lemon’s co-host Poppy Harlow knew the comment would create a stir and asked him to clarify. “What are you talking — Wait … prime for what?”

“That’s not according to me,” Lemon replied. “It depends. It’s just like, prime. If you look it up. If you Google when is a woman in her prime, it’ll say 20s, 30s, 40s.”

Later, the CNN anchor tweeted that his comments regarding Haley were “inartful and irrelevant.”

“The reference I made to a woman’s ‘prime’ this morning was inartfiul and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have point out, and I regret it,” Lemon’s tweet read. “A woman’s age doesn’t define her either personally or professionally. I have countless women in my life who prove that every day.”

The reference I made to a woman’s “prime” As colleagues and family members have pointed out, this morning was inartful, irrelevant and a waste of time. A woman’s age doesn’t define her either personally or professionally. Every day, I am surrounded by women who are proof of this.

— Don Lemon (@donlemon) February 16, 2023

Later, the ex-governor doubled down on her remarks and told Fox News “Look, he [Lemon] made that comment, I wasn’t sitting there saying sexist, middle-aged, CNN anchors need to have mental competency tests, although he may have just proven that point.”

WATCH:

LEMON’S SEXIST REMARKS REBUTTAL FROM “WOMEN’S PRIME” ahref=”https://twitter.com/NikkiHaley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@NIKKIHALEY: “Look, he made that comment, I wasn’t sitting there saying sexist, middle-aged, CNN anchors need to have mental competency tests, although he may have just proven that point…”@BillHemmer @SandraSmithFox pic.twitter.com/6Xx5Vc7bQO

— America’s Newsroom (@AmericaNewsroom) February 17, 2023

“What I was saying is, we need to be transparent,” She added. “Those elected officials that are making key decisions for us Americans on national security and keeping our kids safe and the debt, yes we need to know exactly that we’re sending someone competent to do that. ”