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Lemon compared his college years with today’s climate, painting conservatives as the true censors. According to him, the “cancel culture on the right” is driving efforts to expose critics of Kirk online.
“The hypocrisy on the right about free speech is, I mean, it’s just off the charts,” Lemon ranted. “Think about it: If you actually believe in what Charlie Kirk said he believed in… then why are you out to cancel people who are using their First Amendment right of free speech to tell you how they feel about Charlie Kirk by using his own words?”
“It doesn’t make sense, because Charlie Kirk didn’t make sense, and so the response is irrational.”
In his tirade, Lemon accused Megyn Kelly, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-NC), and other conservatives of “building a myth on a myth” by explaining the motivations of Tyler Robinson, the man suspected of murdering Kirk.
Finally, Lemon made his most cutting attack yet: “The things that came out of Charlie Kirk’s mouth were — much of it was hurtful, discriminatory, ignorant, and I’ll stop there, to say the least.”
These remarks fit neatly with Lemon’s long record of contempt for conservative voices. His downfall at CNN was accelerated by his own offensive behavior, including a sexist comment about Nikki Haley’s age, and years of alleged mistreatment of female colleagues. After 17 years in the network’s plush prime-time lineup, Lemon was shown the door.
But life outside CNN has been anything but smooth for him. His much-hyped program on Elon Musk’s X platform imploded after just one episode, when Musk abruptly walked out of their interview. Lemon had grilled Musk about his ketamine use, a stunt that backfired and left Lemon without a platform. The exclusive deal between the two quickly unraveled.
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Now reduced to throwing verbal bombs from the sidelines, Lemon’s attacks on Kirk are seen by many conservatives as proof of his bitterness and desperation for attention. Instead of recognizing the loss of a young conservative leader who inspired millions, Lemon has chosen to smear his memory.
Charlie Kirk was a patriot who challenged the Left’s dominance on college campuses, built one of the largest conservative youth organizations in the country, and stood unapologetically for free speech and American values. Don Lemon, meanwhile, is a failed anchor who squandered his career in arrogance and bias.
The contrast couldn’t be more clear: while Kirk leaves behind a legacy of activism and impact, Lemon leaves behind a trail of insults and irrelevance.
