Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley responded to a CNN anchor about her comments that she was past her prime.
Lemon made the comments after the former South Carolina governor announced she was running for president on Tuesday and criticized the advanced age of the other candidates.
“All this talk about age makes me uncomfortable. I think it’s the wrong way to go down,” she told the other “CNN This Morning” co-hosts.
“She’s saying that people, you know, politicians are suddenly not at their best. Nikki Haley is not at her best. I’m sorry, when a woman is at her best in her 20s and 30 years and maybe 40,” said Lemon, who is 56. old himself
Haley, who is 51, shot Lemon with a punch.
“To be clear, I am NOT asking for competency tests for sexist middle-aged CNN anchors – only people who make our laws and are over 75,” he tweeted.
Lemon apologized for the comments in a statement on social media.
“The reference I made to a woman’s ‘first’ this morning was foolish and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it,” he tweeted.
u201cThe reference I made to a female lead this morning was foolish and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it. A woman’s age does not define her personally or professionally. I have countless women in my life who prove it every day.u201d
— Don Lemon (@Don Lemon) 1676572343
“A woman’s age does not define her personally or professionally. I have countless women in my life who prove that every day,” he added.
“CNN This Morning” with Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins has drawn some of CNN’s worst ratings in its short time on the air. Lemon reportedly angered Harlow and Collins with her earlier comments opposing a paycheck for the US women’s soccer team equal to that of the more popular men’s soccer team.
“We live in a capitalistic society, and if people can make money out of anything, they’re going to exploit it,” Lemon said over an objection from Harlow.
“And there’s a reason, and I’m sure it’s part of what you’re saying and it’s part of what you’re saying, and these are conversations we need to have,” he added, “but I just think we’re lying to ourselves if we think someone can’t sit here and tell the truth of what we’re talking about.”
President Biden, who is expected to run for re-election in 2024, is 80 years old, while former President Donald Trump, who announced his campaign in November, is 76.
Here’s the video from Haley’s campaign announcement:
Nikki Haley shares top priorities for 2024 campaign www.youtube.com
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