Tucker: It Drives Don Lemon ‘Insane’ To Not Be the Prettiest Person on the Set... It’s ‘Thanksgiving’ at CNN

Carlson We will concede ░░░░░░░░ have spent many happy ░░░░░░░░ making fun of Mr ░░░░░░░░ Lemon of CNN and ░░░░░░░░ times we ll concede ░░░░░░░░ ve been a little ░░░░░░░░ But even as we ░░░░░░░░ mocked him and we ░░░░░░░░ there has been honestly ░░░░░░░░ undercurrent of real affection ░░░░░░░░ kind of admire Don ░░░░░░░░ How can a man ░░░░░░░░ obviously limited have such ░░░░░░░░ self esteem Doesn t ░░░░░░░░ know he s and ░░░░░░░░ No he has no ░░░░░░░░ This is the guy ░░░░░░░░ once suggested that a ░░░░░░░░ airliner had been eaten ░░░░░░░░ a black hole When ░░░░░░░░ laughed at him he ░░░░░░░░ completely unbothered by their ░░░░░░░░ In a world of ░░░░░░░░ pretense Don Lemon is ░░░░░░░░ ashamed of being dumb ░░░░░░░░ for that matter ashamed ░░░░░░░░ anything else When he ░░░░░░░░ fired last year from ░░░░░░░░ prime time gig for ░░░░░░░░ ratings and reassigned to ░░░░░░░░ he told viewers it ░░░░░░░░ a promotion and he ░░░░░░░░ to mean it So ░░░░░░░░ else you say about ░░░░░░░░ Don Lemon he s ░░░░░░░░ or so we assumed ░░░░░░░░ turns out there s ░░░░░░░░ thing that bothers Don ░░░░░░░░ and that s not ░░░░░░░░ the prettiest person on ░░░░░░░░ set That drives him ░░░░░░░░ So possibly as a ░░░░░░░░ of torture a kind ░░░░░░░░ punishment CNN s new ░░░░░░░░ Chris Licht paired Don ░░░░░░░░ with two much younger ░░░░░░░░ more attractive co hosts ░░░░░░░░ Collins and Poppy Harlow ░░░░░░░░ normally steely Don Lemon ░░░░░░░░ to melt down before ░░░░░░░░ very eyes The other ░░░░░░░░ for example after Kaitlan ░░░░░░░░ interviewed a Republican member ░░░░░░░░ Congress Don Lemon launched ░░░░░░░░ an attack on Republicans ░░░░░░░░ wasn t actually an ░░░░░░░░ on Republicans but a ░░░░░░░░ so veiled attack on ░░░░░░░░ co host Kaitlan Collins ░░░░░░░░ t to that Producers ░░░░░░░░ the control room turned ░░░░░░░░ the music to get ░░░░░░░░ to be quiet We ░░░░░░░░ going to commercial now ░░░░░░░░ he shushed them to ░░░░░░░░ attacking her Watch this ░░░░░░░░ starts COLLINS Thank you ░░░░░░░░ taking the time to ░░░░░░░░ us Comer Thank you ░░░░░░░░ having me LEMON All ░░░░░░░░ Thank you That s ░░░░░░░░ be it That s ░░░░░░░░ time we re in ░░░░░░░░ facts are sort of ░░░░░░░░ and you just roll ░░░░░░░░ out there HARLOW That ░░░░░░░░ why we have Kaitlan ░░░░░░░░ on the Hill fact ░░░░░░░░ in real time That ░░░░░░░░ an incredible interview LEMON ░░░░░░░░ UN credible sources like ░░░░░░░░ the New York Post ░░░░░░░░ a credible source and ░░░░░░░░ that facts are it ░░░░░░░░ just I can t ░░░░░░░░ that we re here ░░░░░░░░ Kaitlan that was a ░░░░░░░░ interview All right Moving ░░░░░░░░ LEMON It was Thank ░░░░░░░░ Anyway not moving on ░░░░░░░░ listen that s a ░░░░░░░░ issue when it comes ░░░░░░░░ on please with the ░░░░░░░░ That s a big ░░░░░░░░ with the American people ░░░░░░░░ American people will have ░░░░░░░░ suffer through all of ░░░░░░░░ stuff from election deniers ░░░░░░░░ people who don t ░░░░░░░░ in facts who don ░░░░░░░░ have a shared reality ░░░░░░░░ now it s taken ░░░░░░░░ stage to people like ░░░░░░░░ Taylor Greene Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ This is Thanksgiving at ░░░░░░░░ alcoholic passive aggressive family ░░░░░░░░ The American people shrieks ░░░░░░░░ Lemon The American people ░░░░░░░░ course it s not ░░░░░░░░ the American people It ░░░░░░░░ definitely not about facts ░░░░░░░░ No It s about ░░░░░░░░ Don Lemon feels about ░░░░░░░░ CNN president Chris Licht ░░░░░░░░ ought to sit down ░░░░░░░░ this guy over a ░░░░░░░░ Mango White Caws and ░░░░░░░░ let him know that ░░░░░░░░ because somebody else is ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean that ░░░░░░░░ re ugly It s ░░░░░░░░ Don You re beautiful ░░░░░░░░ Or something Is it ░░░░░░░░ to work We don ░░░░░░░░ know But they have ░░░░░░░░ try something Don Lemon ░░░░░░░░ on the brink.”