Don Lemon Lashes Out at Conservative Guest for ‘Dog Whistle’ Insult of Michelle Obama

‘What do you expect the First Lady to do?’

CNN Anchor Flips Out, Rashly Accuses Conservative Guest of 'Dog Whistle' Insult (NewsBusters)

After conservative guest Will Cain scolded society for "cheap hashtag activism" on Boko Haram, CNN anchor Don Lemon exploded and accused him of a "dog whistle" insult of First Lady Michelle Obama.

Cain first ranted that "We do cheap outrage on TV. We do cheap hash tag activism when it comes to the girls in – with Boko Haram." He emphasized that he was accusing "society" and not pointing fingers at any one particular person, but after he criticized the government for using Twitter as its policy, Lemon jumped on him for what he saw as a back-handed slap at Michelle Obama: "I think what he said was a dog whistle to say, putting up a - you're talking about the first lady."

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