'Vivek Is a Liar': Fans Race to Don Lemon's Defense as Clip of His Fiery Exchange With Vivek Ramaswa [View all]

Source: Atlanta Black Star

‘Vivek Is a Liar’: Fans Race to Don Lemon’s Defense as Clip of His Fiery Exchange With Vivek Ramaswamy That Reportedly Helped Get Him Fired Resurfaces Online

By Angelina Velasquez | Published on: August 28, 2023

Ousted CNN host Don Lemon is regaining support after a resurfaced interview shows him taking Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy to task over his revisionist history about how Black people gained civil rights in America. Lemon was terminated after 20 years with the network in April.

The dedicated journalist claimed the severance of ties to the news juggernaut was abrupt. “I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly. At no time was I ever given any indication that I would not be able to continue to do the work I have loved at the network. It is clear that there are some larger issues at play,” he tweeted.

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Now it seems the tides may have turned in his favor. The clip that began trending on X/Twitter this week shows an April interview in which Ramaswamy appeared on “CNN This Morning,” where he was adamant that the National Rifle Association was helpful in the process of Black people securing rights.

“Black people secured their freedoms after the Civil War; it is a historical fact, Don, just study it,” he said before noting the NRA played a “big role.”

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Lemon hit back at the reimagining of history. “You are discounting a whole host of things that happened after the Civil War when it comes to African Americans, including the whole reason that the civil rights movement happened is because Black people did not secure their freedoms after the Civil War,” he said.

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Read more: https://atlantablackstar.com/2023/08/28/fans-defend-don-lemons-as-clip-of-his-fiery-exchange-with-vivek-ramaswamy-resurfaces-online/

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