Former CNN anchor Don Lemon introduced on X, previously Twitter, that he’s again with a brand new present.
“I’ve heard you… and today I am back bigger, bolder, freer!” Lemon, who was fired by CNN in April, shared Tuesday. “My new media company’s first project is The Don Lemon Show. It will be available to everyone, easily, whenever and wherever you want it, streaming on the platforms where the conversations are happening. And you’ll find it first on X, the biggest space for free speech in the world. I know now more than ever that we need a place for honest debate and discussion without the hall monitors. This is just the beginning so stay tuned.”
After 17 years on the community, CNN fired Lemon in April after stories of misogyny. He was pulled off the air in February 2023 after he mentioned that Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley was previous “her prime.”
Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter in 2022 and renamed it X, has been a proponent of free speech on the web site, so long as it advantages him. After advertisers left the location due to an increase of hate speech and misinformation, Musk mentioned that activists had been attempting to “destroy free speech in America.” X has grow to be a breeding floor for conspiracy theories and misinformation with no oversight.
Lemon’s present will encompass 30-minute episodes 3 times per week, overlaying politics, tradition, sports activities and leisure, in line with a publish on X’s Business account.
Musk additionally welcomed Lemon on Tuesday with a number of posts.
In June, Lemon opened up in regards to the firing from CNN and mentioned that as a journalist he has a accountability to inform the reality.
“I don’t believe in platforming liars and bigots, insurrectionists and election deniers, and putting them on the same footing as people who are telling the truth, people who are fighting for what’s right, people who are abiding by the Constitution,” Lemon mentioned.
