CNN’s Don Lemon took to Twitter Saturday, grumbling about “how difficult” it has been as “journalist”, during “this dark part of our history”, seemingly referring to covering stories while President Trump is in office.
“I don’t dare speak fir my colleagues, but I can’t tell you how difficult it’s been as a journalist to cover this dark part of our history. Let’s hope the attacks on journalists, journalism and EVERYONE end. Time to move into the light. #america”, Lemon tweeted.
Don Lemon’s tweet:
I don’t dare speak fir my colleagues, but I can’t tell you how difficult it’s been as a journalist to cover this dark part of our history. Let’s hope the attacks on journalists, journalism and EVERYONE end. Time to move into the light. #america
— Don Lemon (@donlemon) November 7, 2020
Lemon further alleged he’s been called vulgar names during the last four years:
https://twitter.com/SJPFISH/status/1325356459618676736?s=20
Following Lemon’s remarks on Twitter, Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) offered to “forward your tweet to some of my buddies overseas so they can send you some flowers”.
Oh you poor thing. Let me forward your tweet to some of my buddies overseas so they can send you some flowers. https://t.co/F2LjS7Z6ey
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) November 7, 2020
Donald Trump Jr. reacted, laughing at the CNN host:
Hahahaha it’s so hard to be a left wing elitist in media in America. 🙄
You’re a clown. https://t.co/Pi1H0VPTal
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 8, 2020
Former spokesperson for the National Rifle Association, Dana Loesch also weighed in, informing Don Lemon that he covered “news” as “an advocate, not a journalist”.
She also pointed out how during the Obama/Biden administration, they “subpoenaed AP reporter’s phone records, spied on James Rosen, and tried to frame him using the Espionage Act of 1917”, and included an article from The New York Times.
You covered it as an advocate, not a journalist.
This sentiment would have made much more sense during Obama/Biden when they subpoenaed AP reporters’s phone records, spied on @JamesRosenTV , and tried to frame him using the Espionage Act of 1917. https://t.co/Nb143VnZNo https://t.co/Mq2vwc9z5p— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) November 8, 2020