Ex-CNN Host Decries 'Racist Piece Of S**t' Trump’s Rant Against Somali Immigrants

“Why doesn’t it get called out? I think it would be called out even more if people weren’t afraid to criticize this president,” the former CNN host said.

Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon unloaded on President Donald Trump’s recent xenophobic tirade against Somali immigrants while also offering up some criticism of mainstream media’s coverage of it all.

“It’s racist, it’s vulgar, it’s beneath the dignity of the White House, it is sexist,” Lemond said on Friday’s episode of his Substack show. “And quite frankly, it’s just gross and Donald Trump seems like a gross, bigoted, racist piece of shit.”

Lemon and his guest, White House press veteran Tommy Christopher, were discussing the lack of outward journalistic resistance against the president whenever he goes off on one of his offensive tangents.

“I think the journalists are in a really tough position right now,” Lemon said. “I think CNN has the best journalists in the world, but I think it’s a tough position right now because I think people at all the networks are concerned about how much they push back.”

Lemon added that journalists’ fear of jeopardizing their job security by calling out the president on his fiery remarks can affect the “quality and the content.”