‘WHAT TOOK THEM SO LONG?’ Trump Celebrates Don Lemon’s Firing from CNN, Doesn’t Mention Tucker Carlson Leaving Fox

By Sarah RumpfApr 24th, 2023, 2:45 pm
 
Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump

AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File

Former President Donald Trump gloated about Don Lemon being fired from CNN Monday, but was silent about Tucker Carlson’s exit from Fox News.

The media world was in a state of shock Monday morning after news broke about Carlson and Lemon’s departures from their respective networks. Lemon blasted CNN in a statement, claiming he was “stunned” and had gotten the news from his agent, a claim which CNN’s public relations department called “inaccurate,” saying Lemon “was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter.”

So far Carlson has not reacted publicly to his ouster from Fox News, which Mediaite has confirmed with multiple sources was not voluntary. “It was a firing,” one source told this reporter. Carlson was Fox’s top-rated host, and had signed off Friday’s show by telling his audience “we’ll be back on Monday.”

Trump reacted with glee to the news of Lemon’s termination in a Truth Social post, an unsurprising take from the ex-president who loves to call CNN “fake news,” and Lemon having been a frequent Trump critic.

“Good News: ‘The dumbest man on television,’ Don Lemon, has finally been fired from Fake News CNN,” wrote Trump. “My only question is, WHAT TOOK THEM SO LONG?”

Trump post about Don Lemon

Screenshot via Truth Social.

So far, Trump has yet to comment on Carlson leaving Fox.

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Sarah Rumpf joined Mediaite in 2020 and is a Contributing Editor focusing on politics, law, and the media. A native Floridian, Sarah attended the University of Florida, graduating with a double major in Political Science and German, and earned her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the UF College of Law. Sarah's writing has been featured at National Review, The Daily Beast, Reason, Law & Crime, Independent Journal Review, Texas Monthly, The Capitolist, Breitbart Texas, Townhall, RedState, The Orlando Sentinel, and the Austin-American Statesman, and her political commentary has led to appearances on the BBC, MSNBC, NewsNation, Fox 35 Orlando, Fox 7 Austin, The Young Turks, The Dean Obeidallah Show, and other television, radio, and podcast programs across the globe.