'Nikki Haley is not in her prime, sorry,' Don Lemon said on CNN Thursday. 'A woman is considered to be in her prime in her 20s, 30s and maybe her 40s.' Thursday afternoon, Lemon apologized. He was not on the air on Friday.
His co-host Harlow asked him to clarify what he meant by"prime" and if he was referring to"prime for childbearing" or"prime for being president."
Lemon responded:"If you Google, 'when is a woman in her prime,' it'll say 20s, 30s, and 40s. ... I'm not saying I agree with that so I think she has to be careful about saying that ." Lemon brought up the subject again an hour later, when commentator Audie Cornish joined the discussion. Like Harlow inferred earlier, Cornish said the idea of"prime" that Lemon was referring to was about reproductive years, and didn’t concern mental health and aging.
"She’s in her prime for running for office," Cornish said of Haley."Political prime is what we’re talking about."Nikki Haley is the former South Carolina governor and also served as the previous U.S. ambassador to the UN under President Trump.Thursday afternoon, Lemon apologized for his on-air comments.
"The reference I made to a woman’s 'prime' this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it," Lemon wrote."A woman’s age doesn't define her either personally or professionally. I have countless women in my life who prove that every day." The reference I made to a woman’s “prime” this morning was inartful and irrelevant, as colleagues and loved ones have pointed out, and I regret it. A woman’s age doesn't define her either personally or professionally. I have countless women in my life who prove that every day.Lemon was not on air Friday for a previously planned"day off," Collins noted. Cornish sat in his place.
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