The morning anchor wasn't on Friday's show but called into a meeting to walk back his remarks about the presidential hopeful.
His apology Friday came a day after saying the 51-year-old Haley wasn’t “in her prime” after Haley, in announcing her candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, said there should be a mental competency test for any politician over age 75 — something that would apply to both President Joe Biden and fellow Republican candidate Donald Trump.
“Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry,” Lemon said on Thursday’s show. “A woman is considered to be in their prime in 20s and 30s and maybe 40s. If you Google ‘when is a woman in her prime,’ it’ll say 20s, 30s and 40s.” Lemon’s comments visibly rankled co-anchor Poppy Harlow, who challenged Lemon’s comment on air. He didn’t walk them back during the show but later Thursday tweeted that his reference to a woman’s prime was
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Don Lemon apologizes after saying Nikki Haley is not 'in her prime': Here's what happenedFollowing Haley's speech calling for 'mental competency tests' for politicians more than 75 years old, CNN anchor Don Lemon responded 'Nikki Haley is not in her prime, sorry. A woman is considered to be in her prime in her 20s, 30s and maybe her 40s.'
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CNN’s Don Lemon, 56, says Nikki Haley, 51, ‘isn’t in her prime’CNN anchor Don Lemon seemed to cause some on-air tension Thursday morning after boldly claiming GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley is not “in her prime” — and should not comment on …
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