CNN’s Don Lemon even surprised late night host Stephen Colbert with the claim.
CNN anchor Don Lemon boldly asserted the network has never had a liberal stance – despite an ongoing push from top boss Chris Licht for more centrist coverage.
The left-leaning Lemon, best known for his vocal criticism of prominent Republicans, made the dubious claimon “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on Monday after the comedian nudged him to address CNN’s recent move toward non-partisan coverage. “Word on the street is that you guys aren’t allowed to be liberal anymore. Is that the case?” Colbert asked.Lemon’s answer drew a surprised response from Colbert, who replied, “What?”“Not me saying that, that’s the people out there saying that he’s not letting you be liberal anymore,” Colbert said.
“I think what Chris is saying is that he wants Republicans – sensible Republicans,” Lemon said. “He wants us to hold people to account, but he wants people to come on and feel comfortable with coming on and talking on CNN and appearing on CNN.” “So, if you invite someone in your house, you want to make them comfortable. But also, by the nature of what we do, we have to hold people to account,” Lemon added. “That doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re going liberal or conservative or whatever. It just means that we are doing what we do and that’s good journalism.”Stephen Colbert had pressed Lemon to explain whether Chris Licht was blocking hosts from being liberal.
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