Don Lemon reduced to silence by CNN guest after trying to blame Hurricane Ian on ‘climate change’

CNN host Don Lemon spent an interview asking a hurricane expert whether climate change was the cause of Hurricane Ian, which was only repeatedly shut down.

As Hurricane Ian approached Florida, threatening to cause billions of dollars in damage and put millions of Floridians in immediate danger, Lemon remained focused on his topic of conversation.

Ian, currently a Category 4 hurricane, is expected to hit Florida with winds of up to 255 mph starting Wednesday and is predicted to cause damage and economic loss of more than $45 billion.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has warned residents multiple times that the storm will have “big, big impact in terms of wind, in terms of rain, in terms of flooding.”

Millions have been evacuated and millions more are preparing to take shelter and weather the storm.

But instead of focusing on the impending danger and destruction, Lemon, who recently escaped a network purge of some of the company’s most left-wing talents, tried to make the conversation political.

During the segment, Lemon asked Acting Director of the NOAA National Hurricane Center Jamie Rohme, “What effect climate change is having on this phenomenon,” what the hurricane means.

Rohme quickly closed the question, saying he’d rather focus on the storm’s current conditions, adding, “I don’t think you can tie climate change to one event.”

Rohme repeatedly told Lemon that climate change should not be the main topic of discussion as the hurricane approaches the US and warned the host not to blame climate change for a single weather event

But Lemon went ahead and insisted that climate change was the cause of the storm, in much the same way as Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota), who beat Tuesday because she suggests voting for members of her party in the coming midterm could help prevent future hurricanes and the impact of climate change.

However, Rohme held his ground and told Lemon, “Climate change might make storms worse, but to tie it to any event, I’d warn against it.”

Lemon was determined to have the last word.

“I grew up there and these storms are getting worse, something is making them worse,” he said.

Lemon is in the midst of a hot string of guests on his show who push back his fraught questions designed to advance liberal policies and stir up talking points.

After Queen Elizabeth II’s death earlier this month, Lemon was schooled on the air by royal commentator Hilary Fordwich, who told Lemon that slavery reparations are necessary – but said they should be paid by the descendants of ‘African kings’ who sold their own kings. people in slavery.

Lemon had suggested that the British Royal Family should pay reparations because of the transatlantic slave trade and subsequent years of colonialism for which the entity is responsible.

In the interview, which went viral on Twitter this week, Fordwich responded by stating that African leaders were responsible for supplying millions of enslaved people to European slave traders, and said that reparations should come from African countries.

A stunned Lemon replied that it was an “interesting talk” and quickly closed the interview.

Lemon recently escaped a purge of some of the network’s top talent as new CEO Chris Licht tries to restore credibility to the network known for bashing Republicans.

In recent weeks, CNN has been trying to purge itself of its reputation for being a vigilant media source since new CEO Chris Licht pledged to make the network trustworthy again for a wider range of people by putting a stop to the GOP’s constant slander.

The new move has so far resulted in the termination of CNN hosts and contributors, including John Harwood and Brian Stelter, from their shows.

Light previously warned CNN staffers that there were changes coming to the network that they “wouldn’t understand” or “like.”