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The White House press secretary criticizes Don Lemon, saying, “There are more women in leadership positions than men” when asked about his comment “Nikki Haley is past her prime.”
- Now even White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has weighed in on CNN’s Don Lemon’s sexist comments about women in their “prime.”
- Lemon said Thursday that women are at their ‘prime’ in their ’20s, 30s and maybe 40s.
- Jean-Pierre said “that’s something that clearly needs to be addressed,” while noting President Joe Biden’s record of elevating women.
- Lemon and his CNN This Morning co-hosts were discussing 51-year-old Nikki Haley’s proposal that politicians over 75 take competency tests.
Now, even White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has weighed in on CNN’s Don Lemon’s sexist comments about women not being at their “prime” after age 40.
When asked about Lemon’s comments, which were made about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Thursday, Jean-Pierre told Friday’s briefing that “that’s something that clearly needs to be addressed.”
She wouldn’t take a direct slap at Lemon, who co-hosts CNN This Morning, but she took the opportunity to highlight President Joe Biden’s own record of lifting up women, which includes several women over 40.
“When you look at this president’s administration, and we’ve talked about the numbers before, there are more women, in his senior adviser and in his senior staff,” Jean-Pierre said.
He added that Biden “really takes pride and takes deep consideration to make sure there’s meaningful consideration to make sure there are diverse voices around here.”
Now even White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has weighed in on CNN’s Don Lemon’s sexist comments about women not being at their “prime” after age 40.
On Thursday morning, Lemon (center) and her co-hosts Poppy Harlow (left) and Kaitlan Collins (right) discussed Haley’s proposal that politicians over the age of 75 take “competency tests.”
On Thursday morning, Lemon and her co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins were discussing Haley’s proposal that politicians over the age of 75 take “competency tests.”
Haley had made the launch at her campaign launch event Wednesday afternoon in Charleston, South Carolina, and it appeared to be aimed at President Joe Biden, 80, but also at former President Donald Trump, 76, until now unique to Haley. rival in the 2024 Republican primary.
Lemon argued that discussing the merits of age in politics was “the wrong way to go”.
“She says that people, you know, politicians are suddenly not at their best. Nikki Haley is not in her prime,” Lemon said.
Haley, a former US ambassador to the United Nations and former governor of South Carolina, is 51 and is running for president on a generational shift.
“I’m sorry, when a woman is in her prime in her 20s and 30s and maybe her 40s,” Lemon said.
CNN’s Don Lemon was seen vacationing in Miami on Friday after saying women weren’t at their ‘prime’ after 40.
Harlow chimed in and said, ‘What are you talking about? First for what?
“That doesn’t agree with me,” Lemon then insisted.
‘It depends. It’s like, main. If you look for it. If you google “What is a woman in her prime?” she will say 20, 30, 40’, she said. I’m not saying she’s okay with that. So, I think she needs to be careful saying that, you know, politicians are in her prime.
Harlow continued to prod Lemon.
‘Are you talking about prime for, like, having kids? Or are you talking about a bonus for being president? she asked.
Lemon was free on Friday as people across the country expressed their outrage.
He apologized for his comments on Twitter and to his CNN colleagues, but several critics have called for him to be fired.
Meanwhile, Haley raised funds for her presidential bid from the dig.