CNN anchor Don Lemon suggested putting former President Barack Obama “front and center” on Mount Rushmore as a way of solving the controversy around monuments in America and around racism in general.
Lemon made the suggestion Tuesday night on CNN during a wide-ranging discussion with fellow network anchor Chris Cuomo about race relations in America and the recent left-wing movement to remove or vandalize monuments and statues of prominent Americans.
The conversation started with Cuomo and Lemon reacting to news that a California couple was charged with a hate crime for painting over a city of Martinez-approved “Black Lives Matter” mural.
Lemon attempted to characterize the “right wing [media] machine” messaging that drove the couple to paint over the mural, saying, “They kick in with ‘Democratic cities are in chaos right now — is this what you want from Joe Biden? And they’re gonna take your country away and they’re taking down the statues. Crime is rising as they defund police.'”
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Here’s the money quote: “I think, listen … if they are going to put someone on Mount Rushmore, considering the history of this country, the first black president should be front and center.” – READ MORE
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