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Former CNN host Don Lemon was told to his face he is a ā€œfucking moronā€ during a man-on-the-street interview that live-streamed Sunday.

Lemon, who was fired from CNN in April 2023 after clashing with then-Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy over gun control laws in the post-Civil War South, was doing a live-stream in New York City when the incident occurred. Lemon had just finished talking with a woman who shouted ā€œFree Palestineā€ and claimed a genocide was taking place in Gaza when he approached a man. (RELATED: ā€˜This Is Insane!’: Find Yourself Someone Who Looks At You Like Don Lemon Looks At A Cracker Barrel)

ā€œHow are you doing, sir?ā€ Lemon asked, with the man responding, ā€œGood.ā€

ā€œCan we talk to you? Where are you from?ā€ Lemon asked, with the man asking in response, ā€œWho are you,ā€ before the former CNN host identified himself.

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ā€œYou’re a fucking moron, dude,ā€ the man said, with Lemon replying with, ā€œThank you. So are you.ā€

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ā€œYeah. It’s very nice to see you,ā€ the man said, with Lemon responding, ā€œNice to see you.ā€

In March 2024, Lemon announced the termination of a deal for his show to be commercialized on X days after a contentiousinterview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk was released.

ā€œYou’ve never heard anything I’ve had to say, and I’ve heard a whole bunch of what you say,ā€ the man said, with Lemon asking, ā€œI’m glad you watch me.ā€

The man clarified that he didn’t watch Lemon’s show, but that he’d seen Lemon was ā€œclipped.ā€

ā€œBefore I realized CNN and MSNBC were full of shit, every once in a while I’d see you talking,ā€ the man said, with Lemon then asking why the man held that opinion.

ā€œBecause they lie,ā€ the man explained, with Lemon asking, ā€œHow — about what? Be specific.ā€

The former CNN host drew fire after he said former Republican Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina, who also served as Ambassador to the United Nations, was ā€œpast her primeā€ at age 51 during an episode of ā€œCNN This Morningā€ in Feb. 2023. Lemon also has a history of appearing on air while apparently inebriated during CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcasts.

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ā€œEverything,ā€ the man responded.

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