Yesterday, CNN announced a new morning show would hit the network at an unannounced date. The show will feature Don Lemon, Poppy Harlow, and Kaitlan Collins. Lemon didn’t have a chance to address the development on-air until his show, Don Lemon Tonight, began at 10:00 PM.
Lemon denied the move was a mandate from management that he change his on-air persona or views, but rather a chance to do something bigger.
“This is not someone saying you must move to the right, Don Lemon, and give so much of your perspective,” Lemon added. “That is not real. This is fodder for Twitter. This is an opportunity. This is a promotion. This is an opportunity for me to create something around me and I get to work with two great ladies who you know.”
Lemon said his phone had “blown up” Thursday before adding his extreme gratitude for the team he had worked with for eight years.
“Let me just say that it’s bittersweet for me because I work with the best team in this building, one of the best teams in this business, and we built this show out of nothing. This show was not supposed to exist.”
