Al Sharpton and the National Action Network are blasting a decision by CNN to oust anchor Don Lemon and are demanding the network explain the move. “We are completely stunned at the termination of Don Lemon,” Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, and Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League said in a joint statement issued on Wednesday. With the health of our democracy undergoing perhaps its greatest test, we cannot afford to silence his voice,” they added. Lemon was ousted from his anchor chair on Monday morning and has alleged he was fired without warning by CNN CEO Chris Licht. Still, Sharpton and Morial said they want more information on how the decision to oust Lemon was made.

Source: CNN April 26, 2023 21:09 UTC