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CNN anchor Don Lemon offered his colleagues a bizarre excuse for the controversial remarks he made about Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley. …
How did it go over?
According to the Politico Playbook, not well.
People who were on the call said that while Lemon apologized, he seemed at times to be justifying his original comment and taking credit for apologizing. One person described Lemon’s apology as “tone deaf” and said some staff remain “furious” over the episode and want management to issue a statement responding to the situation.
