CNN host Don Lemon has been a vocal critic of President Trump over the course of his nine months in office and his public scrutiny of the Commander-In-Chief is now beginning to come back and confront him in his personal life. In a story broken by TMZ on Wednesday, October 25, it was reported that Lemon has become the recipient of multiple death threats, prompting him to notify the New York Police Department for his own safety.
The messages are frightening, with one reading, "F**k you n****r can't wait to stab your neck," and another labeling Lemon a "pile of rotting Dogs**t, racist, communist, socialist, Liberal moron a**hole," and making inference to the urgency of danger with a promise to make Lemon pay "real soon." On one of the culprit's social media pages, he/she reportedly identifies as a "white nationalist conservative pro-gun anti-Islam anti-terrorist anti-leftist," and declares "HATE" for Democrats, the Black Lives Matter movement, Antifa, and socialists. The profile goes on to list the user as a "heavily armed racist," before proclaiming WLM (White Lives Matter).
The NYPD is currently investigating the case with aims to make an arrest for aggravated harassment.
Lemon, who was once viewed as a considerably moderate news pundit with views that at times conflicted with the social justice overtones of the post-Trayvon Martin era, has increasingly challenged the status quo, particularly as it concerns the rhetoric of the current administration. Earlier this week he dedicated a portion of his nightly telecast to speak directly to the President in defense of the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson's widow, who Trump has been feuding within the press.
"Mr. Trump, please stop it. Please stop! Think of what Sgt. Johnson would want," Lemon told Trump on-air. "You are putting his widow in the terrible position of having to fight for her dignity when she should be concentrating on taking care of herself, her health, her two children, and the one on the way."
Source: tmz.com
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