Don Lemon startled some colleagues on CNN’s morning show Thursday with his implication that Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, at age 51, was past her prime.Lemon, with "CNN This Morning" co-hosts Poppy Harlow and Kaitlan Collins, was discussing Haley’s suggestion a day earlier that politicians over age 75 should be subject to mandatory mental competency tests.
President Joe Biden is 80 while another GOP presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, is 76."Nikki Haley isn’t in her prime, sorry," Lemon said, explaining why he was "uncomfortable" with the age discussion. "When a woman is considered to be in her prime — in her 20s, 30s and maybe her 40s."Don Lemon startled some colleagues on CNN’s morning show Thursday with his implication that Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, at age 51, was past her prime.
The LION Lunch Hour crews discusses the comments and how people are reacting."Prime for what?" Harlow replied.Lemon said that if you look it up on Google, a woman is considered to be in her prime at those ages.
Harlow tried to clarify what Lemon was referencing: "I think we need to qualify. Are you talking about prime for childbearing or are you talking about prime for being president?""Don’t shoot the messenger, I’m just saying what the facts are," Lemon replied. "Google it."Former South Carolina Gov.