Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta claimed on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration arrested Don Lemon because of his race.
Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta claimed on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration arrested Don Lemon because of his race.
Federal authorities arrested Lemon in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday night in connection with the disruption of a religious service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Jan. 18. Acosta argued on “The Jim Acosta Show” that Trump’s administration is only targeting Lemon simply because he is black, not because he may have committed a crime.
“Trump likes to fuck with Don because Don is black, and we just need to say that too. Trump is racist and he’s always attacked Don in racially loaded ways, calls him stupid and things like that and it’s disgraceful, it’s disgusting,” Acosta said.
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Lemon live-streamed himself entering the church along with the protesters, who organized a demonstration against the pastor for also serving as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.
