Don Lemon Slights Jon Stewart as Only a Comic on CNN Scorching Mic

Don Lemon stepped in it once more Monday, apparently making what he thought was an off-mic comment about Jon Stewart after which, after a clumsy pause, backtracking large time.

Don threw to a clip of Jon Stewart interviewing U.S. Deputy Secretary of Protection Kathleen Hicks, by which Stewart challenged what he referred to as excessive waste within the DOD’s $850 billion funds. When Hicks took problem with the waste allegation, Jon shot again … “I am unable to work out how $850 billion to a division implies that the rank and file nonetheless must be on meals stamps. To me, that is f***ing corruption.”

The video of the interview stayed up however the audio reduce out, and then you definitely hear Don, apparently speaking to his cohosts not realizing his mic was sizzling, saying, “He will get a variety of leeway with the comic factor, although.” It appears he was speaking to his co-anchors and received caught on air.

There was silence for a number of seconds, after which Don tried to get well, saying Stewart is a lot greater than a comic. He repeated that once more.