Don Lemon: “We May Want To Rethink Jefferson” Because He Was A Slave Owner; Debates Taking Down ‘Racist’ Jefferson Statues

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CNN host and activist Don Lemon says the day will come when “we may want to rethink Jefferson” because he was a slave owner.

Newsbusters reported:

CNN’s Don Lemon on Tuesday hinted that there will come a day when the United States will have to “rethink” tributes such as the Jefferson Memorial. After a contentious segment with Ben Jones, in which the former Congressman defended the Confederate flag, Legal View host Ashley Banfield brought up the author of the Declaration of Independence.

She reminded, “There is a monument of him in the capital city of the United States. No one ever asked for that to come down.” At first, Lemon asserted that the comparison was not “equal” and that Jefferson “was a part of the entire United States.” He then added, “There may come a day when we may want to rethink Jefferson, I don’t if we should do that. But when we get to that point, I’ll be happy to partake in that particular discussion.”

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