Jean-Pierre, a guest on the morning show on Thursday, made it clear to CNN that she did not want to go head-to-head with the bombastic anchor, a source with knowledge said.
A second source close to CNN said Jean-Pierre “refused” to go on if Lemon was asking the questions.An insider said Harlow had been earmarked to do the interview because the show’s staff has to “produce around” Lemon, who has been in the spotlight for a series of on-air missteps.Sources said Jean-Pierre’s reps did not expound on the reasoning for her demand to CNN.
Insiders speculated that it was likely due to the anchor’s recent on-air gaffes or possibly tense on-air exchanges in the past, in which Lemon grilled Jean-Pierre over President Biden’s mental fitness. “We’re not going to detail our conversations with any media outlets, but as always the anchor is the network’s call and not ours,” a rep for Jean-Pierre told The Post.
Jean-Pierre did not want to be interviewed by the embattled Don Lemon for her appearance on Thursday’s “CNN This Morning.”A CNN spokesman declined to elaborate, merely saying: “The decision to have Poppy conduct the interview was made independently by CNN.”
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