Don Lemon Holds Up Sign Displaying the ‘N-Word,’ Uncensored, on Air

 

Don Lemon kicked off CNN Tonight tonight by literally holding up a giant sign with the n-word on it:

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Lemon held up a Confederate flag first before holding up the sign. He asked, “Does this offend you? This word?”

He was teasing a discussion about President Obama using the n-word in an interview with Marc Maron.

Watch the clip below, via CNN:

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