#CNN anchor Don Lemon caused noticeable tension on the set this morning "when he oddly suggested GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley wasn’t in her “prime” and, therefore, should be careful when using that word to judge other politicians." thedailybeast.com/don-lemon-an

@w7voa Wow! What a misogynistic thing to say! Why is he even bringing fertility into it‽ She's running for president not for the queen of an ant colony. There's plenty of reasons to not want her as president without that ridiculous sexist tripe.

@pontulo @w7voa "Prime" doesn't necessarily refer to "sexual prime". It can also refer to "intellectual prime" or "physical prime" or even "emotional prime".

In this case, context tells us he was probably talking about "intellectual prime", especially as Haley has been arguing in favor of competency tests for older politicians.

@pontulo @w7voa Having watched the clip, I now retract this.

That was definitely cringey.

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