![]() ![]() 'She says people, you know, politicians are suddenly not in their prime. ![]() Lemon, who is 56, said 51-year-old Nikki Haley should tread lightly on her call for mental competency tests for America's aging leaders. ![]() Lemon's fawning over the potential for a woman president came after he sparked fury for hitting out at presidential candidate Haley's age last month. Her comments led to an awkward lull on the show, where Lemon cut in by saying: 'It's always a pleasure to see you.' 'There is a different and unacceptable pressure that is put on women leaders, holding them to a very different standard,' she said. 'You can ask any female who ran for the highest office in the country how they feel being compared to other lesser evolved democracies in the world, which have actually had women leaders.'Īmanpour also alluded to sexism plaguing the political careers of female leaders, not least those made by Lemon following Haley's presidential announcement last month. In a discussion with Iranian journalist Christiane Amanpour, Lemon jumped at the chance to U-turn on his sexist rant about Nikki Haley.Īs the panel discussed female leaders in other nations and questioned why no woman has ever been elected US president, Lemon threw his hands in the air and asked: 'Christiane, what is going on?' ![]()
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