CNN fired longtime anchor Don Lemon on Monday, the same day that Fox News fired Tucker Carlson.
Their former employers thanked the pair in their respective statements on the firings.
“We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor,” Fox News said in a short statement that did not offer an explanation for his ouster, adding only that his last show was on Friday, April 21.
CEO Chris Licht in a memo to CNN staff
“Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years … We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his future endeavors.”
Here is how cartoonists reacted to the sudden departures.
