Don Lemon: Soon to be Out at CNN?

Fox News is reporting that Don Lemon has been put ‘out on assignment’ since the news broke that he allegedly viciously snapped on fellow morning show host and former Daily Caller employee, Kaitlin Collins.

“Don is on assignment in Los Angeles,” Collins said to open the poorly rated, “CNN This Morning” Friday morning.

Fox News adds:

“”During CNN’s breaking news of Brittney Griner’s release from Russia on Dec. 8, there were multiple on-air instances where Collins attempted to interject while Lemon was speaking. At one point, Lemon wagged his finger above the desk and told her “stand by one second.”

While off-air, however, 56-year-old Lemon got “nasty” at 30-year-old Collins, scolding her for “interrupting” him, which left the female co-host “visibly upset,” a source who witnessed the exchange told Fox News Digital. 

Word of the incident reached CNN boss Chris Licht, who urged Lemon to “take a beat,” the source said. 

Lemon did not appear on the Dec. 9 broadcast, with co-host Poppy Harlow telling viewers, “Don has the day off.””

Does this signal the end of Lemon at CNN? He had recently been demoted from having his own evening show that bore his name to this new, struggling morning show. Either way, things look bad for the aging, emotional news-reader.