FAITHWIRE/ Tré Goins-Phillips-
Don Lemon really did his best to bury the lede during his interview this week with a black minister who went to the White House.
The Rev. Bill Owens, founder of the Coalition of African-American Pastors, appeared on the CNN host’s show Thursday night. And rather than talk about any number of his experiences and accomplishments with inner-city youth, Lemon tried to coax Owens into calling President Donald Trump a racist.
Owens shot back, telling Lemon repeatedly he has “never said that.” But it didn’t matter. Lemon’s motives were nefarious: the entire interview was a setup designed to take down Owens. As The Washington Examiner’s Becket Adams pointed out, at the exact moment Lemon, who is gay, asked Owens about same-sex marriage, the chyron switched from referring to the minister as a “faith leader” to a “controversial African-American pastor.” Continue reading…
