Don Lemon calls out Kyrsten Sinema in righteous rant about MLK’s legacy

CNN’s Don Lemon
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Out gay journalist Don Lemon called out moderate Democrats who praise Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while undermining voting rights protections, the very rights that Dr. King fought for.

“Inevitably, you get the politicians – especially the ones in Washington now who are blocking people’s access to the voting booth – and they want to use Dr. King conveniently,” Lemon said on CNN. “They’re the biggest hypocrites on the planet.”

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There’s no shortage of politicians who oppose voting rights protections while publicly celebrating Dr. King’s legacy.

Currently, a voting rights bill supported by the Biden administration and most Congressional Democrats languishes in the Senate due to opposition from moderate Democrats and Republicans. The bill would limit gerrymandering, make voting easier, and tighten control of “dark money” contributions, all protections that anti-racist advocates say are necessary because of how voter restrictions and other attacks on democracy often target Black voters.

Lemon named out bisexual Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) because she

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