Chris Cuomo defends himself against Don Lemon's criticism for giving Kellyanne Conway a platform

Stephen Proctor

The normally friendly banter between Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon was nowhere to be seen Thursday night after the former’s lengthy interview with Kellyanne Conway on Cuomo Prime Time. Cuomo pressed Conway on the matter of Donald Trump allegedly directing Michael Cohen to make hush money payments to Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal before the election, as well as his part in them and his ever-changing stories about them. The host offered video and audio evidence to prove that the president has been lying, while Conway deflected and said that the evidence didn’t prove anything. That’s why Lemon doesn’t think Cuomo should give her the platform.

Cuomo explained that Conway is on his show precisely because she can’t give a straight answer. “I lay it out, example after example of what it is, and I keep her on task about it the best I can,” he said. “And to the extent that she varies, to the extent that she redirects, it’s all evidence of what they [the Trump administration] want to avoid.”

Lemon wasn’t having any of it. He went on to tell Cuomo that he learned nothing from the interview and that there was no worthwhile takeaway. Many viewers agreed.

At least there was constructive dialogue in the exchange, though.

“What do you think they got?” Lemon asked, referring to the viewers. Cuomo replied: “I think they saw that she has a hard time justifying what the president has said. That she tries to use cleverness in place of certainly concision, but also having real arguments and real facts — they’re not on her side.”

CNN Tonight With Don Lemon airs weeknights at 10 on CNN.

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