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CNN Guest Refuses To Take The ‘Bait,’ Contradicts Don Lemon On Slavery

Ben Johnson
CNN Guest Refuses To Take The ‘Bait,’ Contradicts Don Lemon On Slavery
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CNN’s Don Lemon seemed to find himself in an uncomfortable position on Wednesday night, as the guest he invited to bolster his argument about slavery ended up contradicting him instead. 

The talk show host made numerous claims about how the Constitution “valued” slaves — and, as his featured expert obliquely noted, Lemon manifestly got his facts wrong.

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