LEMON: “I know you have children. You have two daughters. Can you imagine Ivanka or Tiffany in Maesha’s shoes having a fight with the commander-in-chief while they are pregnant and grieving? If Maesha Johnson is mad at you, take it. Just as President Bush and others did. Take it. It’s part of what you signed up for when you decided to descend that escalator and throw your hat in the ring for president. You are the commander-in-chief, the President of the United States of America, the greatest country on Earth. Act like it! Act like you know that you’re big enough not to have to win every fight or respond to every criticism. Act like you know where the high road is. Competent and secure people ask for help all the time and they ask for forgiveness. Insecure people think they know everything and need no help. And I want you to think about this. The only Gold Star families you have attacked are people of color. How does that look? Apologize. And I’m going to end with some words to help you to that. You’re welcome to use them. And so now I’m going to speak directly to Maesha Johnson, as you should. Mrs. Johnson, since the President seems incapable of finding the right words, let me speak for the entire country. We are all sorry for what you are going through. All grief is different, and we cannot imagine how deep and profound yours is. We agree with you that La David, your hero husband, was an awesome soldier, a great man, a great American. We know from what has been written about him that he wanted to be someone great, do great things with his life, and he was great, and he did great things. He is a role model to me. When his photos come up on the TV screen or I see them in the newspaper, I am so incredibly proud of him and what he accomplished. And to be extremely candid with you and with the world, as a black man I’m always looking for role models who look like me and the latest one I found was your husband, La David. May he rest in peace. And may you find peace when you can finally get a good night’s sleep knowing that this is America. We got your back. Believe that. Signed me, Don lemon. Now I want to turn now to CNN senior political analyst — sorry. I’m sorry.
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