Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon exit Fox and CNN

CNN fired longtime anchor Don Lemon on Monday, the identical day that Fox Information fired Tucker Carlson.

Their former employers thanked the pair of their respective statements on the firings.

“We thank him for his service to the community as a number and previous to that as a contributor,” Fox Information stated in a brief assertion that didn’t supply a proof for his ouster, including solely that his final present was on Friday, April 21.

CEO Chris Licht in a memo to CNN workers

“Don will eternally be part of the CNN household, and we thank him for his contributions over the previous 17 years … We want him effectively and shall be cheering him on in his future endeavors.”

Right here is how cartoonists reacted to the sudden departures.