Lemon: 'The Factory Reset in America is Whiteness,' 'If You Grew Up in America,' 'How Can You Not be Racist?'

At the beginning of Thursday's CNN Tonight, host Don Lemon accused White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow of "white mansplaining" by denying the existence of systemic racism in America. According to Lemon, "If you really want to understand racism in America, just think about your...phone...the factory reset is whiteness." Lemon went on to contend that "once you think about it like that, if you are any other ethnicity, the factory reset is not you; which means the norm is set to your standard and people who look like you, which means it favors you...Everything favors you." Lemon also proclaimed that Kudlow and Trump are "benefiting from systemic racism." The CNN host made similar points when appearing as a guest on New Day Friday: "Every year...I have hydrangeas in my yard and they come back a different color or a tulip or an orchid. And it's not because they're different, it's because the soil is different...It depends on the nutrients in the soil. So, if you grew up in America, you came out of American soil...considering the history of this country...how can you not be racist? How can you not see that the factory reset in America is whiteness?"