Many observers have since claimed the unprofessional on-air outburst finally convinced CNN executives that it was time for Lemon to go. But, not so, according to the CNN insiders who spoke to DailyMail.com.

‘Everyone is talking about the way he interacted with Vivek,’ one source said. ‘But the way he talked to Poppy at the end of that interview, which kind of got lost in the explosiveness, was not lost on Poppy or the executives.’

‘You can just tell from Poppy’s body language that she was frustrated – and that he’ll never learn.’

Watch the interview closely — and you will hear Lemon appear to rudely cut off his colleague, as she tries to move things along from the confrontation and wrap up the interview.

[There were so many reasons to dump Lemon that it’s tough to settle on just one. But yes, this explanation makes more sense than just unhappiness with Lemon’s unprofessional approach to the Ramaswamy interview. — Ed]