Bill Maher shut down former CNN host Don Lemon’s racist comments about black supporters of President Donald Trump when he said a &#8220;huge faction of the MAGA movement&#8221; are &#8220;really f***ing racist&#8221; and that you can&#8217;t be black &#8220;and be a rational MAGA person.&#8221;
During Lemon’s appearance on Maher’s “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6YXgYRifdU&amp;t=1499s">Club Random podcast</a>,” the two talked about Tom Hanks’ “Black Jeopardy” sketch on “Saturday Night Live,” in which he reprised his role as a Trump supporter wearing a red MAGA cap.
“I get all the bad things about the [Trump] administration, but if you think they don’t shake black people’s hands, it’s just, you’re wrong,” Maher said in response to the sketch. “It’s just not helpful to think that half the country, that’s where they are.”
Lemon said part of the sketch is comedy, but “let’s be honest,&#8221; there’s a “huge faction of the MAGA movement that’s really f***ing racist.”
Maher disagreed, saying: “I wouldn’t say huge. No.”
“I would say huge,” Lemon replied. “But even if they’re not, you have to overlook a lot of that in order to support Donald Trump, which I think is maybe even more egregious than just saying, ‘I’m a racist.’”
“I don’t think all of MAGA is racist,&#8221; Lemon continued. &#8220;But I do think that there’s a huge element in the MAGA party that is racist—whether they are, whether they are conscious of it or not … some of them are not.”
“And if they are not, they have had to overlook a lot of racism and a lot of bigotry,” he added. “And if you do that and you say, ‘I’m ok with this,’ that I think that makes you worse than someone who just says, ‘Hey, I’m a racist.’”
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Former CNN host Don Lemon went on Bill Maher&#8217;s podcast yesterday and said black people can&#8217;t be MAGA.
Don: “I don&#8217;t think that you can be black and be a rational MAGA person.”
Bill: “I think they would find that very insulting.”
Don: “ Well I mean, the truth is often… <a href="https://t.co/kWc9AWl9mI">pic.twitter.com/kWc9AWl9mI</a>
— DeVory Darkins (@devorydarkins) <a href="https://twitter.com/devorydarkins/status/1901622088550719732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2025</a></blockquote>
“When I see a black MAGA person who is carrying Trump’s water and they know he is lying … I don’t think that you can be black and be a rational MAGA person, I think you can be black and be a Republican,&#8221; Lemon <a href="https://x.com/devorydarkins/status/1901622088550719732">continued</a> later.
Maher responded and said black Trump supporters would find Lemon&#8217;s comments &#8220;very insulting.&#8221;
​​&#8221;Well, I mean, the truth is often insulting,&#8221; the former CNN host replied.
Lemon was fired from CNN in 2023 and later announced plans to have his own YouTube podcast to try to make it on his own in the independent media lane.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/don-lemon-slams-megyn-kelly-after-she-celebrates-joy-reids-termination" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don Lemon Slams Megyn Kelly After She Celebrates Joy Reid’s Termination</a>

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Bill Maher Shuts Down Don Lemon’s Racist Comments About Black Trump Supporters

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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon slammed Megyn Kelly who said she wouldn’t be crying any tears for MSNBC’s anchor Joy Reid losing her MSNBC show “The ReidOut” — and her subsequent exit from the network.
Speaking out on his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lscf4ARflpg">YouTube</a> show, Lemon went on a rant against Kelly, saying first that he “usually doesn’t like to talk about her,” and labeling her “a troll” and “a racist.”
“I usually don’t like to talk about her because she’s one of those people, she thrives on it,” Lemon said. “She has built the second part of her career on being a troll.” 
“Let me just say to Megyn Kelly, in my 30 some years as a journalist, and my 50 some years as a person of color, go f*** yourself,” he added, after playing a clip of Kelly saying something similar on her show about Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski and their visit to Mar-a-lago following President Donald Trump’s victory.
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A message for Megyn Kelly <a href="https://t.co/y1VOY3AAzK">pic.twitter.com/y1VOY3AAzK</a>
— Don Lemon (@Donlemonbsky) <a href="https://twitter.com/Donlemonbsky/status/1894113478341779775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2025</a></blockquote>
Lemon, who was fired from CNN in 2023, also said that “the worst person from television was fired from NBC and the &#8216;Today&#8217; show a few years ago, and that’s Megyn Kelly.”
The former CNN host’s rant came after Kelly posted on <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1893692907665686539">X</a>, “good riddance,” in reference to Reid.
“Remember when Joy Reid laughingly mocked ‘White women tears’ as pathetic and offensive to her? Who’s crying now, Joy?” Kelly wrote. “Good riddance to the absolute worst person on television, and shame on NBC for letting it go on this long.”
“Joy Reid has viciously mocked the tears of every white person she’s helped cancel over the years for some imaginary racial slight,” she <a href="https://x.com/megynkelly/status/1894120519063998544">added</a>. “She’s had zero empathy for anyone. Now she wants us to feel sorry for her. WE DON’T.”
Later on “The Megyn Kelly Show” podcast, the host played <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dqlgUvgLaP0">clips</a> of Reid’s “most racist moments” and said, “I’m thrilled she’s gone. She literally was the most racist person on television … But we won’t have her to kick around anymore, there’s a little sadness in that.”
“Single tear, White woman tears happening right here, Joy,” she <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8smx_6kwZac">added</a>. “She was officially fired over the weekend because she’s a racist, horrible news anchor with no ratings.”
At one point, Kelly pointed out that Reid could try independent media, like Don Lemon, who got fired from CNN and later announced his plans to start his own YouTube show. “Don Lemon’s podcast, abject failure,&#8221; Kelly said.
On Tuesday, Kelly <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DGguJtPRfXS/">addressed</a> Lemon’s rant against her and said “Don Lemon has no viewers. He has no listeners whatsoever. He has not been able to make it in the cable news world where he was repeatedly demoted. And then fired.”
“He was fired two minutes after getting hired by Elon [Musk], which should have been a lifeline to him, but he was too stupid to actually take advantage of it,” she added. “And now he’s too stupid to actually make it in the digital lane. So, he did the one thing he could think of to do which is get into the press by attacking me.”
“And now he’s gotten more ink than he’s gotten in the past four years,” Kelly continued. “But he’s a sad, pathetic little man who actually cannot make it in business on his own. And really at this point, thoughts and prayers, Don.”

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Don Lemon Slams Megyn Kelly After She Celebrates Joy Reid’s Termination

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Former CNN host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/don-lemon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don Lemon</a> said the time has come to leave social media platform X as he claimed it’s no longer a place for “honest” debate after President-elect Donald Trump won, with the support of X owner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>.
In two now-viral <a href="https://x.com/donlemon/status/1856726456438546501">posts</a> he made on Wednesday, Lemon wrote and then said in a video that he has “loved connecting with all of you on Twitter and then on X for all of these years, but it’s time for me to leave the platform.”
“I once believed that it was a place for honest debate and discussion, transparency and free speech, but I now feel it does not serve that purpose,” he added, without explaining further.
He then pointed to changes in terms and services on X that will become effective on November 15, which <a href="https://x.com/en/tos">states that</a> “all disputes related to These terms or the Services” that arise between users and X as a company “shall be brought exclusively in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, or state courts located in Tarrant County, Texas…”
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My statement on leaving Twitter <a href="https://t.co/9tYcfqHhhC">pic.twitter.com/9tYcfqHhhC</a>
— Don Lemon (@donlemon) <a href="https://twitter.com/donlemon/status/1856726456438546501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
Lemon claimed that these new terms put all disputes on the platform “in courthouses that are a hub for conservatives, which experts say could make it easier for X to shield itself from litigation and punish critics.”
“I think that speaks for itself,” Lemon wrote, pointing to where followers could find his content like YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, etc.
Hollywood star <a href="https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/jamie-lee-curtis-quits-twitter-x-1236208988/">Jamie Lee Curtis</a> also joined him in announcing on Instagram that she had left the X platform, without giving a specific reason she made the decision following Trump’s victory.
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“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,” Curtis wrote on Instagram. &#8220;Courage to change the things I can. And the wisdom to know the difference.”
The U.K. news outlet The Guardian also <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/nov/13/the-guardian-no-longer-post-on-x-twitter-elon-musk">announced</a> on Wednesday that it would no longer be posting on the platform due to its “often disturbing content promoted or found on the platform, including far-right conspiracy theories and racism,” without providing any further information.
“The U.S. presidential election campaign served only to underline what we have considered for a long time: that X is a toxic media platform and that its owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse,” the news outlet added.
Following news that Trump had indeed won reelection last week, outspoken leftist activist actress Bette Midler <a href="https://x.com/CalebJHull/status/1854189906475561026">deleted her account</a>.
TV host Piers Morgan appeared to mock the grand announcements from stars like Lemon and Curtis and instead announced that he would be staying.
“ANNOUNCEMENT:  I am not leaving X,” <a href="https://x.com/piersmorgan/status/1856745210601980225">Morgan wrote</a> in a now-viral post.

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Don Lemon, Jamie Lee Curtis Announce They Are Leaving X Following Trump Victory

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Former CNN host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/don-lemon-shares-surprising-video-of-female-voters-in-chicago-revealing-who-theyre-voting-for" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don Lemon</a> unintentionally promoted a website for Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh&#8217;s new film, &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/videos/am-i-racist-official-trailer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Am I racist?</a>,&#8221; while Lemon covered the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
Walsh went to the convention dressed as a &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/official-trailer-daily-wires-first-original-theatrical-release-am-i-racist-starring-matt-walsh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">DEI consultant</a>,&#8221; a nod to his undercover character in &#8220;Am I Racist?&#8221; There, Walsh and his team passed out flyers and cards that warned DNC-goers about the supposed perils of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elSXlm9ZpfU" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Project2025</a>, which is a conservative plan from the Heritage Foundation that the Left has tied to former President Donald Trump, though Trump has denounced it.
The <a href="https://www.project2025.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a> listed on the materials, however, directs users to a trailer for &#8220;Am I Racist?,&#8221; a link to purchase tickets, and the Daily Wire membership sign-up page.
Despite Walsh openly talking about the prank online for a full day, Lemon and his team posted (and later deleted) a video of Lemon promoting Walsh&#8217;s film&#8217;s website. The video posted by the far-Left politico even ends with Lemon holding up a card promoting Project2025.com &#8212; the website that links to &#8220;Am I Racist?&#8221;
Walsh addressed Lemon&#8217;s promotion on his podcast Friday, joking that Lemon is now the film&#8217;s &#8220;number one spokesman.&#8221;
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The conservative also mocked Lemon and his team for not catching the joke, even after Walsh openly discussed the prank online.
&#8220;Is Lemon in on the joke?&#8221; Walsh said, &#8220;because how else do you explain a supposed journalist airing the footage &#8212; that footage &#8212; a day after I told everyone on [X] what we did.&#8221;
&#8220;Maybe Don Lemon doesn&#8217;t follow me [on X], fine,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;But even just five seconds of due diligence &#8212; you&#8217;re editing the video, nobody even goes to the site?&#8221;
Walsh also commented on the other people Lemon spoke to at the DNC about Project 2025. Notably, not a single person gave any real description of the document, instead vaguely claiming that it&#8217;s &#8220;against America&#8221; and &#8220;dangerous.&#8221;
WATCH:
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How <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MattWalshBlog</a> trolled Don Lemon into promoting his movie, &#8220;Am I Racist?&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/65xU6enjKP">pic.twitter.com/65xU6enjKP</a>
— The Matt Walsh Show (@MattWalshShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshShow/status/1827094070055072114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2024</a></blockquote>
“Am I Racist?” is set to premier in hundreds of theaters across the nation on September 13. Fans can purchase tickets to a showing near them at <a href="http://amiracist.com/">amiracist.com</a>.
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WATCH: Matt Walsh Lays Out How He Got Don Lemon To Promote ‘Am I Racist?’

Am I Racist

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Former CNN host Don Lemon shared a video on social media Wednesday showing women he interviewed on the street who revealed who they were going to vote for in the upcoming election.
The left-wing journalist interviewed white and black women on the streets of Chicago and all of the women who he included in the video said that they were voting for Trump.
The first woman that Lemon interviewed said: &#8220;I&#8217;m going for Trump. I feel like every time they don&#8217;t want somebody who is good for us to win, they throw somebody black in our face, thinking that&#8217;s gonna, like, make us vote for the black person.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m going for Trump,&#8221; she later added. &#8220;Kamala was on Biden&#8217;s team, and I don&#8217;t like Biden. Gas wasn&#8217;t this high when Trump was our president. Food wasn&#8217;t this high. I&#8217;m going for Trump.&#8221;
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The next woman said that she voted for Obama because he was black and that she did not want to vote for Harris &#8220;because she&#8217;s the first black woman to run for president or to win.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m supporting Trump,&#8221; the woman said. &#8220;Because it has to change. It has to change, and now I vote more for what fits me better as a person, rather than voting for the black person or voting for the first woman.&#8221;
Another woman said that she was voting for Trump because &#8220;we had good times with Donald Trump.&#8221;
When asked what she thought about Harris, the woman said: &#8220;I don&#8217;t like her, the way she speaks, the giddiness, the laughing, everything&#8217;s a joke, and it&#8217;s not a joke. We&#8217;re in trouble.&#8221;
A fifth woman told Lemon that she, too, was voting for Trump because she has &#8220;always been a fan of his.&#8221;
<a href="http://www.amiracist.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.amiracist.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1724211156439000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2xQ8bdTcpfdrPBAzczIuck">WATCH THE TRAILER FOR ‘AM I RACIST?’ — A MATT WALSH COMEDY ON DEI</a>
When asked about Harris, the woman said: &#8220;She&#8217;s phony and fake. You know what I&#8217;m saying? &#8230; I&#8217;m not feeling her.&#8221;
A sixth woman from Virginia told Lemon that she used to be against Trump until she moved to Ohio and &#8220;saw the other side&#8221; of his policies, presumably because she moved from a blue state to a red state.
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Women on Trump vs. Harris…🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/bi4sItJy15">pic.twitter.com/bi4sItJy15</a>
&mdash; Don Lemon (@donlemon) <a href="https://twitter.com/donlemon/status/1825960556358152693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Don Lemon Shares Surprising Video Of Female Voters In Chicago Revealing Who They’re Voting For

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Ousted CNN anchor Don Lemon had a tentative deal to host a new show on Elon Musk&#8217;s X platform — but according to a recent report, the whole thing might have fallen apart over Lemon&#8217;s &#8220;diva demands.&#8221;
The New York Post reported that, among other things, Lemon had <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/15/media/don-lemon-demanded-tesla-cybertruck-5m-advance-equity-in-x-before-elon-musk-canned-him-sources/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">demanded some control</a> over other news content that might make its way onto the platform — and had aspirations of hosting the &#8220;first podcast in space.&#8221;
The alleged list of demands, according to The Post, included &#8220;a free Tesla Cybertruck, a $5 million upfront payment on top of an $8 million salary, an equity stake in the multibillion-dollar company, and the right to approve any changes in X policy as it relates to news content.&#8221;
Lemon also reportedly wanted to helm the &#8220;<a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/19/media/don-lemon-wanted-seat-aboard-elon-musks-rocket-to-do-first-podcast-in-space-sources/?_gl=1*1scr8yc*_ga*MTkzMTkwODE1Ni4xNjY3OTUyODk2*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTcxMTAzOTc3NS40Ny4wLjE3MTEwMzk3ODIuMC4wLjA.&amp;_ga=2.127897869.1676480561.1711035583-1931908156.1667952896" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first podcast in space</a>,&#8221; suggesting that Musk use SpaceX to make that happen.
Lemon had also set up an interview with Musk — which was initially set to air as his debut episode — and had reportedly attached another list of demands to their planned meeting in Las Vegas. Among those were a suite, drinks, and massages for Lemon and his fiancé — and a private jet flight on X&#8217;s dime.
Despite knowing about the demands at the time of their interview, Musk agreed to do it anyway — but cut ties with Lemon afterward, calling him &#8220;underwhelming.&#8221;
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In the days since, Lemon has blown off claims that he had asked for such things – but he didn&#8217;t deny them outright.
&#8220;That is nonsense. People negotiate all the time, but that’s, come on,&#8221; Lemon told <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/podcasts/it-wasnt-a-gotcha-interview-don-lemon-on-elon-musk-and-the-shocking-meltdown-of-his-deal-with-x/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mediaite&#8217;s</a> Aidan McLaughlin. &#8220;It’s obviously a deflection. Because it has nothing to do with the interview, and I’m not going to fall into that. I don’t read the New York Post, but I do love their horoscopes. It’s great. I’m a Pisces, by the way, so you can read my horoscope to know what’s going on in my life.&#8221;
A number of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-explains-how-dei-hurts-medicine-several-times-don-lemon-still-doesnt-get-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">clips of the interview</a> have since been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-issues-statement-after-don-lemon-claims-their-partnership-for-his-new-show-was-canceled" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> and gone viral.

Don Lemon’s X Deal May Have Evaporated Over His ‘Diva Demands’: Report

Don Lemon's X Deal May Have Evaporated Over His 'Diva Demands': Report

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X owner Elon Musk refuted former CNN host Don Lemon during an interview that aired this week after Lemon claimed that illegal aliens did not impact elections in the U.S.
The interview aired on Lemon&#8217;s new show &#8220;The Don Lemon Show,&#8221; which has struggled to gain any traction, many of his videos on YouTube only gaining a few thousand views.
Musk noted that illegal aliens have a &#8220;very strong bias toward Democrat&#8221; and he believes that Democrats are intentionally allowing illegal immigration to help their electoral power.
&#8220;When the census is done, the census is based on all people in an area, whether they are citizens or not,&#8221; Musk said. &#8220;So if there are a concentration of people who came here illegally in a particular state that state will actually then get an increased number of House seats. So the House seat apportionment is proportional to number of people, not the number of citizens. So the illegals overwhelmingly go to places like California, New York.&#8221;
&#8220;And if you just look at that the math, if you look at the apportionment, with or without illegals &#8230; I believe the blue states, there would be a net loss of blue states of approximately 20 seats in the House,&#8221; he added. &#8220;This also applies to the the Electoral College. This also applies to electing the president. Because the same, the electoral votes are also done by apportionment the same way that House seats are done.&#8221;
Lemon claimed that Musk did not know what he was talking about and, in fact, that reality was &#8220;the exact opposite&#8221; of what Musk said.
&#8220;If as is the case, a disproportionate number of illegal immigrants go to blue states, they amplify the effect of a blue state vote,&#8221; Musk explained. &#8220;And the math as I understand it, you can research this obviously, very easily. It&#8217;s pretty straightforward to research this. But my understanding is that the Democrats would lose approximately 20 seats in the House if illegals were not counted in the census, and that&#8217;s also 20 Less electoral votes for president. So illegals absolutely do affect the who controls the House and who controls the presidency. It does not affect the Senate.&#8221;
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Elon Musk Educates Don Lemon on Illegal Immigrants, Census, and the Electoral College
LEMON: &quot;You claim that Democrats and Biden are opening the border to gain more votes, but undocumented immigrants cannot vote in Federal Elections, so how is that possible?&quot;
MUSK: &quot;If you look… <a href="https://t.co/LmCEreXZQw">pic.twitter.com/LmCEreXZQw</a>
&mdash; KanekoaTheGreat (@KanekoaTheGreat) <a href="https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/1769772429239550086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Elon Musk Rips Don Lemon While Explaining How Illegal Immigration Helps Democrats

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Billionaire entrepreneur and X owner Elon Musk tried several times to explain the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dei-could-get-you-killed-in-the-operating-room" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inherent risks</a> of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in medicine to Don Lemon, but the former CNN anchor just didn&#8217;t get it.
Musk argued that forcing DEI could potentially lead to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dei-puts-the-lives-of-your-loved-ones-at-risk-elon-musk-other-prominent-voices-respond-to-ben-shapiro-investigation-into-dei-in-medicine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lowered standards</a> for medical school and board certification exams — and said that if standards were lowered, the end result was likely to be more people dying because the care they were receiving was substandard.
WATCH:
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Elon Musk tries to explain how lowering the standards for doctors could result in more deaths. 
Don Lemon is unable to grasp the concept.
This entire exchange is incredible. <a href="https://t.co/QJ3efuvVAb">pic.twitter.com/QJ3efuvVAb</a>
&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href="https://twitter.com/EndWokeness/status/1769727932161728681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2024</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;I believe that if we lower the standards for what it takes to become a doctor —&#8221; Musk began.
&#8220;If we lower the standards,&#8221; Lemon interrupted. &#8220;Do you believe people are dying because the standards are being lowered?&#8221;
&#8220;I don&#8217;t think that it&#8217;s yet an issue, but it could become an issue,&#8221; Musk replied.
&#8220;Ok, but the actual evidence in history shows the exact opposite,&#8221; Lemon claimed, although he did not provide any such evidence. Instead he argued that DEI was needed because of the racism inherent the medical system.
&#8220;If you look at how minorities are treated by the medical system, most doctors — most doctors now are white, and there are lots of mistakes in medicine,&#8221; Lemon continued, saying that he did not understand Musk&#8217;s logic.
Musk replied with an example, saying that if standards were lowered, surgeons who were not qualified under the previous — higher — standards might be able to pass their board certification exams. That, he explained, was likely to result in a lower standard of care at best — and, at worst, patients dying.
&#8220;The probability that someone will die, I think at some point, is high,&#8221; he said.
Lemon said he understood that, but that it was simply a &#8220;hypothetical&#8221; situation. &#8220;That doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s happening.&#8221;
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t say it was happening,&#8221; Musk shot back.
&#8220;You didn&#8217;t say it was happening,&#8221; Lemon repeated.
Musk shrugged: &#8220;I said it will. I said if we lower standards, people will die.&#8221;
Lemon, visibly frustrated, asked why Musk would &#8220;put something out there&#8221; if it had not yet happened.
&#8220;Because I don&#8217;t want it to happen,&#8221; Musk pushed back.
Lemon pivoted back to his claims of racial discrimination in medicine, noting that the majority of American doctors are white and only 5% are black.
&#8220;If the majority of doctors are white, are you saying that — and there are still these inequities, right? And people still — there are still mistakes. Are you blaming DEI for that?&#8221; Lemon asked.
&#8220;No,&#8221; Musk said, repeating again that he was only predicting the logical outcome if standards were lowered to accommodate DEI initiatives. &#8220;More people will die than if we don&#8217;t lower the standards. Therefore we should not lower the standards.&#8221;
Lemon tried once more, asking Musk whether he believed that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-posts-shocking-thread-revealing-dei-at-work-in-medicine-even-if-doctors-injure-patients-they-might-still-be-protected" target="_blank" rel="noopener">standards would be lowered</a> for minority doctors or for women.
&#8220;That&#8217;s what that article suggested, yes,&#8221; Musk replied. &#8220;At Duke University.&#8221;
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Elon Musk Explains How DEI Hurts Medicine — Several Times: Don Lemon Still Doesn’t Get It

Elon Musk Explains How DEI Hurts Medicine — Several Times: Don Lemon Still Doesn't Get It

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-responds-to-blowback-over-misgendering-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> issued a statement after <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/don-lemon-breaks-silence-in-first-on-camera-comments-since-cnn-exit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don Lemon</a> claimed that their partnership for his new digital show was canceled following a &#8220;tense&#8221; interview between the two about things like elections and SpaceX.
In a post on <a href="https://x.com/XBusiness/status/1767956757882581042?s=20">X</a>, the business account for the social media platform wrote, &#8220;X is a platform that champions free speech, and we&#8217;re proud to provide an open environment for diverse voices and perspectives.&#8221;
&#8220;&#8216;The Don Lemon Show&#8217; is welcome to publish its content on X, without censorship, as we believe in providing a platform for creators to scale their work and connect with new communities,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;However, like any enterprise, we reserve the right to make decisions about our business partnerships, and after careful consideration, X decided not to enter into a commercial partnership with the show.&#8221;
In a follow-up post, <a href="https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1767961809967829154?s=20">Musk</a> himself made it clear that he found Lemon&#8217;s proposed new show was going to be basically just like his old show on &#8220;CNN, but on social media,&#8221; which he said &#8220;doesn&#8217;t work, as evidenced by the fact that CNN is dying.&#8221;
&#8220;And, instead of it being the real Don Lemon, it was really just Jeff Zucker talking through Don, so lacked authenticity,&#8221; he added. &#8220;All this said, Lemon/Zucker are of course welcome to build their viewership on this platform along with everyone else.&#8221;
It came after the fired CNN host posted a <a href="https://x.com/donlemon/status/1767949937894121894?s=20">video</a> on the platform and said that throughout his interview on Friday with Musk for his new show, he &#8220;kept reiterating to him — although it was tense at times — I thought it was good for people to see and hear our exchange. But, apparently, free-speech absolutism doesn&#8217;t apply when it comes to questions about him from people like me.&#8221;
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&#8220;This does not change anything about the show, except for my relationship with Elon and X,&#8221; he added. &#8220;There&#8217;s a whole lot that went down, and I&#8217;m going to tell you about it in the coming days.&#8221;
In an earlier post, Lemon issued a statement about his show on X being canceled after Musk was the subject of an interview on the first episode of the disgraced host&#8217;s new show.
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&#8220;We had a good conversation,&#8221; Lemon wrote. &#8220;Clearly he felt differently. His commitment to a global town square where all questions can be asked and all ideas can be shared seems not to include questions of him from people like me.&#8221;
Lemon also announced that the interview will be aired on Monday, March 18 when his new digital show is posted on YouTube, X, and any other place podcasts can be found.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/don-lemon-breaks-silence-in-first-on-camera-comments-since-cnn-exit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don Lemon Breaks Silence In First On-Camera Comments Since CNN Exit</a>

Elon Musk Issues Statement After Don Lemon Claims Their Partnership For His New Show Was Canceled

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elon-musk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk&#8217;s</a> X announced three new partnerships with media personalities on Monday as the platform seeks to move heavily into original entertainment.
The first partnership that X announced was with former CNN host Don Lemon, who was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-cnn-fires-don-lemon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fired</a> as the network sought to restore its credibility under then-CEO Chris Licht and amid reports of him allegedly disparaging women at work.
&#8220;We’re delighted to announce a new content partnership with @DonLemon for his new project, The Don Lemon Show,&#8221; X said in a statement. &#8220;The award winning TV journalist will share his unique and honest voice in 30 minute episodes, three times a week, covering politics, culture, sports and entertainment. The show will run exclusively first on X. Welcome Don!&#8221;
Lemon, who has <a href="https://twitter.com/TPostMillennial/status/1445778298353512461" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advocated</a> in favor of <a href="https://twitter.com/NickFondacaro/status/1445574385226563591" target="_blank" rel="noopener">censoring</a> content on social media in the past, said in a statement that he was &#8220;back bigger, bolder, freer!&#8221;
&#8220;My new media company&#8217;s first project is The Don Lemon Show,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It will be available to everyone, easily, whenever and wherever you want it, streaming on the platforms where the conversations are happening. And you&#8217;ll find it first on X, the biggest space for free speech in the world. I know now more than ever that we need a place for honest debate and discussion without the hall monitors. This is just the beginning so stay tuned.&#8221;
X then announced a partnership with former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) who the company said would &#8220;be sharing her unique POV through an exclusive series of documentary style videos and broader content on X.&#8221;
&#8220;Freedom of speech is a fundamental right in America,&#8221; Gabbard said. &#8220;Sadly we live in a time where debate, dialogue, and dissent can be cause for cancellation and censorship by those in power. To defend free speech, we must use it. I’m announcing a new partnership today with X where under @elonmusk leadership, free speech is not only protected, it is celebrated.&#8221;
Gabbard said that she would be bringing viewers her opinion &#8220;about the truth of what’s happening in our country and world&#8221; today through a series of short films.
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X announced that it also signed sports commentator Jim Rome to a contract that will see him bring his show to the platform.
&#8220;The show will stream exclusively on X, five days a week, starting after the Super Bowl,&#8221; X said. &#8220;This show is the first of ten, as part of a multi-year partnership with Range Media Partners. Welcome to the team Jim!&#8221;
Rome said that he was excited about the partnership and that being on the platform provided him with &#8220;an incredible opportunity for me to reach fans on the biggest, most dynamic platform in the world.&#8221;

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Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/son-of-hamas-leader-calls-the-militant-movement-a-racist-terror-organization/2019/07/04/7dc9f84e-9e42-11e9-9ed4-c9089972ad5a_story.html">co-founder</a> Sheikh Hassan Yousef, told former CNN anchor Don Lemon in a resurfaced interview that the terrorist group would not stop with Israel.
During the interview — which first aired in July of 2014 — Yousef told Lemon that although the terrorist organization&#8217;s primary target appeared to be Israel, the ultimate goal was to build an Islamic state that existed not only above all other societies but in place of them.
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&quot;Hamas final destination is building the Islamic Khilafa, which means an Islamic state on the rubble of every other civilization&quot; ~ Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Hamas founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef. <a href="https://t.co/GoWdSwMP0r">pic.twitter.com/GoWdSwMP0r</a>
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&#8220;You know, your father was a founding member of Hamas, and you were groomed to take a leadership position,&#8221; Lemon began, noting that Yousef had converted to Christianity and left the terrorist group, rejecting everything it stood for, both politically and militarily.
&#8220;Why did you do that?&#8221; Lemon asked.
&#8220;Well, for the simple reasons that we see right now in Gaza, that Hamas does not care about the lives of the Palestinians, does not care about the lives of the Israelis, or Americans,&#8221; Yousef replied. &#8220;They don&#8217;t care about their own lives.&#8221;
&#8220;They consider dying for the sake of their ideology a way of worship,&#8221; Yousef continued. &#8220;And how can you continue in that society?&#8221;
Lemon went on to ask Yousef whether he believed a peaceful resolution could ever be reached.
&#8220;Can you coexist with someone whose mission is to – is your destruction?&#8221; Lemon asked.
&#8220;Well, Hamas does not seek coexistence and compromise,&#8221; Yousef responded. &#8220;Hamas is seeking conquest and taking over. And by the way, Israel — the destruction of the state of Israel — is not Hamas&#8217; final destination. Hamas&#8217; final destination is building the Islamic Khalifa, which means an Islamic state on the rubble of every other civilization. These are the ultimate goals of the movement.&#8221;
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Yousef has spoken out against the terrorist group on a number of occasions, speaking in 2017 to the United Nations Human Rights Council and leaving council members speechless.
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WATCH: Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of the co-founder of Hamas, exposes those responsible for horrific oppression of Palestinian people, during 2017 UN Human Rights Council debate.
Are similar statments being seen on <a href="https://twitter.com/X?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@X</a> threads and heard in <a href="https://twitter.com/XSpaces?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@XSpaces</a>?
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Yousef responded directly to the Palestinian Authority, which had blamed Israel for several humanitarian issues — and said that Hamas was the group responsible for every issue he had mentioned.
&#8220;The suffering of the Palestinian people is the outcome of your selfish political interests,&#8221; Yousef said. &#8220;You are the greatest enemy of the Palestinian people.&#8221;

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Son Of Hamas Co-Founder Says The Terror Won’t Stop With Israel In Resurfaced Interview

Son Of Hamas Co-Founder Says The Terror Won't Stop With Israel In Resurfaced Interview

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/cnn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> CEO Chris Licht is reportedly set to announce that 31-year-old Kaitlan Collins has a new contract to serve as the host of the network&#8217;s 9 p.m. primetime hour, which was previously occupied for years by former CNN host Chris Cuomo.
Puck News <a href="https://puck.news/the-kaitlan-era-begins-tonight/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=organic" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the announcement is expected to take place in the coming days and would cap off Collins&#8217; fast rise through the network from her time as a White House reporter who often got under the skin of former President Donald Trump to become a fresh face for the network&#8217;s primetime lineup.
Collins is set to host a town hall event tonight in New Hampshire with former President Donald Trump, who has faced criticism for agreeing to go on the network with a journalist who has <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/10/trump-cnn-kaitlan-collins-00095114" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shown hostility</a> toward him in the past while <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/us/politics/trump-republican-primary-debates.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggesting</a> that he may skip Republican Party primary debates — which critics claim is because he does not want to be compared on stage next to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
This will be the first time that Trump has <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/05/10/trump-town-hall-cnn-heres-why-and-how-to-watch/70205770007/?taid=645c1e7e90f121000160dc85&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter">allowed</a> CNN to interview him since 2016.
&#8220;They are rightfully desperate to get those fantastic (TRUMP!) ratings once again,&#8221; Trump wrote on social media. &#8220;They made me a deal I couldn’t refuse!!! Could be the beginning of a New &amp; Vibrant CNN, with no more Fake News, or it could turn into a disaster for all, including me. Let’s see what happens? Wednesday Night at 8:00!!!&#8221;
The report from Puck News said that Collins&#8217; performance tonight is not expected to impact the offer that CNN is about to make her, but cautioned that with Trump, anything is possible.
Trump is likely to face tough questions about the four criminal investigations that he is under, a civil court ruling that he committed battery and defamed E. Jean Carroll, claims that he has made about the 2020 election, and other controversies.
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CNN has also faced attacks from Left-wing media for giving a town hall event to the former president, who is currently leading in the very early GOP primary polls along with the Florida governor.

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CNN Set To Announce Kaitlan Collins As New Prime Time Host

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