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.

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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>
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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.
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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>
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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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News from me…<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheDonLemonShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheDonLemonShow</a> <a href="https://t.co/PzlKuvkZtj">pic.twitter.com/PzlKuvkZtj</a>
— Don Lemon (@donlemon) <a href="https://twitter.com/donlemon/status/1767948372999299549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></blockquote>
&#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

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<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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X Announces Partnerships With 3 Media Personalities To Host Shows On Platform

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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>
&mdash; Anshul Saxena (@AskAnshul) <a href="https://twitter.com/AskAnshul/status/1713610862492279221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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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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NBC News correspondent Tom Costello worried on Tuesday that no one would be able to &#8220;police&#8221; former Fox News host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tucker-carlson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tucker Carlson</a> if his show aired on Twitter.
Costello brought in ousted CNN anchor — and regular Fox News critic — Brian Stelter to discuss the situation, responding to Carlson&#8217;s announcement that he planned to bring a similar version of his popular show back to Twitter in the near future.
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NBC’s reaction to Tucker Carlson’s Twitter show announcement: “Will anybody be able to police what Carlson says or is this the point? It’s just a free for all?” 
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&mdash; ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) <a href="https://twitter.com/alx/status/1656135457506484224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Twitter was already under fire for misinformation, disinformation, all-out lies, anti-Semitism, racism before Elon Musk took over and now it’s gotten kind of crazy, right? Seemingly unmoored, if you will,&#8221; Costello began.
Pivoting to the direct question, Costello asked, &#8220;Will anybody be able to police what Carlson says? Or is this the point? It&#8217;s just a free-for-all?&#8221;
Stelter quickly agreed that having no rules appeared to be the point, saying, &#8220;It is a free-for-all, it’s what Elon Musk wants to provide. This move by Tucker may cement the idea of Twitter as a Right-wing website, and we see some users trying to go off to other sites instead.&#8221;
In his Tuesday <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-tucker-carlson-announces-new-show" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announcement</a>, Carlson said that he wanted to take his show to Twitter because he believed it to be one of the few places where free speech was truly allowed — and even valued — and because Twitter as a platform did not take political sides.
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Twitter owner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-releases-statement-about-tucker-carlsons-new-show-on-twitter-we-have-not-signed-a-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> revealed after Carlson&#8217;s announcement that he had not been a part of any signed deal with the ousted Fox News host — but in the hours that followed, he reached out to former CNN anchor Don Lemon (who was fired by his own network the same day Fox announced Carlson&#8217;s departure) and suggested he come to Twitter as well.
&#8220;Have you considered doing your show on this platform? Maybe worth a try. Audience is much bigger,&#8221; Musk tweeted in response to Lemon&#8217;s April 24 tweet announcing his termination.
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Have you considered doing your show on this platform? Maybe worth a try. Audience is much bigger.
&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1656151522408026113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 10, 2023</a></blockquote>
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NBC Correspondent Worries That Twitter Won’t ‘Police’ Tucker: ‘It’s Just A Free-For-All’

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Ousted CNN anchor Don Lemon spoke out for the first time since his Monday statement announcing that the network had <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/contentious-spat-with-gop-candidate-may-have-been-don-lemons-last-straw-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">let him go</a>, speaking to reporters from the red carpet at the TIME 100 Summit Gala in New York on Wednesday evening.
Lemon, who attended the fancy affair alongside his partner Tim Malone, took several questions from the press before he walked inside the event. And while he admitted again that the news had come as a shock, he appeared to shrug it off: &#8220;Life goes on. That’s behind me, and we’ll see what happens in the future.&#8221;
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIME100?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TIME100</a>: What influence has <a href="https://twitter.com/donlemon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@donlemon</a> left on CNN? 
&quot;Why don&#39;t you ask my colleagues about that&quot; <a href="https://t.co/x2E7PLrRQl">pic.twitter.com/x2E7PLrRQl</a>
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One reporter asked about him losing his job, and Lemon replied by invoking his sister&#8217;s 2018 accidental drowning: &#8220;I didn&#8217;t lose my job, I lost my sister. A job is something that is not as important as a person. So — yes, I know what&#8217;s important in life.&#8221;
Lemon went on to say that his immediate plans included a beach and some time with his partner and the people who were important to him. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to have the summer of a 12-year-old,&#8221; he added, suggesting that he did not intend to worry about more serious things — at least for the time being.
When asked about the influence he believed he had left behind at his now-former network, Lemon&#8217;s reply was simple: &#8220;Why don&#8217;t you ask my colleagues about that?&#8221;
News of Lemon&#8217;s firing hit the media just hours after he had co-hosted &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/don-lemons-ex-cohosts-spend-less-than-60-seconds-on-rapid-fire-farewell" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN This Morning</a>&#8221; with Poppy Harlow and Caitlin Collins for the last time — and while everyone was still reeling from the shocking announcement that Fox News had abruptly cut ties with ratings juggernaut <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-carlson-ouster-may-sideline-him-for-2024-election-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tucker Carlson</a>.
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That proximity, Sirius XM radio shock jock Howard Stern noted, may have provided Lemon with some cover if he had wanted the news to <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/25/howard-stern-don-lemon-jeff-shell-lucky-to-be-fired-same-day-as-tucker-carlson/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fly under the radar</a>. &#8220;Don Lemon got fired over at CNN and then some other guy at NBC, Jeff Shell, who’s an executive, got fired,&#8221; Stern said on Tuesday. &#8220;And I’m like, Jeff Shell’s so lucky, and so is Don Lemon, because Tucker Carlson getting fired on the same day you get fired — you barely make news, like no one will even notice.&#8221;
Carlson has also been spotted since his exit from Fox News, enjoying a rare weeknight dinner with his wife and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/retirement-is-going-great-so-far-tucker-carlson-laughs-off-reporters-who-interrupt-his-dinner-date" target="_blank" rel="noopener">laughing off reporters</a> as he sped away in a golf cart near his Florida home. &#8220;Retirement is going great so far,&#8221; he joked.
Both Lemon and Carlson have reportedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-carlson-and-don-lemon-hire-the-same-attorney-after-both-were-fired-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">retained counsel</a> to negotiate matters related to their respective exits.

Don Lemon Breaks Silence In First On-Camera Comments Since CNN Exit

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The female hosts of &#8220;The View,&#8221; who were delighted to mock Tucker Carlson after he and Fox News parted ways on Monday, had quite a <a href="https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2023/04/25/view-don-lemon-cant-be-misogynist-he-loves-his-mom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">different reaction</a> to CNN firing Don Lemon, whose comments about women had engendered an incendiary reaction.
Lemon’s various denigrations of women had included suggesting to Bill Cosby sexual assault accuser Joan Tarshis that she should have bitten Cosby’s penis; intimating politician Nikki Haley was past her prime because she was 51 years old as he stated “a woman is in their prime in her 20s and 30s and maybe 40s,” and asking panelist S.E. Cupp whether she was suffering from “mommy brain.”
“CNN also announced they’re parting ways with one of their biggest on-air male personalities: Don Lemon,” co-host Whoopi Goldberg began. “Now, there&#8217;s speculation that the longstanding rumors of him creating a toxic work environment, especially for some of the female co-workers along with some controversial on-air statements led to CNN cutting ties with him. Now, he says he was stunned by the news. Are you?”
“I am,” co-host Sunny Hostin replied. “And I know that I&#8217;m biased here, because Don is my friend. And he has been my friend for 20 years. Our offices were directly across from each other for most of that time that I worked there. And I will say that I don&#8217;t believe in my experience with him that he&#8217;s a misogynist. I think he loves women. He loves his mother. He loved his sister. He loves me. He loves Joy.”
“What about me?” co-host Sara Haines chimed in.
“Maybe he loves you too,” Hostin comforted her.
“I think he loves me too,” Haines concluded.
“I am stunned,” Hostin pronounced. “And I hate that people are comparing Tucker&#8217;s firing with Don&#8217;s firing. That’s a false equivalency,” as Behar and Haines echoed that the firings were “different.”
Haines blamed new management at CNN for Lemon’s firing, stating, “We&#8217;ve watched as new management comes in and you say goodbye to a lot of people. When new bosses come in, a lot of people go out, deservedly so or not. I feel like, in some ways, the writing was on the wall when the new management came.”
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On Monday, following the news of Carlson’s exit, co-host Ana Navarro asked, “Can I ask the audience if they’ll help me do something?” Then she turned to the audience, “C’mon folks: Na-na-na-na, na-na na-na. Hey, hey, hey, goodbye.”
Co-host Sunny Hostin chimed in, “I don’t think anyone likes to celebrate the demise of someone’s career, but he is responsible for the degradation, somewhat, that we see, of our democracy in this country.” Then she invoked God as part of Carlson leaving the network, intoning, “And I just think as a faithful person, look at God. Look at God.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hey-hey-hey-goodbye-the-view-women-laugh-mock-tucker-after-his-exit">‘Hey, Hey, Hey, Goodbye’: ‘The View’ Women Laugh, Mock Tucker After His Exit</a>

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‘He Loves His Mother’: ‘The View’ Hosts Defend Don Lemon After His Firing

'The View' Hosts Defend Don Lemon After His Firing 

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Just one day after the network severed ties with former prime time anchor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/contentious-spat-with-gop-candidate-may-have-been-don-lemons-last-straw-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Don Lemon</a>, his now ex-cohosts on &#8220;CNN This Morning&#8221; spent less than one minute saying farewell to their recently-departed colleague.
Cohosts Kaitlan Collins and Poppy Harlow addressed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/contentious-spat-with-gop-candidate-may-have-been-don-lemons-last-straw-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lemon&#8217;s</a> termination at the top of Tuesday morning&#8217;s broadcast — just 24 hours after he had shared the desk with them for the final time — and the only fitting word to describe their send-off was &#8220;brief.&#8221;
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Here is how <a href="https://twitter.com/CNNThisMorning?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CNNThisMorning</a> handled the news of Don Lemon&#39;s termination. &quot;We wish him the best.&quot; We are &quot;really proud of this show.&quot; Then on to the news. <a href="https://t.co/8u7bY7BUEe">pic.twitter.com/8u7bY7BUEe</a>
&mdash; Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1650811945090465792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Harlow jumped into their farewell segment within seconds of opening the show — and less than a full minute later, it was all over.
&#8220;Well, good morning, everyone. It is Tuesday, April 25th. Welcome to &#8216;CNN This Morning.&#8217; We’re so glad you’re with us. We do begin, though, with news about this show,&#8221; Harlow began. &#8220;As you may have heard yesterday, CNN parted ways with anchor Don Lemon. In a statement, CNN CEO Chris Licht thanked Don for his contributions over the past 17 years, writing in part, &#8216;Don will forever be a part of the CNN family. We wish him well and we’ll be cheering him on in his future endeavors.'&#8221;
&#8220;Absolutely. Of course, Don was a big part of this show over the last six months. He was one of the first anchors on CNN to have me on his show. That’s something I’ll obviously never forget. I agree with Chris. We wish him the best,&#8221; Collins agreed.
Harlow went on to add that Lemon had been one of her &#8220;first friends&#8221; at the network when she first started at CNN — and then after saying again that she wished him well, she pivoted back to the show moving on without him.
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&#8220;Kaitlan and I are really proud of this show. We are so proud of the dedicated team that works around the clock to bring you the news every morning. And our priority is you, the viewer. We’re grateful you welcome us into your home each morning,&#8221; she said.
&#8220;Absolutely. And of course, this morning we want to keep it within the focus on the news, where that belongs,&#8221; Collins delivered the segue. &#8220;So let’s get to it. &#8216;CNN This Morning&#8217; starts right now.&#8221;
Lemon&#8217;s exit came after a series of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/don-lemon-will-be-back-on-cnn-after-class-on-not-making-sexist-comments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">missteps</a> and rumors that he and his new morning show colleagues were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/female-co-hosts-tag-team-don-lemon-for-daring-to-defend-mens-soccer-team" target="_blank" rel="noopener">not getting along</a>.

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Don Lemon’s Ex-Cohosts Spend Less Than 60 Seconds On Rapid-Fire Farewell

Don Lemon's Ex-Cohosts Spend Less Than 60 Seconds On Rapid-Fire Farewell

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former CNN co-host Don Lemon reportedly hired the same attorney to represent them after they were both fired from their respective former employers on Monday.
Forbes <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/04/24/who-is-bryan-freedman-don-lemon-and-tucker-carlson-hire-same-lawyer-after-ousters/?sh=4d9030c43fd9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the two former cable news hosts hired high-powered entertainment lawyer Bryan Freedman, who is known for representing A-list clients, to represent them.
Freedman has worked with top talent, including film director Quentin Tarantino, actress Gabrielle Union, Megyn Kelly, &#8220;Bachelor&#8221; host Chris Harrison, former stockbroker Jordan Belfort, Michael Jackson’s estate, and more.
The news of Carlson&#8217;s firing broke Monday morning, sending shockwaves throughout the media after he dominated the network&#8217;s ratings in recent years.
“FOX News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” Fox News said in statement. “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.”
“Mr. Carlson’s last program was Friday April 21st” the statement continued. “Fox News Tonight will air live at 8 PM/ET starting this evening as an interim show helmed by rotating FOX News personalities until a new host is named.”
Lemon&#8217;s ouster at CNN came a short time later when Lemon made the announcement on social media.
Lemon claimed in a statement that his agent informed him that he had been terminated, adding: “After 17 years at CNN I would have thought that someone in management would have had the decency to tell me directly.”
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“At no time was I ever given any indication that I would not be able to continue to do the work I have loved at the network,” he continued. “It is clear that there are some larger issues at play. With that said, I want to thank my colleagues and the many teams I have worked with for an incredible run.”
“They are the most talented journalists in the business, and I wish them all the best,” he added.
The network quickly disputed Lemon&#8217;s version of events, saying that they invited him in for a meeting and he declined to attend.
“Don Lemon’s statement about this morning’s events is inaccurate,” CNN Communications said in a statement. “He was offered an opportunity to meet with management but instead released a statement on Twitter.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/brian-kilmeade-fills-tucker-carlsons-fox-news-slot-after-firing-i-wish-tucker-the-best">Brian Kilmeade Fills Tucker Carlson’s Fox News Slot After Firing: ‘I Wish Tucker the Best’</a>

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Tucker Carlson And Don Lemon Hire The Same Attorney After Both Were Fired: Report

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