The Don Lemon Show

Tonight, we break down the latest horrific developments in the Iran war as new reports emerge of another school strike, adding to a growing list of civilian casualties in a conflict that is spiraling further out of control. Investigations have already pointed to mass casualties, including children, with over 100 killed in a single school bombing. As the human toll rises and the destruction spreads, serious questions remain about accountability, decision-making, and how these tragedies keep happening. How many lives will be lost before anyone is held responsible, and where does this end? This episode is sponsored by MSI. Donate today Text LEMON to 511511, or https://MSIUnitedStates.org This episode is brought to you by 120Life. Go to https://120Life.com—and use code DON for 20% off. Try it risk-free for two weeks. If your blood pressure doesn’t come down, you get a full refund. Don’t wait until next month. Nothing to lose except higher blood pressure numbers. This episode is sponsored by Incogni. Go to https://incogni.com/donlemon and use code donlemon for 60% off. Incogni HELPS wipe yourself from the Internet — they can’t harm you if they can’t find you. Click the link below to claim your 60% off and get your personal data off the market! Erase yourself from the internet This episode is brought to you by Lean. Get started with 20% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit https://takelean.com enter LEMON for your discount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the MAGA movement starting to fracture? Don breaks down the growing divide as once-loyal voices like Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Megyn Kelly begin speaking out, especially over the escalating Iran war. From sharp criticism of U.S. involvement to outright breaks with Trump’s agenda, the cracks are getting harder to ignore. What happens when the loudest supporters start turning on the movement, and what does it mean for Trump’s grip on MAGA? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning, we break down the latest escalations in the Iran war as the conflict continues to spread across the region with no real signs of slowing down. New troop deployments, widening attacks, and rising threats are pushing the situation closer to a dangerous tipping point, as fears grow about how much further this could escalate. From regional spillover to growing global economic and political fallout, it’s becoming harder to ignore just how unstable things have become. It’s not just a conflict anymore, it’s a crisis that’s expanding by the day. So how far does this go? And are we looking at something much bigger on the horizon? This episode is sponsored by MSI. Donate today Text LEMON to 511511, or https://MSIUnitedStates.org This episode is brought to you by 120Life. Go to https://120Life.com—and use code DON for 20% off. Try it risk-free for two weeks. If your blood pressure doesn’t come down, you get a full refund. Don’t wait until next month. Nothing to lose except higher blood pressure numbers. This episode is sponsored by Incogni. Go to https://incogni.com/donlemon and use code donlemon for 60% off. Incogni HELPS wipe yourself from the Internet — they can’t harm you if they can’t find you. Click the link below to claim your 60% off and get your personal data off the market! Erase yourself from the internet This episode is brought to you by Lean. Get started with 20% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit https://takelean.com enter LEMON for your discount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don Lemon and D.L. Hughley don’t hold back, and this is what happens when you put them on stage together. This throwback conversation is a glimpse into the kind of unfiltered, anything-goes dialogue that only DL + DL can deliver: sharp, funny, brutally honest, and completely unscripted. And now, they’re taking it on the road. Don is hitting the stage with D.L. Hughley for the DL + DL: Anything Goes Tour. Four cities, four nights, and conversations you won’t hear anywhere else. Expect real talk, big laughs, and zero holding back. If you like this…just wait until you experience it in the room. 🎟️ Tickets are on sale now! Don’t miss your chance to see it live. Purchase tickets here: https://www.dlplusdl.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No Kings Round three, and somehow even more urgent. The independent journalism dream team is back. Join Don Lemon, Joy Reid, and Jim Acosta for a special livestream as they cover No Kings 3.0, another nationwide wave of protests pushing back against the chaos, corruption, and authoritarian creep coming out of this administration. If you thought the last round was big, this one is louder, sharper, and impossible to ignore. Don, Joy, and Jim will be in real-time conversation with voices on the ground, activists, organizers, journalists, and leaders calling in live from across the country as the protests unfold. This isn’t just coverage. It’s accountability. It’s resistance. It’s happening right now. Don’t miss it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, we break down all the latest developments in the Iran war crisis as tensions continue to escalate and the conflict spreads across the region. Iran is ramping up threats and retaliatory actions, with attacks and disruptions now impacting multiple countries and critical global shipping routes. Meanwhile, the economic fallout is hitting hard. Oil prices are surging, markets are sliding, and economists warn the risk of recession is rising as inflation climbs and uncertainty grows. And through it all, the Trump administration’s response raises serious questions about priorities, accountability, and whether anyone is truly in control. So where does this go next, and how much worse can it get? This episode is sponsored by 120Life. Go to https://120Life.com—and use code DON for 20% off. Try it risk-free for two weeks. If your blood pressure doesn’t come down, you get a full refund. Don’t wait until next month. Nothing to lose except higher blood pressure numbers. This episode is brought to you by FFRF. Go to https:FFRF.US/DON or text “DON” to 511511 And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. Text fees may apply. This episode is sponsored by Shopify. See less carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by Lean. Get started with 20% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit https://takelean.com enter LEMON for your discount. This episode is brought to you by Wildgrain. Get $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - at https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don breaks down the bizarre and often baffling moments from Trump’s latest Cabinet meeting where, instead of focusing on a growing war and economic instability, the conversation veered into rambling tangents, self-praise, and mixed messaging. At the same time, reports suggest Trump is already signaling boredom with the Iran conflict, even as it continues to escalate and drive global economic uncertainty. So what’s really going on here? Don unpacks the contradictions, the messaging chaos, and what it says about leadership in a moment that demands anything but distraction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The war in Iran is so unpopular, even with MAGA, that we are left searching for reasons why we are there. Many suggest these reasons are the quest for oil. Trump's ego, the Epstein files, Israel, and not to be overlooked: Christian Nationalism. Pete Hegseth is often seen leading prayer in official government capacity and is also known for his ties to controversial churches that believe such things as "women should not have the right to vote" and who would like to turn this country into a fundamentalist Christian nation. Today Don is joined by Pastor Cody Deese to explain what this all means for the future of this country and the war in Iran. This episode is sponsored by 120Life. Go to https://120Life.com—and use code DON for 20% off. Try it risk-free for two weeks. If your blood pressure doesn’t come down, you get a full refund. Don’t wait until next month. Nothing to lose except higher blood pressure numbers. This episode is brought to you by FFRF. Go to https:FFRF.US/DON or text “DON” to 511511 And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. Text fees may apply. This episode is sponsored by Shopify. See less carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by Lean. Get started with 20% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit https://takelean.com enter LEMON for your discount. This episode is brought to you by Wildgrain. Get $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - at https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The chaos out of the White House is reaching new levels. Don sits down with journalist and friend of the show Ahmed Baba to break down a Cabinet meeting that felt more like a praise session than governance, the eyebrow-raising moments that followed, and the constant stream of contradictions coming from the administration. As the tone from the top grows more erratic, they ask the bigger question: what does this mean for leadership, and how much longer can this continue? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, Don breaks down the latest in the Iran war crisis as the situation continues to escalate with rising costs hitting Americans at home and no clear end in sight. The conflict is already driving up gas prices, and the economic ripple effects are only getting worse. Meanwhile, the messaging coming out of the Oval Office is… all over the place. As contradictions pile up and the rhetoric gets more extreme, the administration seems more focused on spinning the narrative than explaining the strategy. And in case you missed it, Trump says he doesn’t “want a stupid person being president.” Well…I guess he should resign. So where does this chaos end, and how much worse does it get before it does? This episode is sponsored by 120Life. Go to https://120Life.com—and use code DON for 20% off. Try it risk-free for two weeks. If your blood pressure doesn’t come down, you get a full refund. Don’t wait until next month. Nothing to lose except higher blood pressure numbers. This episode is brought to you by FFRF. Go to https:FFRF.US/DON or text “DON” to 511511 And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. Text fees may apply. This episode is brought to you by Wildgrain. Get $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - at https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON This episode is sponsored by Shopify. See less carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices