The Don Lemon Show

Another day, another unhinged and dangerous instance of Donald Trump spouting lies from a podium. This time he pretended to not know much about two big recent news items: Howard Lutnick caught lying about his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein, and the racist, viral video that a Trump "staffer" posted last week depicting the Obamas as apes. Isn't this the president who never sleeps and spends most of his free time watching news coverage and tweeting? Join Don at 5pm EST to break it all down! 🍋 This episode is brought to you Wildgrain. Right now, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - when you go to https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON to start your subscription today. This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by MSI. Text LEMON to 511511, or go to https://MSIUnitedStates.org. A gift of $39 is enough to give 6 women contraception for a year! Think of that. Please help them out. NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 888-675-4090, for details about credit costs and terms. Or AmericanFinancing.net/Lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning, we’re diving into the aftermath of Pam Bondi’s House hearing, and let’s just say... it was not her finest hour. Questions were asked, but very few were actually answered. Instead, we got deflection, finger-pointing, and a masterclass in blaming literally everyone else. We’ll break down the most embarrassing moments, what it says about the handling of the Epstein files, and why accountability still feels like a foreign concept. Joining Don to unpack the mess are Tim Miller of The Bulwark and Jennifer Welch of the I’ve Had It podcast. 🍋 This episode is brought to you Wildgrain. Right now, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - when you go to https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON to start your subscription today. This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by MSI. Text LEMON to 511511, or go to https://MSIUnitedStates.org. A gift of $39 is enough to give 6 women contraception for a year! Think of that. Please help them out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Attorney General Pam Bondi testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee and it did not go well for her. Bondi lashed out at every democrat who questioned her and refused to answer straight forward questions pertaining to the Epstein files. But was her performance good enough for her presidential audience of one? Is the MAGA base buying any of this? And what did she have to say about Don Lemon? Join Don and a great panel of guests to break down all that was said during this 5 hour congressional hearing. 🍋 This episode is sponsored by MSI. Text LEMON to 511511, or go to https://MSIUnitedStates.org. A gift of $39 is enough to give 6 women contraception for a year! Think of that. Please help them out. This episode is brought to you Wildgrain. Right now, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - when you go to https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON to start your subscription today. This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 10% off your first order of olive oil! This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning, we’re following the live House hearing as Pam Bondi testifies amid mounting scrutiny over the handling of the Epstein files. The rollout has been chaotic, the redactions heavy, and the questions keep piling up. Will we get real answers today or more deflection? Why has this process been such a mess? And is anyone, anywhere, actually going to face accountability? Joining us this morning are friends of the show Monique Pressley, Tara Palmeri, and Keith Edwards to help us break this all down. This episode is sponsored by MSI. Text LEMON to 511511, or go to https://MSIUnitedStates.org. A gift of $39 is enough to give 6 women contraception for a year! Think of that. Please help them out. This episode is brought to you Wildgrain. Right now, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - when you go to https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON to start your subscription today. This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 10% off your first order of olive oil! This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon WE HAVE MERCH!! Purchase here: https://don-lemon-merch-store.myshopify.com/ WATCH & Subscribe on YouTube @TheDonLemonShow! Become a member of our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXs0PlIGUDSXfBaF7j-1euA/join Follow Don on Substack! Listen on Apple, Spotify and iHeart Radio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we will be focusing on the new revelations and new denials from a white house engulfed in the Epstein scandal. Now that congress is getting the chance to view some unredacted files we are learning much more about what, and who, is being hidden from the public. An all-star panel of journalists, legal minds, and political thinkers will be here to discuss. Also, new surveillance footage from the home of Nancy Guthrie has been released. Don will be joined by a former FBI official to break down what this video means and what we can learn from it. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by MSI. Text LEMON to 511511, or go to https://MSIUnitedStates.org. A gift of $39 is enough to give 6 women contraception for a year! Think of that. Please help them out. This episode is brought to you Wildgrain. Right now, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - when you go to https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON to start your subscription today. This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 10% off your first order of olive oil! NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 888-675-4090, for details about credit costs and terms. Or AmericanFinancing.net/Lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning, we’re continuing to break down the fallout from the halftime show and wow, MAGA is still losing it. The outrage has gone far beyond music criticism and is once again exposing the racism and cultural panic that shows up anytime they don’t control the spotlight. And then there was the attempted counter-programming. Turning Point USA’s alternate halftime show starring Kid Rock. Let’s be honest, it was awkward, chaotic, and painfully unpopular. While Bad Bunny dominated the moment, MAGA managed to turn a cultural event into yet another self-own. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by MSI. Text LEMON to 511511, or go to https://MSIUnitedStates.org. A gift of $39 is enough to give 6 women contraception for a year! Think of that. Please help them out. This episode is brought to you Wildgrain. Right now, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - when you go to https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON to start your subscription today. This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 10% off your first order of olive oil! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, we’re breaking down the latest bombshell revelations from the Epstein files, and the denial is getting laughable. Donald Trump’s name reportedly appears more than 38,000 times, yet MAGA is still pretending this is all a coincidence. The math isn’t mathing. Will anyone named in these files ever face real accountability? Will the victims ever see justice? Or will power and politics keep doing what they do best, running interference? Joining Don to cut through the spin is journalist and friend of the show Tara Palmeri. 🍋 This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/DON and use promo code DON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by MSI. Text LEMON to 511511, or go to https://MSIUnitedStates.org. A gift of $39 is enough to give 6 women contraception for a year! Think of that. Please help them out. This episode is brought to you Wildgrain. Right now, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - when you go to https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON to start your subscription today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don sits down with Colby Hall to break down the MAGA meltdown over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show and the absurd backlash that followed. While millions tuned in to a historic performance celebrating culture and music, conservative critics, including Donald Trump, launched an outrage campaign and even staged a rival “All-American Halftime Show” led by Kid Rock and others through Turning Point USA that critics called underwhelming and desperate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning, we’re diving into MAGA’s full-blown meltdown over Bad Bunny’s halftime show. While millions tuned in, the right lost its mind, and in a truly desperate move, tried to roll out a rival show via Turning Point USA featuring Kid Rock. Let’s be honest, nobody wanted that. We’ll break down the outrage, the cringe, and why culture keeps leaving MAGA behind no matter how loud they get. This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/DON and use promo code DON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by MSI. Text LEMON to 511511, or go to https://MSIUnitedStates.org. A gift of $39 is enough to give 6 women contraception for a year! Think of that. Please help them out. This episode is brought to you Wildgrain. Right now, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - when you go to https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON to start your subscription today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, we’re breaking down Donald Trump’s racist Truth Social post depicting Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. Yes, the White House has since pulled it down. Yes, a few Republicans are suddenly clutching their pearls. But this is hardly the first time Trump has trafficked in overt racism. So the real question isn’t whether the post was offensive (it was). The question is when, if ever, will the MAGA movement actually condemn the racism Trump dishes out on a near-daily basis? Or is this just another moment they’ll excuse, deflect from, and move past until the next outrage? To break it all down, Don is joined by a stacked panel: Hasan Piker, Akilah Hughes, Katie Phang, Charles Coleman, and Ana Navarro. Sharp takes, real talk, and zero tolerance for excuses. 🍋 This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is brought to you Lean. Let's get you started with 20% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit https://TAKELEAN.com and enter LEMON for your discount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices