DL Hughley Goes Off on Trump, MAGA and Colbert Cancellation!

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🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Tonight is going to be WILD. 🔥 Don is joined by the one and only D. L. Hughley and trust us… he is NOT holding back. From Trump and MAGA chaos to the $1.8 billion slush fund and the fallout over Stephen Colbert, nothing is off limits tonight. Sharp takes, brutal honesty, and zero patience for the nonsense. You do not want to miss this one. This episode is sponsored by SelectQuote. Save more than fifty percent on term life insurance at https://selectquote.com/lemon TODAY to get started. This episode is brought to you by RadioActive Media. Visit RadioActiveMedia.com, or text the word, “PODCAST” to 511511. Start planning for 2026 now to get the lowest rates in Podcast and Radio. RadioActive Media can surpass your current strategies with new and innovative ways that “SOUND” better. Message and Data Rates May Apply. This episode is sponsored 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 brought to you by Lean. Lean is having a Huge Memorial Day Sale and Lean is 25% off!! Visit https://TAKELEAN.com and enter THANK YOU 25 for 25% OFF. That's promo code THANK YOU 25 at https://TAKELEAN.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Some follow the noise.
0:03.3	Bloomberg follows the money.
0:05.4	Because behind every headline is a bottom line.
0:09.3	Whether it's the funds fueling AI or crypto's trillion dollar swings,
0:13.8	there's a money side to every story.
0:16.5	And when you see the money side, you understand what others miss.
0:20.8	Get the money side of you understand what others miss.
0:22.3	Get the money side of the story.
0:57.0	Subscribe now at Bloomberg.com. I was sitting here just before the open and I was just before the open and I was just like, I love, love, love being in this space. I love what I'm doing. I love the freedom I have. I love. I love it. Let me tell you why. Because I could do, I could choose to do whatever I want.
1:03.0	And I ain't afraid. So here's the thing. I don't piss the bigots off today.
1:12.0	Do you know the people who don't like to hear shit, right?
1:15.3	I done piss them off, everybody.
1:18.0	Oh!
1:19.6	Andy, you scared me.
1:20.9	You put up the New York Post.
1:22.5	John Lemon trashed his ex-boss ahead of Colbert's show.
1:25.7	Last show, spectacular example of a white man failing up.
1:29.0	Ah, thank you, I'm glad you watch.
1:31.3	New York Post, like and subscribe.
1:36.9	See, I used to be in a spot where I could not respond to this.
1:41.7	And I had to let shit go because you don't want to be,
1:44.8	you don't want to fuel to the fire.
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