FALLOUT: Lemon Septuples Down, Dhillon Threatens Klan Act | Updates On China | 1/20/26

The A.M. Update

Aaron McIntire

News, Daily News, Politics

4.9 • 833 Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

The A.M. Update covers fallout from the Cities Church disruption in St. Paul, where protesters including Don Lemon heckled worshippers over alleged ICE ties—prompting Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon to signal potential FACE Act and Klan Act charges against coordinated participants. Tim Walz issues a weak statement urging peaceful protest, while Lemon doubles down, framing backlash as white entitlement. DHS confirms 10,000 criminal illegal aliens arrested recently, with no slowdown despite blue-state resistance. Trump heads to Davos, where Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent previews messages of America First leadership, growth focus, and deregulation. A stunning pair of stories from China. Palmer Luckey explains naming Anduril after Lord of the Rings themes of confronting evil to protect the unaware. Aaronalysis urges gospel clarity amid Scott Adams discussions.

The AM Update, Cities Church disruption, Don Lemon, FACE Act charges, Tim Walz, ICE arrests, China birth rate collapse, Davos Trump, Palmer Luckey Anduril, Scott Adams faith, global demographics, conservative commentary

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0:00.0	It's Tuesday, January 20th, 2026.
0:02.6	More fallout in Minnesota.
0:04.3	Trump goes to Davos, and I had to pick my jaw off the floor when I read what I'm about
0:09.7	to share with you a little later next on the AM update.
0:16.1	Well, the totality of what happened at City's Church in St. Paul, Minnesota started to unfold late Sunday evening and then into the day on Monday in the aftermath of former CNN anchor Don Lemon, along with a group of rabid communists entering the church, heckling and harassing the churchgoers in clear violation of federal law,
0:39.5	at least a few federal laws. U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmony Dylan
0:44.9	told Benny Johnson yesterday on MLK Jr. Day that Don Lemon and his merry band of
0:51.9	communists could be facing some charges of the KKK variety.
0:56.0	We will pursue charges in this case.
0:59.0	I see various crimes that have occurred.
1:03.0	Exactly what they are. I'm not going to flag, but the Face Act has been mentioned as one of the predicates there.
1:09.0	In other cases, the Biden DOJ used
1:12.5	the Klan Act conspiracy charges tacked on to the Face Act in the case of protests outside
1:17.9	abortion clinics to bring much longer sentences. So there are a number of tools available to us.
1:23.2	So the Klan Act could be in play here. I have to think as well, given the organized nature of what
1:29.3	happened at City's Church with all of these left-wingers, gathering, organizing, planning, let's just
1:35.6	say, conspiring it together. And they succeeded in derailing a First Amendment protected activity,
1:43.2	freedom of worship, freedom of speech.
1:46.8	It seems like maybe the Face Act, which was used against Trump supporters and pro-lifers
1:53.1	during the Biden administration, seems like the Face Act and the Klan Act might be Don Lemon
1:59.4	and those communists, maybe the least of their worries.
2:03.5	Harmie Dillon went on to say, people need to be patient with this process because the judges
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