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The Don Lemon Show

From Rising Tensions to Sky High Gas Prices, The Pressure Is Building!

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

News, Society & Culture

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Another chaotic week in the books. From lawmakers and MAGA allies defending an increasingly controversial war, to gas prices climbing well past $4 a gallon, the pressure on everyday Americans continues to grow. At the same time, the Trump administration is once again going after Jimmy Kimmel, adding more fuel to an already heated battle over media, messaging, and who controls the narrative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

A war being defended in Congress, gas prices over $4, and a government now threatening a TV network's license.

0:06.2

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0:13.4

There's a lot happening right now, and it's all connected.

0:16.0

The government is now threatening a television network's broadcast license over a late-night joke.

0:21.2

The defense secretary just faced Congress over a war that was never authorized by lawmakers.

0:26.2

Americans are paying over $4 a gallon with no relief in sight.

0:29.7

And King Charles just addressed Congress and the president and MAGA with a message aimed at repairing a strained alliance

0:36.5

and really giving them some advice,

0:39.6

scolding them on what they should be doing and are not doing.

0:43.0

And if you missed early your coverage that was on our previous drop,

0:48.4

the Voting Rights Act was just gutted, one of the most significant blows to black political power in decades.

0:53.7

We're getting into all of it right now.

0:56.5

All the other noise that's going on that they are pushing in front of a Supreme Court

1:00.4

gutted the Voting Rights Act.

1:02.1

They didn't weaken it.

1:04.0

They didn't limit it.

1:05.7

They gutted it.

1:07.8

Six to three, Justice Alito, riding the majority.

1:11.2

And what they did today is essentially make it almost impossible to challenge a redistricting map for racial discrimination.

1:19.3

That's what they did.

1:22.0

Think about what that means.

1:23.7

The Voting Rights Act was the crown jewel of the civil rights movement.

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