HOT TOPICS | DHS Considers Citizenship Reality Show! - May 16th, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

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🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Just when you thought we’d hit peak dystopia, DHS and “ICE Barbie” Kristi Noem are reportedly considering a new reality show where immigrants compete for U.S. citizenship. Yes, seriously. The working title? “The American.” Because apparently, we’re now turning human rights into primetime entertainment. How would it work? Who decides who’s “American enough”? And how did we go from give us your tired, your poor to give us a good camera angle and a sob story? Don breaks down the terrifyingly real details of this immigration-as-reality-TV nightmare and what it says about the current administration’s obsession with cruelty as content. Because apparently deportation wasn’t humiliating enough without a ratings bump. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to FFRF.US/Freedom or text DON to 511 511 and become a member today. This episode of The Don Lemon Show is sponsored by 120 Life. Go to https://120life.com and use the code, “D-O-N ” to save 20% This episode is brought to you by Beam. Visit https://shopbeam.com/LEMON and use code LEMON to get our exclusive discount of up to 40% off. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/donlemon and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.2	It's hot topics at 10 a.m.
0:49.6	Hello, hello, hello.
0:51.1	You can tell, I have some energy.
0:52.4	I did my 120 life last night. Also, I am wearing my shoots. I forgot his name again. I'm channeling who's the guy, Peter, that I said.
1:04.8	Benny Johnson. Benny Johnson. Wait, do I have the right glasses? Friend of the show, Benny Johnson. Do I have the right glasses? Wait a minute. Does he wear glasses? I don't know. Does he right wear glasses? He does. He wears glasses. Okay. So, uh, anyways, let me tell you, I'm not being disrespectful. I'm not being lazy by just putting on a black t-shirt. Here's a deal. You guys know
1:29.0	about what happened. My sister died. So I've been wearing black, okay? That's all I have to say.
1:34.5	So this was the black thing that was clean. And so I just want to be respectful. And also it helps
1:43.3	me, you know, I think about it and I go, I'm wearing black.
1:46.5	I'm going to do it for a little bit. But that's why. Okay. So don't think that I'm being disrespectful
1:51.1	because my friend is going to text me and said, why are you wearing a t-shirt? Don't forget,
1:54.9	you're Don Lemon. You're not like the other podcasters. You have a 20-year history of being a real journalist and blah, blah, blah, one of the most, what do you call,
2:06.5	respected journalist in the world.
2:08.2	So why are you wearing a T-shirt?
2:09.8	I, this is why I'm wearing a black t-shirt, okay?
2:12.3	So anyway, good morning, everybody.
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2:18.3	I'm so glad that you are here.
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