HOT TOPICS | MAGA is Rigging Elections & ICE's Drive for Recruits - August 8th, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

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Society & Culture, News

3.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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This morning, we start in Texas, where the GOP’s latest redistricting scheme is a masterclass in gerrymandering, and they’re not stopping there. The MAGA playbook is clear: rig the maps, rig the elections, and then roll it out to as many states as possible. Democracy, but make it optional. Then, we’ll dig into the latest jobs numbers and the state of the economy with Sam Caucci, founder and CEO of 1Huddle. What’s working, what’s flopping, and what the data really says. And finally, ICE. They can’t find enough recruits, so their fix is to… drop the requirements. Because apparently “warm body” is now a qualification. 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 BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/donlemon and get on your way to being your best self. This episode is sponsored by Wild Alaskan. Not all fish are the same! Get seafood you can trust. Go to https://wildalaskan.com/LEMON for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood. This episode is brought to you by DeleteMe. Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you text DON to 64000. Message and data rates apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.2	I can't, I can't, if I, like, gave you, you know, sort of a synopsis or summary, better word, of all the stories that we've covered and just everything that's in.
1:05.2	I would be here until next week, which is, is it, is that the plan, as Steve Bannon said?
1:12.7	Is just a fire hose of BS and stories to, you know, confuse the folks and get them
1:18.5	worn out?
1:19.3	His words, that's what he said.
1:20.8	So good morning.
1:21.5	Where are you streaming from or where are you watching us stream from?
1:24.5	It's a beautiful day here in New York.
1:26.8	Someone says Epstein. You guys with the
1:28.4	Epstein story already. We're going to get to Epstein. But I want to talk to you about something
1:34.0	that affects all of us. Two things I want to talk to you about today. One is what is happening
1:38.6	in Texas. You think it's just Texas, Connecticut? You guys, Texas, meaning someone in Connecticut is responding.
1:45.3	You think it's just Texas? You folks are watching from Iowa, you folks are watching from
1:48.8	Austin, Texas, folks are watching Sarasota, Florida. It's not just Texas. The vice president
1:53.6	was in Indiana yesterday, touting his effort and the administration's efforts to do this around
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