HOT TOPICS | Trump's War With Harvard - May 2nd, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

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🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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This morning, we’re diving into Trump’s increasingly authoritarian agenda because the vibes aren’t just bad, they’re fascist-adjacent. First up: Harvard. Trump’s declared war on the Ivy League, now threatening to revoke the university’s tax-exempt status because they didn’t align with his political narrative. Free speech? Academic freedom? Apparently not when it makes Dear Leader uncomfortable. Then there’s the Alien Enemies Act, a centuries-old law Trump is now using to deport people en masse. A federal judge just ruled that his use of the law exceeds its legal scope. So the question is: Will they listen to the courts? Or are we just tossing the Constitution out the window for good? Don breaks down the legal overreach, the political revenge, and how much longer this democracy can function with this level of power abuse. Spoiler: It’s not looking great. This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at SHOPIFY. COM/lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.5	Good morning, everybody.
0:34.5	How are you?
0:37.3	Welcome to Hot Topics 10 a.m.
0:40.0	It is a Friday and I have lots to talk about,
0:47.7	okay, first of all, you guys know, I never say what's on my mind. And so I'm not going to say this morning that Donald Trump is a whiny little bitch. But yeah, Donald Trump is a whiny little bitch.
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