HOT TOPICS | Trump Targets the Media—Again - April 17th, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

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🗓️ 17 April 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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The FCC is now going after Comcast for so-called “news distortion” after MSNBC didn’t carry a White House press briefing on deportations. Coincidence? Not likely—especially when the complaint came straight from inside the White House. This isn’t a one-off. Trump’s been on a rampage against the press—attacking 60 Minutes, blacklisting outlets, and weaponizing federal agencies against factual reporting. It’s not just petty. It’s textbook authoritarianism. Don breaks down the latest assault on the free press, why this isn’t just about cable news, and what we can actually do as this crosses into full-blown fascist behavior. Because when power fears facts, everyone should be paying attention. The Don Lemon Show is up for a Webby! Vote now for Best Podcast Episode – Featured Guest: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/individual-episode/featured-guest This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/donlemon and get on your way to being your best self. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Whether you’ve always been secular or left religion behind, if you don’t want someone else dictating the trip for you, F-F-R-F has your back. Join us. Go to FFRF.US/Freedom or text the word, “DON” to five eleven five eleven and become a member today. Text fees may apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every runner knows the moment when everything clicks.
0:04.0	When your legs lock into a rhythm, the aches float away and doubts fade.
0:08.0	Replaced by a feeling of euphoria.
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0:50.3	So this morning. So this morning, wow, good morning.
0:56.0	I could not sleep after I read some of the news last night.
1:03.0	I wondered what I was going to do, how I was going to cover it.
1:07.0	And also, I had been for days, well, since Monday.
1:12.5	Just I wasn't sure.
1:17.7	Consternation.
1:18.9	Shall I write this thing about the rocket and our obsession with rich people and things that are superfluous.
1:31.2	But it wasn't our obsession.
1:32.5	I think it was the people who were involved because most of the people were like,
1:35.3	what are you doing?
1:37.2	I think most people live in a state of reality right now, and folks don't.
1:40.9	So I decided that I would, after two days of going back and forth of
1:47.3	consternation about, shall I write about this because I don't want to in any way sort of
1:54.9	disempower, disenfranchise the women who were there. Because it's not about the women,
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