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The Don Lemon Show

HOT TOPICS | Trump Wants to Reopen Alcatraz...What Could Go Wrong? - May 6th, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

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News, Society & Culture

4.3 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Because nothing says “freedom” like bringing back Alcatraz, Trump has now floated the idea of reopening the infamous prison island. Yes, that Alcatraz, the one we turned into a museum because we thought we were done with locking people away on remote rocks. So… why now? And who does he plan to put there? (Spoiler: it’s probably not white-collar criminals or corrupt politicians.) Is this just another MAGA stunt? Or are we watching the early stages of state-sponsored prison camps take shape right before our eyes? Let's break down the absurdity, the authoritarian undertones, and the truly dystopian vibes coming from the Trump administration’s latest "idea." Because apparently the 2025 policy agenda is now just one bad Netflix thriller at a time. This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at SHOPIFY. COM/lemon 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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0:30.7

Yes, as you can see, still not Don.

0:34.6

And for those of you that were not with us yesterday, Don is dealing with a family emergency.

0:41.7

He is okay, but he currently is unable to be here. So Peter and I will be joining you this morning.

0:49.1

I know that we are not done. And this is the Don Lemon Show. But we will do the best we can to bring you the news

0:58.4

and chat with you guys yeah we have no updates that we can give you right now as soon as we get

1:03.8

more information we'll tell you but we are relaying all of your thoughts all of your prayers and

1:08.5

it means the world to Don. So thank you guys.

1:12.2

What's going on? Where are you all streaming from? Tell us where you are. Tell us what you're

1:15.9

doing. Tell us if you're enjoying a cup of tea, cup of coffee as you stream with us. Nikki, what's

1:23.2

going on in the news? What's happening? Oh, oh, you know, just another day in paradise, another constitutional

1:30.2

crisis, just a normal Tuesday in Trump's America. Yeah, I'll let you guys in on a little secret. So

1:39.0

every morning, usually around 8.30 or so, we'll have an editorial call where Nikki, Andy, and I will tell

1:46.5

Don about what's going on on the news, what we're seeing on Twitter, what we're seeing on

1:49.7

our socials. And sometimes it's just hard to make a show work. But then we say that and we

1:55.0

reflect on the fact that there is a TV game show host who is currently sitting in the Oval

2:00.4

Office.

2:03.7

Also, he happens to be a convicted felon.

2:06.9

We're in the midst of a constitutional crisis.

2:09.1

The economy is cratering.

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