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The Don Lemon Show

LEMON DROP | Donald Trump & MAGA Want To Take Your Freedom!

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

News, Society & Culture

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Don sits down with Congressman Eric Swalwell for a candid conversation about the state of the nation and the growing concerns surrounding attacks on the free press. They discuss the broader implications of Donald Trump and MAGA's actions toward journalists, what it means for democratic institutions, and why protecting the First Amendment is essential in moments of political tension. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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eligibility criteria apply for HSBC Premier. Well, we've got a bunch of folks coming in right now.

0:47.6

We are on the eve of the California Democratic Convention weekend in San Francisco here in Northern California.

0:57.0

About 3,000 plus delegates will convene and then thousands of others a lot in the press.

1:04.0

And, you know, top of mind, of course, is going to be, you know, the president putting troops

1:08.0

in the streets, ICE agents chasing our friends and neighbors through the fields and factories where they work.

1:14.2

The president focusing, you know, entirely zero of his time on lowering costs, but adding a lot of wars to the maps.

1:21.8

And, you know, California flex a little bit just a couple months ago by adding five seats to take away what or match what

1:29.6

Texas had done with its rig districting. But I think the best person to talk to who's been in the

1:35.6

fight and hopefully can fire up Californians because he's been unbreakable is Don Laman. So Don,

1:42.9

I just wanted to have you on talk have you on, talk to some of the

1:46.0

convention goers as they're getting ready for this upcoming weekend of events and

1:52.9

nominations. And just first, how are you doing, man? I'm doing great. Thank you, first of all,

1:58.3

the Congressman for having me on. I always enjoy the opportunity to be able to speak to you and to speak to, you know, the people of America. So thank you for having me on. I'm doing okay. You know, people ask, and sometimes I say, you know, I don't know. It's, you know, it's moment to moment. I feel that I'm going to prevail considering I think you're asking me that considering my being detained in Los Angeles

2:20.5

um moment to moment. I feel that I'm going to prevail considering, I think you're asking me that,

2:17.9

considering my being detained in Los Angeles. You know, there are moments when I'm okay,

2:23.4

and there are moments when I'm, you know, when I sit and think about it and it's like, you know,

2:28.8

the our government, the Department of Justice, arrested me for doing my job.

2:34.7

And then, you know, for that moment when I think about it, I'm not okay, you know.

2:39.7

Is it going to stop you in anything that you do next?

2:42.3

No. No. I mean, look, these are very serious charges.

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