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The Don Lemon Show

LEMON DROP | The Chaos of The Trump Administration Keeps Getting Worse!

The Don Lemon Show

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News, Society & Culture

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

From the moment Donald Trump threatened to wipe out an entire civilization, something that can only be described as a war crime, the world was once again forced to confront just how dangerous and reckless this moment has become. And then, just as quickly, he backed down. No explanation. No accountability. Just chaos. Meanwhile, Pete Hegseth went on the offensive, lashing out at the press in a move that feels straight out of the authoritarian playbook: discredit the media, deflect from the crisis, and double down on misinformation. All of it points to one unavoidable conclusion, this administration isn’t just struggling, it’s spiraling. On this week’s Saturday Wrap-Up, we break down the dangerous rhetoric, the whiplash policy shifts, and the growing instability at the highest levels of power. Because when the stakes are this high, the chaos isn’t just noise, it’s a warning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

We've got a lot on the table today.

0:02.0

Trump threatened war crimes, that's not a small thing,

0:04.0

and then turned around and backed down from strikes altogether.

0:08.0

Pete Hexseth had a moment with a reporter that you need to see,

0:11.0

and the Reverend Al Sharpton took to the stage

0:14.0

at the National Action Networks Convention with some words that are worth paying attention to.

0:19.0

It's a full show, so let's go.

0:21.9

So we have before us today some truth tellers, some of the most prolific and tireless

0:29.8

journalists that this country has known. You know, we're in a moment where misinformation

0:36.0

and disinformation, it's hard to keep track of which is which. You know, we're in a moment where misinformation and disinformation, it's hard to keep track

0:39.5

of which is which.

0:41.1

You know, I often say that misinformation is something that we do perhaps not knowingly,

0:49.9

but disinformation is a calculated and at this moment highly funded media strategy to

0:56.1

suppress us and so today we asked each of these illustrious panelists to come here

1:02.3

and talk a little bit about how this age we are in is impacting the work that

1:09.5

they are doing.

1:11.1

Now you saw Don Lemmon's intro, so I'm gonna start with him

1:14.4

because Don is currently in this moment in real time

1:17.9

being legally persecuted based on disinformation

1:23.7

and a heinous strategy to suppress him. So Don, I would just ask you first, if you could just share

1:31.3

about how disinformation in the current case that you have,

1:36.3

how has it impacted you, how are you deconstructing it

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