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The Don Lemon Show

Lemon LIVE at 5 | Conspiracies Everywhere, What Can We Believe?! - September 24th, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

Society & Culture, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Tonight, we start with the looming government shutdown and what’s really at stake. To break it all down, Don is joined by none other than Senator Cory Booker. Then, we pivot to the horrific breaking news of the latest mass shooting at an ICE facility, where several detainees were shot. Almost immediately, Trump and his MAGA base rushed to frame this as another case of “left-wing violence," but conspiracy theories are already flooding the internet. What are the actual facts, and what could this mean moving forward? You won’t want to miss this one. This episode is brought to you by Ollie. Take the online quiz and introduce Ollie to your pet. Visit https://www.ollie.com/lemon for 60% off your first box of meals! Thie episode is sponsored by Lean. If you want to lose meaningful weight at a healthy pace and keep it off... Add LEAN to your diet and exercise lifestyle. Get 20% OFF WHEN YOU ENTER LEMON at https://TAKELEAN.com This episode is brought to you by Mint Mobile. Quit stalling and start saving when you make the switch. Shop plans at https://MINTMOBILE.com/DONLEMON. Upfront payment of $45 required (equivalent to $15/mo.). Limited time new customer offer for first 3 months only. Speeds may slow above 35GB on Unlimited plan. Taxes & fees extra. See MINT MOBILE for details. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/donlemon and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:52.2

Okay. Everyone, everyone, welcome to the Don Lemon Show, a very special guest who you might recognize him.

0:53.3

What's your name again you're worse night

0:55.7

no how are you i'm good the last time we actually sat down was at the convention so it's been too

1:01.0

oh wow yes wow yes a lot of a lot has happened yeah we're here because our government is

1:08.9

in threat to be to shut down yeah it's it a week yeah week the

1:14.5

government will run out of money yeah why so my understanding is that the president agreed to a

1:18.6

meeting with democratic leaders and then canceled it yeah stunningly are we going to shut down look how do you

1:24.4

there's no way to get this bill done they control control the House, the Senate, and the White House.

1:29.3

But the only way to get through the Senate is by getting at least seven Democratic votes.

1:33.5

I'm not going to give my vote away without them doing something in terms of negotiation or a compromise.

1:39.2

And what are Democrats asking for is do something about the tens of millions of Americans who are seeing their costs go up, their health care become more expensive or losing their health care because of the things that you've done. Donald Trump has been in office for nine months. America is poorer and America is sicker or has less access to health care. So I've never seen like this. the other side won't even will talk or engage with us

2:01.8

even though there's only one way to get this done is it together. So for Donald Trump to cancel a meeting

2:06.5

for the speaker of the House of Representatives to dismiss the house to send them out on recess until

2:11.9

after the shutdown date is just stunning to me and it shows me that they want to drive our country into a government

2:19.1

shutdown. What's the point? Is it, what is the point? I don't understand. I mean, they have

2:23.9

succeeded in bullying their way, stealing power. We see case after case going up to the Supreme Court,

2:29.9

because Donald Trump is, is, is being an authoritarian executive. He doesn't believe he's president.

2:34.8

It seems like he's trying to be a person that takes all the constitutional power to himself.

2:40.0

This is the process.

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