Lemon LIVE at 5 | Donald Trump: Racist In Chief

The Don Lemon Show

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🗓️ 7 February 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Tonight, we’re breaking down Donald Trump’s racist Truth Social post depicting Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. Yes, the White House has since pulled it down. Yes, a few Republicans are suddenly clutching their pearls. But this is hardly the first time Trump has trafficked in overt racism. So the real question isn’t whether the post was offensive (it was). The question is when, if ever, will the MAGA movement actually condemn the racism Trump dishes out on a near-daily basis? Or is this just another moment they’ll excuse, deflect from, and move past until the next outrage? To break it all down, Don is joined by a stacked panel: Hasan Piker, Akilah Hughes, Katie Phang, Charles Coleman, and Ana Navarro. Sharp takes, real talk, and zero tolerance for excuses. 🍋 This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is brought to you Lean. Let's get you started with 20% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit https://TAKELEAN.com and enter LEMON for your discount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. Welcome to Lemon Live at Five, the Don Lemon Show. It is a serious Friday here.
0:27.0	You know, sometimes we joke around on Fridays. We'll have our sour lemon of the week or we'll have a comedian on just to sort of take you into the weekend and to sort of burn off all the negativity and all the craziness that
0:38.5	happened during the week earlier in the week. But unfortunately, today we cannot do that
0:45.5	because I'm going to say this very plainly and very clearly. Before I say things very plainly
0:51.5	and very clearly, first order of business, as you know, hit the like and the thumbs up because it affects the algorithm. More people become aware of our channel. And it is really important today that you do that. So can you do it? I'll stand by, class, and wait. And please put that in the top of the chat for me, producers. Thank you so much. So I'm going to say it very plainly and clearly. What happened here is just, it's just flat out racist.
1:15.8	No other way to put it.
1:17.2	Like there is just no other way to put it.
1:19.0	There's no debating it.
1:20.1	There's no whatever.
1:21.0	If you're making an excuse for it, you're out of your damn mind.
1:24.2	Donald Trump posted an AI video depicting the Obama's as monkeys. Let's just show you a frame
1:30.1	of it. And then I'm going to show you the video in just a little bit. And so this is it. Depicting
1:34.5	the Obama's as monkeys. Not a joke. This is not a joke. That's not politics. That is just
1:42.2	plain old racism. And we should say it plain and simple. It is just racist. Even Republicans denounced it. It was so egregious that it had to be removed. And yet, Caroline Levitt, who is the White House press secretary, had the nerve, had the gall to say that it was, oh, this is just a joke.
2:04.2	It's a joke from the Lion King that people needed to learn to take a joke.
2:09.4	Are you out of your fucking mind, Caroline Levitt?
2:12.5	No, no, no.
2:14.4	There is nothing funny about depicting the former president and first lady or anybody, as a matter of fact, as apes or monkeys or anything. It is revolting. Thank you in the comments. Revolting. Telling black people or anyone who is offended by this that it's a joke is vile.
2:35.8	And it shows that you shouldn't even be in this job.
2:39.3	It shows your incompetence.
2:42.2	People think, oh my God, you know, she's great.
2:44.8	She's saying Donald Trump always says that.
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