Lemon LIVE at 5 | EXCLUSIVE: Hakeem Jeffries on Trump, Texas, & Democratic Party - July 9th, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

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🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins Don live to break down the disastrous "Big Bullsh*t Bill" and what its passage means for everyday Americans. They’ll dive into Jeffries' fiery, record-breaking speech on the House floor, his battle against Trump’s destructive agenda, and his vision for the future of the Democratic Party. From healthcare cuts to climate rollbacks, there’s a lot at stake. Tune in for a candid, no-nonsense conversation about where we go from here. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/donlemon and get on your way to being your best self. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to FFRF.US/Freedom or text DON to 511 511 and become a member today. This episode is sponsored by Beam. Right now, Beam is offering UP TO 40% off their best-selling Dream Powder for my listeners. It’s a limited time offer and the perfect way to overcome that exhaustion and stay in the fight every day. Go to shopbeam.com and use code LEMON at checkout. This episode is brought to you by Wild Alaskan. Go to wildalaskan.com/LEMON for $35 off your first box of premium, wild-caught seafood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.9	Yeah. Good evening, everyone.
0:48.3	Hello, Lemonheads.
0:50.1	Look, I know.
0:51.0	Can you believe it?
0:52.6	I'm like on time.
1:10.9	This is as close on time as I get. And,, we have a big show for you. Guess who we have coming on? We have Hakeem Jeffries. He's going to be a new member of the elimination. So will you guys make sure that you welcome him? Make sure you hit the thumbs up.
1:15.3	Make sure you hit the like so that we get a lot of people watching live. We know we always get thousands and thousands of people who watch us, right? Sometimes hundreds of thousands of people
1:20.3	who watch the initial broadcast, but we're going to have Hakeem Jeffries on in just a minute.
1:24.4	So make sure you're nice to him. He is the minority leader.
1:27.9	He deserves some respect. Not that you guys are ever disrespectful, but like my mom said,
1:32.1	don't embarrass me in front of company. And so we'll talk to Hakeem Jeffries in just a bit.
1:39.5	And we'll get him, whenever he's ready to come on, see if he's ready to come on. He's supposed to come on a little bit later on in the show, but I got to tell you, I didn't get a chance this morning to talk to you
1:46.4	about being away and being on vacation. I actually had a nice time off, and I had some wonderful
1:51.8	people who were filling in for me. So all of the great, great hosts who filled in, and my friends
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