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The Don Lemon Show

Lemon LIVE at 5 | Government Shutdown, Mass Shootings & Trump's Attempt to Send Troops to Portland

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

News, Society & Culture

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

America feels like it’s teetering on the edge. Tonight, Don breaks down all the chaos unfolding right now, from the looming government shutdown, to the near-daily horror of mass shootings, to Trump’s threats of sending federal troops into cities across the nation. What comes next, how do we fight back, and most importantly, how do we stay sane when everything feels like it’s unraveling? We're joined by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and writer Tim Wise to unpack the madness and chart a path forward together. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Don’t let your rights be rewritten. Go to https://FFRS.US/school or text “DON” to 511511 This episode is sponsored by Ollie. Take the guesswork out of your dog's well-being. Go to https://ollie.com/lemon and use code lemon to get 60% off your first box! This episode is brought to you by Hexclad. Find your forever cookware @hexclad and get 10% off at https://hexclad.com/lemon #hexcladpartner This 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome, everyone live live at 5, the Down Limon Show.

0:19.2

Thank you for being here.

0:23.2

It is a crazy day, a crazy time. Look, we're in the middle of a possible government shutdown.

0:32.0

They were meeting at the White House just a little bit ago, and the folks came out. Before we get to that, I'll tell you what's going,

0:38.6

what came out of it. And you're going to hear from some of the players. But first, we're going

0:44.9

to have our say on what's happening here in the United States, these United States of America.

0:53.3

I don't believe that you get enough of the truth coming from either the

0:58.1

Manosphere, especially, the bloggers and right-wing bros who litter the, it's not even

1:09.0

airwaves, the streaming space like garbage spreading hate and and lies

1:14.9

and then also in corporate media as well so we're going to be here and we're going to tell you

1:20.5

your voice we're going to be truth tellers just like i did this morning so make sure you hit the

1:24.1

like hit the thumbs up it affects the algorithm more people become aware of our channel here, our quickly, rapidly growing channel,

1:31.5

and our conversation that you guys are a party to every single day.

1:38.9

If you're in the chats, thank you so much.

1:40.3

I'm glad that you're there, and we will put you up.

1:42.0

We highlight your comments here, and I like to, I rip off of your comments. So go for it. Okay. Thank you, Mail Mom. I appreciate you keeping us

1:50.4

informed. I appreciate you liking that. So good evening, everyone. This morning, I asked one question

1:57.9

and I said, white men, are you okay?

2:03.3

Tonight, the question is bigger.

2:07.5

It is America.

2:11.0

Are you okay?

2:15.0

America, are you awake?

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