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The Don Lemon Show

Lemon LIVE at 5 | The Mainstream Media is Going MAGA! - October 27th, 2025

The Don Lemon Show

18Hundred LLC.

Society & Culture, News

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Something strange is happening in the media, and it’s not subtle. From silencing progressive voices to hiring outspoken MAGA cheerleaders, the mainstream press seems to be slowly bending the knee to Trump. Networks are playing it safe, executives are terrified of backlash, and reporters are being told what not to say. The result? A media landscape that looks a lot more like a MAGA echo chamber than a free press. Tonight, Don is joined by media reporter Max Tani and journalist LZ Granderson to break down how we got here, who’s responsible, and what it means when journalism starts taking marching orders from the man who once called it “the enemy of the people.” This episode is sponsored by Henson Shaving. Go to https://hensonshaving.com/LEMON and enter LEMON at checkout to get a free pack of 100 blades with your purchase. (Note: you must add both the blades and the razor for the discount to apply.) This episode is brought to you by MSI United States. Go to https://msiunitedstates.org or text “lemon” to five eleven five eleven. Text “lemon” to 511511 and see all the Wonderful services they provide. Text Fees May Apply. 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 BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/donlemon and get on your way to being your best self. For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 212-931-0855 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/don DISCLAIMER: Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan's contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don't directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Average potential savings are based on realized premium, co-pay, and out of pocket savings estimates self-reported by consumers that worked with Chapter Advisory LLC to enroll in a Medicare Supplement, Medicare Advantage, and/or Part D Prescription Drug Plan. The average is limited to consumers that chose to self-report. Savings information is subject to periodic updates and corrections. There is no guarantee of savings and any savings may vary by policy type, state, or other factors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

So straight to business.

0:18.2

Hello, everyone.

0:19.8

Thank you for joining.

0:20.7

Let's see. What do I want to talk to you about? So straight to business. Good evening. Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining.

0:22.5

Let's see.

0:24.8

What do I want to talk to you about?

0:26.0

I know what I want to talk to you about.

0:27.0

How do I want to get to this?

0:28.5

I need to figure out how we get to this.

0:34.6

Because this is an alarm bell that everyone should be concerned about.

0:38.6

We have some great guests that you're going to love.

0:47.9

And this is one of the reasons I think that maybe, not one of the reasons.

1:01.2

Look, timing is crazy. Like, I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth and you never know what what the Lord has in store for you or the universe however you want to categorize it or characterize

1:06.3

it because this has been coming with the media since I got pushed out at CNN.

1:15.4

This has been coming.

1:16.5

This was what was behind the scenes that I tried to warn you about.

1:22.2

Lots of people tried to warn about the Ben, you know, you guys didn't know.

1:25.5

It takes years for these things unfold.

1:27.8

And you guys remember when I started doing this and I said, you're going to find out soon,

1:30.8

like, what happened, right? You're going to find out what happened. So there was a whole bunch of things that, you know, that caused that. But this is where we are going. This is why Joy's not there. is why Katie's not there.

1:41.6

It's why Maddie Hassan isn't there.

1:46.7

It's why Jim Acosta is not there, is why Katie's not there. It's why Maddie Hassan isn't there. It's why

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