Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump Meets Ramaphosa…And Humiliates Us All (Again) - May 21st, 2025

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🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Today in the Oval Office, Trump met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. And, in true Trump fashion, turned it into an international embarrassment. Ignoring reality (as usual), Trump repeated debunked lies about ‘white genocide’ in South Africa, a conspiracy theory with zero basis in fact. President Ramaphosa pushed back firmly, but the damage was done: yet another tone-deaf, disrespectful performance from the self-proclaimed “great negotiator.” Tonight, Don breaks down the meeting, the misinformation, and how Trump’s obsession with far-right talking points is once again undermining U.S. credibility on the world stage. Because nothing says diplomacy like alienating allies with racist conspiracy theories. This episode is sponsored by MSI Choices. Every woman deserves a choice. Rush your donation today to MSIUNITEDSTATES.ORG, or text "LEMON" to 511 511. Text Fees may apply. This episode of The Don Lemon Show is sponsored by 120 Life. Go to https://120life.com and use the code, “D-O-N ” to save 20% 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 brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at SHOPIFY. COM/lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So glad that you could be with us this evening for Lemon Live at 5.
0:19.3	Thank you so much.
0:20.0	Look, I really appreciate you guys joining us.
0:22.2	And oh my gosh, I don't really know what to say here. Sorry, we're a little bit late.
0:29.7	The technical difficulties. And I don't know what's going on, but we'll figure it out.
0:35.7	Where are you guys streaming from? Let me know. I want to get right to it, though,
0:40.2	because I don't know if you saw what happened in the Oval Office today. I'm embarrassed.
0:47.9	I am embarrassed. And I love being an American, but I am embarrassed.
0:54.5	It is just unbelievable that we have a president that doesn't even understand anything that plays propaganda videos in the office that embarrasses us in front of foreign leaders, that it is a mess.
1:13.0	I think we witnessed a single most racist,
1:16.0	the single most deranged,
1:18.0	the single most disgraceful conduct to ever occur
1:20.6	inside the Oval Office.
1:22.0	And that's saying a lot, considering what happened
1:25.4	with Vladimir Zelensky.
1:27.2	If you thought that that meeting with Vladimir Zazinsky, if you look, Vladimir
1:30.6	Zelensky, if you thought that was a low for this country, wait until you see what
1:36.1	happened today.
1:36.8	Some folks didn't see it.
1:37.6	They were working.
1:39.1	Donald Trump met with the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa.
1:44.5	And after exchanging some basic pleasantries,
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