{"id":2199079,"date":"2024-03-14T12:37:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-makes-brief-return-to-cnn-as-feud-with-elon-musk-intensifies\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T12:39:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:39:34","slug":"don-lemon-makes-brief-return-to-cnn-as-feud-with-elon-musk-intensifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-makes-brief-return-to-cnn-as-feud-with-elon-musk-intensifies\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Lemon briefly resurfaces on CNN amid escalating tensions with Elon Musk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdon-lemon-makes-brief-return-to-cnn-as-feud-with-elon-musk-intensifies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2199079&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Don Lemon Reasserts Stance on Elon\u200b Musk and Free Speech<\/h2>\n<p>In \u2064a spirited return to the screen, <strong>Don Lemon<\/strong> stood firm on his view \u2013 Elon Musk, he suggests, \u2063has a lackluster\u200d commitment to free\u2064 speech. This comes after Lemon&#8217;s unsubtle exit from CNN, but \u200dhis voice remains \u2064undiminished and as assertive as \u2063ever.<\/p>\n<p>Discussing \u2062the voided\u2063 collaboration\u2063 for <em>The Don Lemon Show<\/em> \u2062 on Musk&#8217;s platform, Lemon didn&#8217;t mince words in \u2062a\u2062 segment on Erin Burnett OutFront. &#8220;Free speech seems conditional\u2062 to whether Musk agrees \u200dwith what&#8217;s \u200dbeing said,&#8221; he remarked.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>  \u201cFree speech is only important when it allows for different \u2062perspectives, especially those contrary \u2063to our own,\u201d Lemon commented. \u201cTo \u200bMusk, it seems to fade \u2064into irrelevance if it concerns or questions\u200d him \u2013 an attitude \u2063far from the free \u200cspeech he\u2062 advocates for.\u201d\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>The\u200b Clash Over Diversity Dialogue<\/h3>\n<p>Lemon dove deeper, \u2062describing his attempt to engage Musk on \u2063topics of diversity,\u2062 equity, and inclusion. He criticized\u2063 Musk for what he perceives as baseless positions and challenged the tech\u200c mogul&#8217;s sources, hinting at \u2064a skew towards niche radical\u2063 views. \u200d&#8221;It&#8217;s disconcerting \u2062to\u2063 see such influential opinions potentially shaped by extremist\u200d rhetoric,&#8221; Lemon stated, \u200cconcerned \u2063over Musk&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-too-conservative-to-be-a-comedy-fan\/\" title=\"Opinion: Too Conservative To Be A Comedy Fan?\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> interactions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Reflecting on a Failed Media Experiment<\/h3>\n<p>Considering the\u2063 separation from Musk, Lemon pondered the larger implications for online discourse under private dominion. &#8220;When one individual has the reins over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-implodes-after-elon-musk-attacks-the-far-left\/\" title=\"AOC Implodes After Elon Musk Attacks The Far-Left\">massive communication platform<\/a>, unbiased moderation is indispensable,&#8221; he alluded, questioning the wisdom of X&#8217;s ownership structure.<\/p>\n<p>Musk retorted with his own perspective. He trivialized Lemon&#8217;s vision for his show,\u2064 suggesting it lacked originality and genuineness \u2013 a carbon copy of mainstream media transported to social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>  \u200b &#8220;His \u2063approach was \u2063basically just &#8216;CNN, but on social media&#8217;, which \u2063doesn&#8217;t\u200b work, as evidenced by the fact\u200b that\u2063 CNN is \u200bdying. And, instead of it being the real Don Lemon, it was really just\u2064 Jeff Zucker \u200ctalking through\u2064 Don, so lacked authenticity.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Yet Musk rounded off with a begrudging invitation for Lemon \u2062to rebuild his audience base on the platform, echoing the open nature of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-signs-law-allowing-people-to-sue-big-tech-for-deplatforming\/\" title=\"DeSantis Signs Law Allowing People to Sue 'Big Tech' for 'Deplatforming'\">virtual public square<\/a> despite \u2062their differences.<\/p>\n<h3>Don Lemon&#8217;s Next Chapter<\/h3>\n<p>Undeterred, Lemon disclosed his intent to share the controversial interview with Musk\u200d and to re-launch \u200chis\u200c show. With a schedule set for the upcoming Monday, he&#8217;s poised to re-enter the media\u2062 fray, promising \u200can \u2063authentic and unfiltered comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon&#8217;s assertive stance\u200c and plans for\u200c continuity illustrate the resilience of dialogue, even as platforms\u2064 and partnerships evolve. Audiences are left anticipating the next phase of this persistent anchor&#8217;s career and his unwavering engagement on critical topics\u200c of our times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-CNN host Don Lemon reaffirms his stance that Elon Musk is indifferent to free speech. On his CNN comeback since his dismissal, Lemon addressed Musk&#8217;s termination of their show&#8217;s collaboration, hinting at a selective approach to free speech<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2199080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24073709770244-1024x695.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2199079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24073709770244-1024x695.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2199079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199079\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2199080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2199079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2199079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2199079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}