{"id":2333826,"date":"2024-08-29T18:51:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T22:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ex-cnn-host-don-lemon-drops-new-book-gets-slammed-after-viewers-notice-key-issue-its-a-crime\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T18:55:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T22:55:58","slug":"watch-ex-cnn-host-don-lemon-drops-new-book-gets-slammed-after-viewers-notice-key-issue-its-a-crime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ex-cnn-host-don-lemon-drops-new-book-gets-slammed-after-viewers-notice-key-issue-its-a-crime\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Ex-CNN Host Don Lemon Drops New Book, Gets Slammed After Viewers Notice Key Issue &#8211; &#8216;It\u2019s a Crime&#8217;"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fwatch-ex-cnn-host-don-lemon-drops-new-book-gets-slammed-after-viewers-notice-key-issue-its-a-crime%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=2333826&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--><p>Former CNN host Don Lemon \u2063is attempting to maintain his presence in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-holds-parking-lot-rally-for-ossoff-and-warnock-at-empty-wearhouse-photos-where-are-the-people-this-guy-got-81-million-votes\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Holds Parking Lot Rally for Ossoff and Warnock at Empty Wearhouse \u2014 Photos \u2014 WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE? This Guy Got 81 Million Votes?\">public eye<\/a> following \u2062his 2023 departure from the network.\u2063 To promote his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-wants-to-put-josh-hawley-and-ted-cruz-on-the-no-fly-list\/\" title=\"Democrat Wants To Put Josh Hawley And Ted Cruz On The No-Fly List\">upcoming book<\/a>, &#8220;I Once Was Lost: My Search for \u2063God in America,&#8221; Lemon began\u2062 a controversial \u200dpromotional campaign\u2064 in New \u2064York City by leaving copies of \u200dhis book scattered around the city. This act drew \u200dcriticism from\u2063 various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/barbenheimer-popularity-sparks-outrage-in-japan-over-atomic-bomb-humor\/\" title=\"&#039;Barbenheimer&#039; Popularity Sparks Japanese Outrage for Atomic Bomb Jokes\">social \u2063media users<\/a>, including Republican \u200dRep. Matt Gaetz, who pointed out that Lemon \u200dwas essentially littering. Political commentator Libs of TikTok mockingly suggested that it would\u2064 have been more \u2062sensible for Lemon \u2062to discard the \u200bbooks directly in the \u200btrash, while Turning \u2062Point \u2062USA&#8217;s Graham Allen remarked on the legality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schools-across-the-nation-see-rise-in-violent-behavior-after-return-to-in-person-learning\/\" title=\"Schools Across The Nation See Rise In Violent Behavior After Return To In-Person Learning\">leaving trash<\/a> on the streets. The backlash\u2064 continued as many users labeled his book as &#8220;trash.&#8221; This incident raises questions \u200cabout Lemon&#8217;s intent and the broader implications\u2064 of his promotional\u200d tactics as he\u200b seeks to regain celebrity status.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ex-CNN Host Don Lemon is doing everything in his power to remain in the spotlight after his departure from the network in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>His latest stunt to achieve notoriety: littering.<\/p>\n<p>As Lemon&rsquo;s newest book, &ldquo;I Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America&rdquo; is set to be released next month, he decided Wednesday to post on his X account a promotional stunt that involved leaving copies of it lying around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-tiny-south-american-deer-debuts-new-york-city-zoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;m going to hide more books all around NYC &#128216;&#129309; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6MSIte2ehB\">pic.twitter.com\/6MSIte2ehB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Don Lemon (@donlemon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donlemon\/status\/1828821869212131547?\">August 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>While this is incredibly smug and cringeworthy, other users like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/republican-ags-celebrate-judge-temporarily-blocks-biden-harris-admins-illegal-executive-amnesty-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Republican<\/a> Rep. Matt Gaetz pointed out the reality that Lemon had just engaged in littering.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Littering <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AivEqo7nhW\">https:\/\/t.co\/AivEqo7nhW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz\/status\/1829103624334541040?\">August 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Comments kept flowing as political commentator LibsofTikTok questioned why Lemon would do such a thing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wouldn&rsquo;t it be easier to just throw them directly in the trash?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1828869936623595623?\">August 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Turning Point USA&rsquo;s Graham Allen slammed, Lemon saying, &ldquo;Pretty sure it&rsquo;s a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-hunting-boy-young-10-suspected-committing-multiple-armed-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> crime<\/a> to leave trash on the street&hellip;.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pretty sure it&rsquo;s a crime to leave trash on the street&hellip;.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrahamAllen_1\/status\/1828891076444205351?\">August 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lemon deserves every bit of ridicule he gets for this.<\/p>\n<p>For one thing, leaving copies of your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-dolly-parton-sending-free-books-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book<\/a> lying around New York City is indeed contributing to the trash problem.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever New Yorkers are picking up off the streets, a book probably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-could-be-replaced-as-the-democratic-nominee-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"How Biden could be replaced as the Democratic nominee - Washington Examiner\">isn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t on that list.<\/p>\n<p>Should some inquiring New Yorker actually decide there was a book on the ground worth reading and stop to pick it up, there&rsquo;s absolutely zero chance it would be written by someone known for working at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-guest-dismisses-growing-trump-support-says-pollsters-talking-imaginary-black-folks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Did Lemon actually leave his book just sitting there?<\/p>\n<p>Are there more copies to be found around New York City?<\/p>\n<p>This could very well be the beginning of a saga where he commits more petty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-hunting-boy-young-10-suspected-committing-multiple-armed-crimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Surely he only did this for promotional purposes, and picked the book up once the camera turned off.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s hard to fathom that even Lemon could lack the awareness in not being able to see the comment section on the horizon, in which numerous X users flocked to his post, calling his book trash and saying it belongs in the garbage rather than littered on the street.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, few authors will ever achieve the level of renown and be so widely read that upon leaving a copy of their book on the street, someone would walk by, pick it up and read it.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon isn&rsquo;t one of them.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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His latest attention-seeking move involves littering. With the release of his upcoming book, \u201cI Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America,\u201d scheduled for next month, he took to his X account on Wednesday to announce a promotional stunt where he would leave copies of the book scattered around New York City.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon tweeted, &#8220;I\u2019m going to hide more books all around NYC \ud83d\udcda\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2642\ufe0f,&#8221; which drew criticism from users like Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, who pointed out that this act constitutes littering. Political commentator Libs of TikTok also questioned Lemon&#8217;s actions by asking if it wouldn&#8217;t be simpler just to throw them away instead.<\/p>\n<p>Graham Allen from Turning Point USA criticized Lemon further, stating that leaving trash on the street is likely illegal. Many believe Lemon deserves backlash for this behavior; leaving books on city streets contributes to litter and isn&#8217;t likely to attract readers interested in works by someone formerly associated with CNN.<\/p>\n<p>The question remains whether Lemon actually left these books behind or if he retrieved them after filming. It&#8217;s hard to imagine that he didn&#8217;t anticipate negative reactions online, as many users labeled his book as trash and suggested it belonged in a garbage bin rather than on the streets. Few authors achieve such fame that their discarded works are picked up and read by passersby\u2014Lemon is not among them<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2333827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Don-Lemon-hiding-his-book-in-NYC.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[9373,36966,36546,32648,39710],"class_list":["post-2333826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cnn","tag-don-lemon","tag-media-controversy","tag-new-book","tag-viewer-reactions"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Don-Lemon-hiding-his-book-in-NYC.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333826","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}