{"id":2340807,"date":"2024-09-13T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T19:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-slammed-as-attention-starved-for-gutless-mockery-of-melania-trumps-assassination-fears\/"},"modified":"2024-09-13T15:07:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T19:07:23","slug":"don-lemon-slammed-as-attention-starved-for-gutless-mockery-of-melania-trumps-assassination-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-slammed-as-attention-starved-for-gutless-mockery-of-melania-trumps-assassination-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Lemon Slammed as &#8216;Attention-Starved&#8217; for Gutless Mockery of Melania Trump&#8217;s Assassination Fears"},"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\">26<\/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-slammed-as-attention-starved-for-gutless-mockery-of-melania-trumps-assassination-fears%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=2340807&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>The text discusses \u2062Don Lemon&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-calls-for-removal-of-rep-ilhan-omar\/\" title=\"House GOP calls for removal of Rep. Ilhan Omar\">recent actions<\/a> and comments regarding Melania Trump, particularly in relation\u200c to her statements about an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amnesty-international-strips-aleksei-navalny-of-prisoner-of-conscience-status-for-decades-old-comments-on-immigration\/\" title=\"Amnesty International Strips Aleksei Navalny Of \u2018Prisoner Of Conscience\u2019 Status For Decades-Old Comments On Immigration\">assassination attempt<\/a> on her\u2063 husband, former\u2062 President Donald\u200c Trump. After Melania\u2063 Trump released \u200ba video expressing her \u200bdistress about the \u200cincident, Lemon posted an edited version of the video on <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>,\u2064 reacting with mockery\u2014rolling his eyes and \u2063shaking his head. This \u200dbehavior sparked outrage, as many criticized him for being insensitive towards\u2063 a \u200cserious situation involving the former president&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, including political commentator Gunther \u2062Eagleman, labeled Lemon as &#8220;leftist trash&#8221; \u200cand a &#8220;disgrace.&#8221; \u2064They suggested that instead of mocking Melania Trump, Lemon should have \u200bengaged\u200c in serious journalism and sought\u200c answers about the assassination\u2064 attempt. The \u200cbacklash\u2064 on social media prompted Lemon to delete the controversial video. The excerpt concludes by\u2062 highlighting\u2062 the expectation for journalists to uphold\u200d integrity \u2063and focus on important issues rather than engaging in mockery.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Journalist&rdquo; Don Lemon has struggled to stay relevant since his departure from CNN in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>While he&rsquo;s willing to pull whacky stunts like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-ex-cnn-host-don-lemon-drops-new-book-gets-slammed-viewers-notice-key-issue-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">littering his new book<\/a> in New York City, sometimes his antics are just downright foul and insensitive.<\/p>\n<p>His latest attempt for relevancy &mdash; congratulations it worked, Lemon &mdash; is to mock and belittle former first lady Melania Trump over concerns and questions she has surrounding the July 13 assassination attempt on her husband, former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-democrat-left-appalled-biden-dhs-says-trump-assassination-report-will-shock-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In anticipation for her new book, &ldquo;Melania,&rdquo; set to be released next month, Trump released a video in which she called attention to the aforementioned events of July.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon used the video for his own social media, editing a video of himself in at the bottom of the screen reacting to her statements by shaking his head, rolling his eyes, and putting his face in his hand.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/don-lemon-slammed-mocking-video-melania-trump-questioning-assassination-attempt-husband-sick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported, the video, which Lemon posted to his TikTok page, has since been deleted. Political commentator Libs of TikTok reposted the video via X on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Don Lemon mocks Melania Trump describing her distress over the attempted ass*ss*nation of her husband. Sick. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4LGbBeKomN\">pic.twitter.com\/4LGbBeKomN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1833998491271790669?\">September 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As Trump spoke into the camera and said, &ldquo;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/next-trump-assassination-attempt-tx-woman-gun-arrested-dc-trump-listed-victim-police-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attempt to end my husband&rsquo;s life<\/a> was a horrible and distressing experience,&rdquo; Lemon captioned the footage across the top of the screen with the question, &ldquo;WHAT IS THIS?!?&rdquo; as he can be seen sighing and rolling his eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Trump continued, saying, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t help but wonder, why didn&rsquo;t law enforcement officials arrest the shooter before the speech? There is definitely more to this story, and we need to uncover the truth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lemon proceeded to shake his head and gesticulate as if all the facts are already known and the events from Butler, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-pennsylvania-ammo-plant-dramatically-ramps-production-meet-pentagons-ukraine-demand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, are clear as day.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s confusing what Lemon is trying to communicate in this reaction &mdash; aside from telling viewers he&rsquo;s totally insensitive towards a woman who almost lost her husband when he was shot in the head.<\/p>\n<p>Users were quick to flip the script on him. As Fox reported, he was branded &ldquo;attention-starved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Radio Host Stacey Washington encouraged him to, &ldquo;Do better.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We should all be distressed when someone tries to kill a former president and actually kills an innocent man in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Do better Don Lemon.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Stacy Washington (@StacyOnTheRight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StacyOnTheRight\/status\/1834049922141708440?\">September 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Political commentator Gunther Eagleman labeled Lemon &ldquo;a disgrace&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/federal-judge-refuses-dismiss-elon-musks-defamation-suit-leftist-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leftist trash<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Don Lemon is leftist trash! He is a disgrace.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gunther Eagleman&trade; (@GuntherEagleman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuntherEagleman\/status\/1834025790779875702?\">September 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are legitimate questions surrounding July 13.<\/p>\n<p>If Lemon were a real journalist, he would be in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/counter-sniper-butler-rally-confirms-something-isnt-right-integrity-trump-shooting-evidence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Butler<\/a> and Washington D.C., interviewing rallygoers and demanding answers from the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, he took the easier route: sitting in front of camera and doing whatever this is.<\/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; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Although he engages in bizarre antics, such as scattering copies of his new book around New York City, some of his behavior is simply offensive and inappropriate. His most recent effort to regain attention\u2014congratulations, it succeeded\u2014was to ridicule former First Lady Melania Trump regarding her concerns about the assassination attempt on her husband, former President Donald Trump, which occurred on July 13. In advance of her upcoming book titled &#8220;Melania,&#8221; set to be published next month, Trump shared a video addressing the events from that day. Lemon took this video and edited it for his social media by inserting clips of himself at the bottom of the screen reacting with eye rolls and sighs.<\/p>\n<p>According to Fox News, the TikTok video posted by Lemon has since been removed. Political commentator Libs of TikTok later shared it on X (formerly Twitter). In response to Trump&#8217;s statement about how distressing the assassination attempt was for her, Lemon sarcastically captioned his footage with &#8220;WHAT IS THIS?!?&#8221; while visibly expressing disbelief.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump continued speaking about law enforcement&#8217;s failure to apprehend the shooter before a public event and emphasized that there is more to uncover regarding this incident, Lemon dismissed her concerns through exaggerated gestures suggesting that everything was already known. His reaction raises questions about what message he intended to convey\u2014other than showing insensitivity towards a woman who nearly lost her husband due to violence.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers quickly criticized him; Fox reported that he was labeled as &#8220;attention-starved.&#8221; Radio host Stacey Washington urged him to improve his behavior: \u201cWe should all be distressed when someone tries to kill a former president.\u201d Political commentator Gunther Eagleman called him \u201ca disgrace\u201d and \u201cleftist trash.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>There are valid inquiries surrounding what happened on July 13. If Lemon were genuinely committed as a journalist, he would have been investigating in Butler or Washington D.C., seeking answers from those involved instead of resorting to mockery from behind a camera<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2340808,"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\/09\/Lemon-v-Trumps.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7375,36966,32423],"class_list":["post-2340807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-criticism","tag-don-lemon","tag-melania-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lemon-v-Trumps.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340807","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=2340807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}