{"id":2369944,"date":"2024-11-17T11:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T16:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-tries-to-make-a-dramatic-exit-from-x-gets-rough-response-see-you-in-a-few-days\/"},"modified":"2024-11-17T11:09:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T16:09:56","slug":"don-lemon-tries-to-make-a-dramatic-exit-from-x-gets-rough-response-see-you-in-a-few-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-tries-to-make-a-dramatic-exit-from-x-gets-rough-response-see-you-in-a-few-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Lemon Tries to Make a Dramatic Exit from X, Gets Rough Response: &#8216;See You in a Few Days&#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%2Fdon-lemon-tries-to-make-a-dramatic-exit-from-x-gets-rough-response-see-you-in-a-few-days%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=2369944&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>Don Lemon, \u200da well-known former CNN host, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sidney-powells-georgia-emergency-declaratory-judgment-demands-seizure-of-every-voting-machine-in-state\/\" title=\"Sidney Powell&#039;s Georgia Emergency Declaratory Judgment Demands Seizure of Every Voting Machine in State\">recently announced<\/a> \u200dhis decision\u2063 to\u2062 leave the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X (formerly Twitter) in a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tennis-match-in-australia-delayed-when-deadly-snake-makes-surprise-appearance\/\" title=\"Deadly snake delays Aussie tennis match\">dramatic \u200bfashion<\/a>, reflecting on his dissatisfaction with the platform&#8217;s current environment. In\u2063 his posts, Lemon expressed\u2062 that he once viewed X\u200d as a venue for honest debate, but now \u2064believes it fails to \u2063meet that purpose. He also criticized the updated terms of service, which he \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">felt favored conservative \u2062interests<\/a> by requiring disputes to be settled in Texas courts. <\/p>\n<p>Despite his explanations and \u200ca\u2064 video announcing his departure, Lemon&#8217;s announcement received little attention from the public, with many users responding dismissively \u200bor sarcastically. Some social media users \u200dquestioned the \u2063sincerity of his departure, suggesting\u200b it might not be \u2062permanent. Lemon leaves behind a\u200d following \u200dof 1.5\u200c million on the platform, indicating his \u200bpast influence, but \u2062the reaction to his \u200cexit\u2064 suggests that\u2062 it may not \u200chave the dramatic\u200c impact he anticipated.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><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>There&rsquo;s a stereotype out there that gay men often like to leave the party in loud and dramatic fashion.<\/p>\n<p>Former CNN talking head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/don-lemon-panics-kamala-cnn-says-corrected-black-men-said-want-trump-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don Lemon<\/a> lived up to that stereotype by announcing his social media departure twice &mdash; though he didn&rsquo;t get the response he was likely hoping for.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon announced Wednesday (again, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donlemon\/status\/1856706054496587934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">twice<\/a>, for some reason) that he would be leaving X for a litany of reasons, which he spelled out in lengthy follow-ups.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My statement on leaving Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9tYcfqHhhC\">pic.twitter.com\/9tYcfqHhhC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Don Lemon (@donlemon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donlemon\/status\/1856726456438546501?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In post headlined with, &ldquo;My statement on leaving Twitter,&rdquo; Lemon attached a much lengthier explanation as to why.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve loved connecting with all of you on X, but it&rsquo;s time for me to leave the platform,&rdquo; Lemon wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The first grievance rattled off by Lemon noted that he felt like X wasn&rsquo;t what he thought it was.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I once believed it was a place for honest debate and discussion, transparency, and free speech, but I now feel it does not serve that purpose,&rdquo; Lemon continued.<\/p>\n<p>Another quibble that Lemon had had to do with X&rsquo;s updated terms of service.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In addition, starting this Friday, November 15, X is implementing new terms of service, which among other things states that &lsquo;All disputes &hellip; be brought exclusively in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-leaving-x-due-to-platform-not-serving-purpose-of-free-speech-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Don Lemon leaving X due to platform not serving \u2018purpose\u2019 of free speech - Washington Examiner\">state courts located<\/a> in Tarrant County, Texas,&#8217;&rdquo; Lemon wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon cited The Washington Post, who claimed that these Texas courts would be &ldquo;a hub for conservatives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Of note, Lemon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/don-lemon-sues-elon-musk-hilariously-boastful-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sued X<\/a> owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-musk-ramaswamy-officially-join-trump-administration-their-job-is-to-destroy-bureaucracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> back in August 2023 after the disastrous debut and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-pulls-plug-don-lemon-show-realizing-really\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subsequent shuttering<\/a> of &ldquo;The Don Lemon Show&rdquo; on X.<\/p>\n<p>Social media, meanwhile, didn&rsquo;t seem to care much about Lemon&rsquo;s pending departure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nobody cares<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Bilzerian (@DanBilzerian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanBilzerian\/status\/1856743294648426906?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nobody cares,&rdquo; read one response with over 22,000 likes as of Wednesday afternoon (and, yes, that&rsquo;s a ratio).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oh, you were still here?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Carroll (@Cancelcloco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cancelcloco\/status\/1856747075461157133?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Oh, you were still here?&rdquo; another X user jabbed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">See you in a few days. Goodbye for now I guess<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1856751570698080696?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Popular conservative content creator &ldquo;Libs of TikTok&rdquo; didn&rsquo;t buy that Lemon was actually leaving: &ldquo;See you in a few days. Goodbye for now I guess.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned above, Lemon announced his X departure twice. Before he posted his statement, he posted a video explaining the same reasons outlined above.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here&rsquo;s why I&rsquo;m leaving Twitter&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VIope68L2k\">pic.twitter.com\/VIope68L2k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Don Lemon (@donlemon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/donlemon\/status\/1856706054496587934?\">November 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lemon leaves behind 1.5 million followers on X.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<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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Don Lemon, the former CNN personality, exemplified this notion by announcing his exit from social media on two occasions\u2014though the reaction he received was probably not what he expected. On Wednesday, Lemon shared his decision to leave X (formerly Twitter) for several reasons, which he elaborated on in detailed follow-up posts. In a message titled &#8220;My statement on leaving Twitter,&#8221; he expressed his enjoyment of connecting with followers but felt it was time to move on from the platform. His first concern was that X no longer aligned with his expectations of being a space for genuine debate and free speech. He also criticized the platform&#8217;s new terms of service set to take effect soon, which would require disputes to be settled in Texas courts known for their conservative leanings. Notably, Lemon had previously sued Elon Musk over issues related to &#8220;The Don Lemon Show&#8221; on X. 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