{"id":2486773,"date":"2025-09-15T16:06:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nyc-woman-refuses-to-take-the-bait-when-don-lemon-tries-to-get-her-to-condemn-charlie-kirk\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:07:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:07:57","slug":"watch-nyc-woman-refuses-to-take-the-bait-when-don-lemon-tries-to-get-her-to-condemn-charlie-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nyc-woman-refuses-to-take-the-bait-when-don-lemon-tries-to-get-her-to-condemn-charlie-kirk\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: NYC Woman Refuses to Take the Bait When Don Lemon Tries to Get Her to Condemn Charlie Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-nyc-woman-refuses-to-take-the-bait-when-don-lemon-tries-to-get-her-to-condemn-charlie-kirk%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=2486773&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 article criticizes former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who was fired in 2023 but continues to promote left-leaning views through podcasts and street interviews. It highlights a particular incident where Lemon interviewed a woman in New York City about the recent assassination of conservative figure Charlie Kirk. The woman described Kirk as a &#8220;good guy&#8221; with &#8220;good morals,&#8221; resisting Lemon&#8217;s attempts to portray Kirk as sexist and racist. Despite Lemon&#8217;s loaded and sneaky questions, she refused to accept or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >repeat negative characterizations<\/a>. The piece praises the woman&#8217;s grace and patience,suggesting that she honored kirk&#8217;s legacy by standing firm against Lemon&#8217;s manipulation and showing respect,reflecting Kirk&#8217;s own approach of treating opponents with dignity while remaining committed to truth.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>You can take Don Lemon out of the establishment media, but you can&rsquo;t take the establishment media out of Don Lemon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-don-lemon-announces-fired-cnn-following-brutal-ratings-scandals\/\">Fired<\/a> by CNN in 2023, Lemon has continued peddling leftist lies as a podcast host and through occasional man-on-the-street-style interviews.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, in a clip posted Sunday to 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, Lemon approached a random woman on the streets of New York City and, in his usual slimy way, asked her several loaded questions about Wednesday&rsquo;s assassination of conservative icon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bomb-found-city-near-kirk-assassination-site-anti-trump-suspects-nabbed-targeted-fox-affiliate-news-van\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Kirk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon began by asking the woman what she thought of the assassination. She called it &ldquo;totally messed up&rdquo; and described Kirk as a &ldquo;good guy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You think he was a good guy?&rdquo; Lemon asked in a tone of disbelief.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think he was,&rdquo; she replied. &ldquo;Good morals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All of us have flaws,&rdquo; the woman added moments later. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t really tell you what to believe in or how to feel. Like, everybody&rsquo;s having a human experience. Why knock him for having his human experience or what he believe in?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-don-lemons-interview-goes-wrong-dominican-woman-gives-wrong-answer-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lemon<\/a>, who is black, had to find a way to draw some anti-Kirk comments out of this wise woman, who also happened to be black. So he chose slander.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Even though he says things that are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-perfect-ranking-from-planned-parenthood-5-what-to-find-out-about-biden-hhs-nominees-abortion-record\/\" title=\"\u2018A Perfect Ranking From Planned Parenthood\u2019: 5 WHAT TO FIND OUT ABOUT Biden HHS Nominee\u2019s Abortion Record\">anti-women<\/a>, [anti-] black, all that?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>What a sneaky, reptilian-like tactic. Of course, Lemon gave no examples to support his disgusting smear.<\/p>\n<p>To her credit, the woman did not take the bait.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t judge him for that,&rdquo; she replied.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You can&rsquo;t?&rdquo; Lemon asked, again breathless with disbelief.<\/p>\n<p>As she started to walk away, the woman reiterated that she could not judge. At that point, Lemon mentioned another unsuspecting pedestrian whom he had apparently accosted earlier that day. This pedestrian, according to Lemon, said that only God could judge Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, the microphone-wielding liar, desperate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/promise-broken-biden-gives-staffer-one-week-suspension-for-abusing-reporter\/\" title=\"Promise Broken: Biden Gives Staffer One...Week Suspension for Abusing Reporter\">derogatory comments<\/a>, behaved with the subtlety of Satan. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mainstream-media-castoffs-don-lemon-joy-reid-just-teamed-results-even-worse-expected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lemon<\/a> implied, in fact, that Kirk&rsquo;s alleged anti-women and anti-black comments required God&rsquo;s judgment.<\/p>\n<p>Again, the woman would not bite.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I kinda like, seen him before all of this happened,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;But I don&rsquo;t see what everybody else was seeing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680;NEW: NYC Woman tells Don Lemon Charlie Kirk was &ldquo;GOOD GUY&rdquo; with &ldquo;GOOD MORALS&rdquo; &mdash; *doesn&rsquo;t back down* even when Lemon slanders him by claiming he was sexist and racist&#128680;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller?\">@DailyCaller<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IjqbLEfyW9\">pic.twitter.com\/IjqbLEfyW9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason Cohen &#127482;&#127480; (@JasonJournoDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonJournoDC\/status\/1967358172206940389?\">September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As every honest person knows, Kirk rose to prominence by doing the opposite of what Lemon said. The slain conservative icon treated his opponents with grace, met vitriol with patience, and showed everyone love. But he never wavered in commitment to truth.<\/p>\n<p>Deep down, the woman on the street had to know that Lemon was manipulating her. Still, she responded with grace, patience, and love. And she never allowed Lemon to distort the truth.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, therefore, this woman gave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kirk-memorial-crowd-explodes-rfk-jr-s-17-year-old-niece-bible-charlie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirk<\/a> a wonderful tribute by emulating him.<\/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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