{"id":2631369,"date":"2026-07-17T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-claims-people-are-begging-him-to-run-for-president-and-hes-totally-serious-about-doing-it\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:57:32","slug":"don-lemon-claims-people-are-begging-him-to-run-for-president-and-hes-totally-serious-about-doing-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/don-lemon-claims-people-are-begging-him-to-run-for-president-and-hes-totally-serious-about-doing-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Lemon Claims People Are Begging Him to Run for President and He&#8217;s &#8216;Totally Serious&#8217; About Doing It"},"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\">36<\/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-claims-people-are-begging-him-to-run-for-president-and-hes-totally-serious-about-doing-it%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=2631369&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 and current podcaster Don Lemon is considering running for U.S. president, citing high public interest in his potential candidacy. Despite leaving CNN in April 2023, Lemon remains active in media through his youtube show, where he discusses issues like race, policy, and criticizes Donald Trump. At age 60, he has also written books, including his recent 2024 publication, &#8220;I Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an interview, Lemon admitted he&#8217;s unsure if he&#8217;ll run but acknowledged that people keep encouraging him to consider a presidential bid. He expressed confidence in his potential as a leader and criticized current candidates, especially Trump, for lacking experience. Lemon highlighted his identity as a Black gay man and suggested it influences his politics, but critics argue that his reasons for running are weak, primarily based on public demand and opposition to Trump. while Lemon&#8217;s political ambitions are tentative and unlikely to succeed, his remarks reflect a desire to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rapper-50-cent-blasts-nyc-mayors-plan-to-give-53-million-to-migrants-forced-to-consider-that-maybe-trump-is-the-answer\/\" title=\"Rapper 50 Cent criticizes NYC Mayor&#039;s M plan for migrants, ponders if ... is the solution\">influence public discourse<\/a> and possibly challenge the current political landscape.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><\/p>\n<p>Ex-CNN host turned podcaster Don Lemon is coming around to the idea of running for president, claiming the enthusiasm for his candidacy is high.<\/p>\n<p>The journalist\u2019s departure from the network in April 2023 has not seen him leave media altogether. \u201cThe Don Lemon Show\u201d on video sharing platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheDonLemonShow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> currently has 1.38 million subscribers who can often hear him riffing about issues relating to race, policy, and of course, his complaints about President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>The 60-year-old has also published several books, with his most recent being 2024\u2019s \u201cI Once Was Lost: My Search for God in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This has all gone to the former CNN host\u2019s head, as his interview with \u201cCan\u2019t Be Censored\u201d showed.<\/p>\n<p>The podcast\u2019s hosts Travis Dhanraj and Karman Wong uploaded their interview with Lemon to YouTube on Wednesday, where the question of his political ambitions arose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, but people keep asking me if I\u2019m running for president and I don\u2019t know, I might, I\u2019m serious. I don\u2019t know, I might because people keep asking me to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A simple \u201cno\u201d would suffice, had he actually meant it.<\/p>\n<p>Lemon continued assessing the potential candidates, saying, \u201cSome of them are impressive, many of them, most of them are not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then hit Trump for not holding office before his first term, noting that a lack of political experience was not disqualifying. \u201cI actually think I would be a really good president of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wNccbHsqgWY?si=1wo4VPe_5i0aT2r7&#038;start=320\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When asked by Dhanraj to clarify, he said he was \u201ctotally serious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went into a monologue about Trump, saying our current president\u2019s policies help the upper class \u2014 \u201chis rich friends\u201d \u2014 and that he had \u201cdabbled\u201d in launching a campaign but said he would need to reel in his \u201cpotty mouth\u201d for the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo I want to ruin my life by having everything exposed and people even into my business more? I don\u2019t know, I mean how much more intrusive and invasive can it be?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we get closer to 2027 or 2028, I\u2019ll see. I\u2019ll decide,\u201d he told the hosts, noting he\u2019d been veering in this direction from on-the-ground interviewing.<\/p>\n<p>Mark this as one potential Democrat, but one that has a less than 0 percent chance of success.<\/p>\n<p>Not to be overly critical, but what substantial reasons did Lemon give for his run? That Trump is bad and people have told him to do it?<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not enough to stand on, as current Democrats are finding out. Complaining about Trump is not enough.<\/p>\n<p>What else does Lemon have to run on? 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