{"id":2631789,"date":"2026-07-18T15:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-rips-don-lemons-ambitions-whos-asking-him-peter-griffin\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T15:31:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T19:31:54","slug":"joe-concha-rips-don-lemons-ambitions-whos-asking-him-peter-griffin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-rips-don-lemons-ambitions-whos-asking-him-peter-griffin\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Concha rips Don Lemon\u2019s ambitions: \u2018Who\u2019s asking him? Peter Griffin?&#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\">22<\/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%2Fjoe-concha-rips-don-lemons-ambitions-whos-asking-him-peter-griffin%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=2631789&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>joe Concha, a Washington Examiner columnist, questioned CNN anchor Don Lemon&#8217;s credibility and support for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/counting-down-the-worst-moments-of-the-medias-love-affair-with-michael-avenatti\/\" title=\"Counting Down The Worst Moments Of The Media...s Love Affair With Michael Avenatti\">potential presidential run<\/a>. Lemon expressed uncertainty about running but said he might if asked, claiming he would be a good president. Concha mocked Lemon\u2019s ambitions, suggesting who would ask him and joking about potential running mates like Jussie Smollett. Lemon also commented on political figures, criticizing Nikki Haley&#8217;s age and implying he&#8217;s ineligible too run himself based on his own remarks. No candidates have officially announced their bids yet, but names like JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Ron DeSantis, Gavin Newsom, and Josh Shapiro are considered potential frontrunners. Concha further ridiculed Lemon&#8217;s claims and past comments, highlighting skepticism about Lemon&#8217;s presidential prospects.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> questioned former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/cnn\/\">CNN<\/a> anchor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/don-lemon\/\">Don Lemon\u2019s <\/a><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4652097\/don-lemon-president-2028-speculation\/\">potential presidential run<\/a> and whether the broadcaster has the credibility or support to make a serious <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a> bid.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPeople 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, or if I\u2019m going to do it,\u201d Lemon said on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wNccbHsqgWY&#038;t=2s\"><em>Can\u2019t Be Censored<\/em><\/a>  podcast on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4654554\/joe-concha-rips-don-lemon-ambitions-who-asking-him\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Joe Concha questions potential 2028 run for Don Lemon: \u2018Who\u2019s asking him? Peter Griffin? Homer Simpson?\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4653185\/shapiro-vance-rogan-worse-spot-2028\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ben Shapiro says Vance\u2019s appearance on Rogan puts him in a worse spot for 2028<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4652797\/kelly-loeffler-pours-cold-water-senate-comeback\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Kelly Loeffler pours cold water on Senate comeback<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI look around, and I see the folks who are possibly in the running, and some of them are impressive. Many of them, most of them, are not,\u201d Lemon added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI actually think I would be a really good president of the United States,\u201d Lemon said. <\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3633428&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=a63dd7769acd681c2ebc173093727459\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOK, like, you\u2019re being serious?\u201d <em>Can\u2019t Be Censored<\/em> podcast host Travis Dhanraj said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, I\u2019m being totally serious,\u201d Lemon said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There have been no formal announcements made by candidates yet. Frontrunner potential candidates include Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\">JD Vance<\/a>, Secretary of State <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, and Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> (FL) for Republicans. For the Democrats, potential names include Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (CA) and Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/josh-shapiro\/\">Josh Shapiro<\/a> (PA).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s got quite the ring to it, right? Like \u2018President Lemon,\u2019\u201d Concha said on Fox News\u2019s<em> Hannity <\/em>on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou got to love the fact that he says so many people are begging him to run, like what people? Peter Griffin? Homer Simpson? The Situation and Snooki? Like who\u2019s asking him?\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWho\u2019s going to be his running mate, by the way? Jussie Smollett?\u201d Concha added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smollett is an actor known for his role on the television show <em>Empire. <\/em>In 2019, he claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\">Chicago<\/a>, which police later <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/593979\/police-detective-testifies-jussie-smollett-held-dry-run-of-hate-crime-hoax\/\">determined was a hoax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lemon became involved when he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1206051\/cnn-host-don-lemon-refuses-to-address-jussie-smollett-tip-off-claim-in-covering-guilty-verdict\/\">initially texted Smollett<\/a>, warning him that Chicago police doubted his story, and then left his own involvement out of his reporting on <em>Don Lemon Tonight<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe guy who managed to do something that was nearly impossible, get fired by CNN, is fully capable of running the country,\u201d Concha joked. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha also criticized Lemon over comments he made about former presidential GOP hopeful <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nikki-haley\/\">Nikki Haley<\/a> in 2023. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4653185\/shapiro-vance-rogan-worse-spot-2028\/\"><strong>BEN SHAPIRO SAYS VANCE\u2019S APPEARANCE ON ROGAN PUTS HIM IN A WORSE SPOT FOR 2028<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe says people, you know, politicians are suddenly not in their prime. Nikki Haley isn\u2019t in her prime, sorry. When a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/411424\/don-lemon-took-a-break-from-screaming-at-kaitlan-collins-to-mock-nikki-haleys-fertility\/\">woman is considered to be in her prime<\/a> in her 20s, and 30s, and maybe 40s,\u201d Lemon said on air. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnder Don\u2019s own rules, he\u2019s ineligible to run for president because he believes that women in their 50s are past their prime to do so. He said that about Nikki Haley. He said that on national TV once. So, given that Don\u2019s in his 60s, that\u2019s pretty much strike three right here. He can\u2019t run based on his own rules,\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concha questions Lemon\u2019s 2028 presidential bid credibility<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2631790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26074086535205.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[77105,4188,5894],"class_list":["post-2631789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-discourse-2","tag-media","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26074086535205.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631789","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2631789"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631793,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2631789\/revisions\/2631793"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2631790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2631789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2631789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2631789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}