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Welcome, welcome to the weekend read aka. uh Welch's Lemonade and Don Lemon is. live and right outside the Capitol. One. could say a crime scene that happened on. January 6. [laughter]. >> Yeah, you're right. And a crime scene. now because it's a crime that Congress. is not in session that they sent them. home because they didn't want to vote on. Pete Hexet's uh impeachment. By the way, Jen, I kid you not, I am not um this is. not hyperbole. I'm not making it up. I'm.

not boosting anything. Everywhere I go, oh my god, I love Welch's lemonade. It. is my Friday treat. Most of them are. young women, right? I get some dudes, the gays, but mostly like young women. are like, I love the Welch's lemonade. So, we're on to something here, I. believe. >> And we're on we're we're hip with the. with the young young kids. >> Yes, we are hip with the young kids. >> Oh, I love it. Welcome. Welcome. Okay, >> Don, let's talk about this story. I know. you're aware of it. Ed Sheeran, McLemore, etc. So Ed Sheeran has lost.

200,000 followers on Instagram. Mclemore. then donated a million dollar salary. from the tour to a pro Palestinian. cause. And then following the backlash, Ed Sheeran and Robert Craft and Robert. Craft and Anne Sharon are, you may. remember, the two that tried to censor. McLemore's free speech. Now they have. each donated 2 million to humanitarian. aid. But what's so interesting about. this is we came across this video of.

Colin Kaepernick chiming in and I. thought this was really poignant and I. think your take on it is going to be. equally as poignant. Kylie, play the. clip. >> That I hope people. appreciate and take away in this moment. is what Robert Craft and what. [clears throat] they're saying by. denying McLemore the opportunity to go. out and perform with Ed Sheeran is they. are willing to collude. they are openly. colluding. Um, and when we when we filed. the grievance, it was like, well, the.

the owners wouldn't do that. They, you. know, everybody just wants to win within. the NFL. And the realization is, no, they want to protect their interests. They want to protect their power. They. want to protect their money. And they. also want people to know that if you. take an action that they don't agree. with, they will come for you. And that was. some of the warning coming out of the. protest and some of the warning coming.

out of the grievance is that they will. organize against you. Don, I thought that was really. interesting. He drew the parallel with. what they did to him. They organized. against him to silence his speech. And. now Robert Craft and NFL owners. organized against McLemore. >> Mhm. [clears throat]. How much time you got, Jen? And I'm. being serious because I know a lot about. this. >> I got all day, darling, for you. >> All right, let me go. So, [snorts] um, I.

know Colin Kaepernick. Um, I produced a. documentary on Colin Kaepernick. Uh, I. last time I saw Colin Kaepernick was at. a mutual friend's wedding. I think it. was a year or a year and a half ago, maybe two years ago. Um, and I know. Robert Craft, Robert Craft and I are. sometimes run in the same circles of. sorts influential people in media and. when if anybody knows about being. silenced and people colluding against. him, it is Colin Kaepernick. And so he.

has inside knowledge and he has personal. experience with it. And so when the. whole NFL kneeling thing was going on, I. reached out to Bob Craft and I said, "Bob, you should just sit down and talk. to Colin Kaepernick because, you know, I. think that you two would whatever." And. I tried to broker some sort of peace. there or something, right? Um, and. it never happened with Bob Craft. Bob Craft did the same thing to Colin.

Kaepernick or or I should say same thing. to Mcleammore that he did or very. similar to Colin Kaepernick. Um he is. supposed to be a person and if I heard. if I saw him I would say the same thing. to him who believes in peace. He says he. wants to broker peace. He wants peace in. Israel. He's given this money to pal to. Palestinian people. Could have done that. a long time ago. He's one of the richest. men in the world, right? He's a. billionaire. He could have done that a. long time ago. Um, but.

>> in that whatever whatever he's he's. saying that he stands for. that's not being realized now. He has. actually made the situation worse I. believe for Jewish people, for the. people of Israel because he's brought. attention uh more attention to a subject. that has that is may have not been on. the minds of many people. I like. McLemore. I like Ed Sheeran. There. haven't they haven't been on my.

playlists in a long time, but you'd. better believe I am paying attention to. it. And a whole lot of people who were. not in those stadiums in those isolated. incidents that that McLemore said what. he said and now the entire world is. finding out about it. And Sharon's band. is now saying they're not going to. appear. Other major opening acts are. saying they're not going to appear. So. basically Sharon is um he's is he's it's. a one-man. band. So it is a oneman band. Um.

Jen, this is a tough subject to discuss. as I said because I know people and it. also involves you know religious. ideology and people will say oh my god. you're anti-semitic. I'm the furthest. thing from anti-semitic. I'm part of a. black Jewish co alliance. So it's not. that. But sometimes your friends hold up. a mirror to you. and they tell you, "Hey, you need to pay. attention to this. Perhaps you are too.

close to it to understand it and to see. what is going on." And I believe sadly. many of my Jewish brothers and sisters. are too close to it because if you look. at the polling, it'll show you how. people feel about Israel, how people. feel about Jewish people in this. country. They face a lot of. anti-semitism. So, I think that Bob. Craft may be he may be perpetuating. some of that by doing what he did. We. don't believe in in in silencing people.

Artists, Jen, forever since you and I. have been alive, they have been speaking. out on issues. They were anti-war. They. didn't like Vietnam. They spoke out on. Iraq. And artists are allowed to do. those things. and they're. [clears throat] saying people weren't. going to buy tickets or they were. threatening to these are sold out. concerts. The people had made up their. minds. They were there to see Mlemore. and Ed Sheeran. And so I don't. understand their logic and saying, "Well, the people were threatening to to.

to, you know, um, leave or whatever it. was, the venue owners, the venue owners. should understand people had already. made up their minds." And I want my. Jewish brothers and sisters to. understand. that right now there is a toxicity. around Israel. >> Whether they want to admit it or not, whether that is right or not, whether it. is fair or not, it is what it is. And so. stop shutting people out and trying to.

shut them down and claiming that any. criticism of Israel and the Israeli. government is anti-semitism. It is not. I didn't hear anything said on that. stage that was anti-Semitic. >> And he apologized before for something, but I didn't see. He said, "I'm not I'm. not disparaging the Jewish people or the. Israeli people. I want peace for. everybody." And so I think they should. be bringing people in instead of. shutting them out. And I think they're m. Bob Craft has made the situation worse a. situation worse in two ways. that he is. the striand effect gain more attention.

and. he are not helping he is not helping um. the Jewish people and Israeli people. understand. how many people in society see them now. beyond anti-semitism. >> and this is the way I look at this stuff. let's take. >> I'm sorry to go on for so long. >> no I'm really glad you did because I. think this is really important that we. all talk about and we not be scared to. talk about it and we not feel like, oh, if we do, if we step into this, we're.

going to be called that blah blah blah. No, we have microphones and we should. talk about these issues. It's our job to. do it. And often times politics and pop. culture um collide. So, let's start with. how these things age. Colin Kaepernick. started taking a knee to um draw. attention to the fact that his black. brothers and sisters um are being. overpoliced and that there was a uh a. different policing system for him than. there was for white people. And this was.

before we all saw George Floyd. suffocated. >> on our cell phones. This was before. that. So when I look back on all of. that, Colin Kaepernick was right. He was. on the side of justice. He was on the. side of shining a light to help those. that didn't make it out of the. neighborhood that he grew up in. >> And he said, "I made it here and I've. made it and I'm not going to just. Michael Jordan it and say, I'm not going. to talk about politics. I'm going to be.

involved here because I have that. opportunity to do it." and that type of. conviction and that type of uh. principle. I'm so down with that. And so. now let's jump to McLemore. and how this is going to age and how. it's already aging. There are over 20,000 kids that have. been killed in Israel. I mean in. Palestine, >> Gaza. In Gaza. >> In Gaza. And these little kids, a lot of. them have been shot in the head and in.

the heart. A lot of them have had. amputations done without anesthesia. and these are just really stomach. turning things and they need to be. criticized and that needs to be called. out because we have to advocate for. innocent children. And I always think. I'm going to start calling this the Miss. Rachel standard. You know how Zoran mom. Donnie when he ran for mayor he centered. everything on affordability. Miss Rachel. centers everything on kid child safety. >> Kids having food, kids feeling safe,

kids not getting shot, kids not getting. arms and legs amputated. And she just. centers that and she does it over and. over. How is that going to age? It's. going to age really well. We know that. because that's the position. History's. never going to be kind to the. oppressors. But I always think it's a. sign to when people try to control. speech, what are they trying to cover. up? And in both of these instances, they. tried to shut up Colin Kaepernick. because he was flying too close to the. sun. He was about to he was shining a.

light on something that they knew was. wrong. And the same thing if if somebody. hears the phrase free Palestine and they. get triggered by that, that's about. them. That's about about their journey. with where they are in life. It is with. what we've seen and you've seen all the. aerial footage of all of this stuff. It's just something we should talk. about. These people are marginalized. These people are exploited. These people. are getting killed. Um, and the killing. still continues. The stuff that's going. on in the West Bank is just awful. And I.

admire people that have conviction and. stand on it when the easiest thing for. him to have done would have been, I'm. just going to stay out of politics and. go collect my million-dollar check and. just go on. But he couldn't put his head. on the pillow at night if he did that. And I with people like that. I. think that is awesome. And that's the. type of person that I like. This has. nothing to do with Jewish people and. everything to do with crit criticizing. Israel. And as an American, I want to.

say this. Criticize my government. Criticize my country. Criticize the. portion of the electorate that voted for. this man because it is a cancer. Criticize every single bit of it and I. will join with you. Because to me that. is true patriotism and that is a true. exercise of if we believe in liberal. democracy and we want to save li liberal. democracy. We are never on the side of. the speech sensors ever. And nothing he. said was offensive and he gets to say. it. And now again all of these NFL.

owners, it goes back to the word owner. They [clears throat] think they own. people's thoughts. these billionaires. have all this power that they can um. start silencing and closing people's. mouths. And in closing, I just want to. say this to your point. College students. for as long as I've been alive have done. mass protests against wars. That's not. new. It's about the same as college. students smokes weed. It's that big of a. news flash. They believe in that. They're young. They are discovering. their own opinions. That should be.

celebrated. And likewise, artists when. they have a microphone get very involved. in human rights. And I I I dig that. I. think it's great because I truly love. free speech. >> Very well articulated. Um, one thing, as you know, these billionaires, these. oligarchs, these very rich people, they. operate um in a in a vacuum, in a. they're in a bubble, and they often. don't understand the language and the.

sentiment of the streets. And if you. have your ear to the ground, you under. you would understand what people are. saying about what's happening in Gaza. Just because someone says free Palestine. does not mean they mean um uh jail. Israel. It's not what they're saying. They're people are worried about. humanity, about treating people. humanely. One thing I want to say is, you know, we're in a and what people don't. understand now is we're in the era of.

precision warfare, precision weaponry. If you can locate people and place. beepers on them and blow them up, surely. you can find a way not to injure um or. maim a child, an innocent child in this. and not kill people indiscriminately. And look, Jen, excuse me, October 7th was awful. Hamas is to blame for what happened, not. the average Palestinian person. And no.

one has forgotten what Hamas did. It was. horrible. It's horrific. Jewish people. face anti-semitism and it has been on. the rise. But let's remember this. When. I talked when I said about friends, when. your friends hold up a mirror sometimes. and some people when your friends hold. up a mirror, you criticize them. You. call them anti- you or anti- this or. anti- that. The biggest per purveyor of. anti-semitism. is right leaning on the right neo-Nazis, Proud Boys, people who are marching.

through the streets, domestic terror, which Cash Patel was just here on. Capitol Hill testifying about, people. who are hurting and killing Jewish. people because of anti-semitism. That's. far worse than someone saying. free Palestine. So let's So you're not. criticizing your enemies and the biggest. purveyor of blatant, brutal, violent. anti-semitism, but you're calling people who I guess. they deem to be on the left and young. people, you're calling them anti-semitic.

when all they're saying is we want the. people of Palestine and all over the. world to be treated humanely. I don't. understand it. I don't understand it. >> Well, it's Yeah, it's this is, you know, we have a fascist government. Israel has. a fascist government. Benjamin. Netanyahu, as you know, is reporting, they told him about October 7th, he. funded October 7th. And as the camera. lens draws more and more and more into. focus, it appears that he, and this is.

just my opinion, he wanted that because. they want to raise Gaza. And that's. before we even get to Smootrich and Ben. Gir down the line. And it just gets. really, really dicey. But we also as we. talk about anti-semitism before we leave. this subject I do want to say. islamophobia is something that is just. accepted and never called out in this. country and you see those attacks on. Zoron Manni you see those attacks on the. squad you see those attacks on Abdul. Elsed you see that attack on any.

ArabAmerican Muslim American they are. conflated with being jihadist and they. are you know [clears throat] Zoran Mani. was happy on 911 he was nine nine years. old. And so I think the the most. important thing that we can do is value. fighting against all bigotries equal. Homophobia, transphobia, islamophobia, uh racism, um all of those things, sexism, all of those things because um.

none of us are free until all of us are. free and we have to practice a politics. that is inclusive of everybody. Now, I. want to that was very good. We wanted to. show our audience at Welch's Lemonade. that we can be serious and talk about. serious things. And that was serious and. we mean every word of it. But it's time. >> we can have tough conversations and we. can have tough conversations. Yeah. >> But it's time to get to our bread and. butter, Don. And my Welch's lemonade. Serve up your Get your Welches lemonade. stirred up, guys. >> I'm getting I'm getting eaten by.

mosquitoes out here, by the way. But. that's okay. I love you. [laughter]. >> That's why I keep going. Good. >> Okay. Um, [snorts]. apparently there's rumors online that. Jared Kushner got a facelift. Pop this. up. >> Ivanka Trump's husband, Jared Kushner, looks unrecognizable. as critics suspect. He got a bad face. lift. He looks like he's in pain. So, my. question for you, Don, is because I saw. this video and I said uh to Pumps when. [clears throat] I saw it, I said, "Boy, fascism really ages people." And I.

hadn't thought about the uh uh facelift. thing. So, what do you think? Is this is. this doing immoral that makes you. just look like hammered dog Or did. he get a bad facelift? >> So, I have noticed for a while. I'm glad. people are noticing now. But I was like, what is going on with Jared Kushner's. face? He looks like it's like either. crazy Botox or pillars or something has. happened. I mean, maybe he's on some. skin routine that, you know, we don't we. don't know about. >> some peptide.

>> Yeah, some peptide. But something Look, I'm not a plastic surgeon. I'm not a. doctor, but I have eyes and something is. going on. I don't know what he got. Maybe it was a what do you call that. thing? Shoot the internal one that you. get and it tightens you up or whatever. It's certain something. He's got. something. Let's put it that way. And. but but the more he gets it, the more he. looks like a woman. >> Do you notice that? The more feminine he. looks. >> Yeah, it's weird. The the whole this. whole MAGA movement is just so weird. I.

mean, obviously they do. >> Deep plane. Deep plane. That's deep. Yeah. >> Okay. So, let's let's stick with this. track. Now, somebody who I think could. use a facelift if he could survive the. surgery would be brain dead Mitch. McConnell returning to the Senate this. week. Let's go ahead and just play a. little clip for Dawn here. I'm sure. you've seen this. Here we have uh. Senator McConnell that they are weakened. at Bernieing all over DC. And both. parties do this. Both parties have.

people that need to call it and that. should have called it 10 or 15 years. prior. And we mean no disrespect to any. boomer that is in our show and that. watches our show. But this is a real. problem. This is this is just elder. abuse. Um and and here's the deal. I. mean hooked up to true serum. If. somebody said, "Do you think Mitch. McConnell deserves to be abused?" I'd. probably Yeah, I think so. But this is. not good. This is insanity trottting.

this man around like this. >> Well, Jen, let me just say, >> did I lose him? >> No, I'm restart. Oh, wait. Restart. >> I'm proving a point. I'm proving a. point. >> Oh, [laughter]. I'm proving a point because. >> I'm proving a point because how. uncomfortable that is. That's not normal. for someone to do that. It's not normal. for people to freeze. And on my show,

the first time that we saw him freeze, it took about 15 seconds for someone to. behind him to even notice for u for John. Thoon to jump in and then it happened. again and it took a long time and he's. like, I'm fine. And then he couldn't say. anything. So, it is obvious that there. is something he is incapacitated. It's. obvious. And I I I'm here on Capitol. Hill and I've been asking people about. it and they've been treading very. lightly. Some people have been, you. know, very candid about it, but at a.

certain point, as you said, you need to. bow out. >> Yeah. >> And and and for I spoke to Jody Erns and. she said, "Oh, I'm so I'm glad he's back. and I did this and I some said they had. a conversation with him." I'm like, "Well, we haven't heard him speak." I. haven't unless I've missed it. But I. when I look at that video, I realize. that is how he's going to be remembered. is from that last from that video. And. also, did you see the vote video when he. was voting, Jen?

>> Unbelievable. >> He voted and they kept saying everyone's. like uh say uh I I I get to him and he. says nay. And then seriously, and then. they have to tell him prompt him again. And then they said, "I." And then he. finally he goes, "I." So, he's not even. with it enough to be able to vote. The other day I said it was elder abuse. I don't know if it's elder abuse. I. think it's cruel that they're allowing. it to happen, but he's a grown man. He's.

been doing this for decades. And and he. is going to be remembered for those last. moments. also for what he did to Merrick. Garland but for those last moments. looking like that and trying you know. but something he's in the man is. incapacitate incapacitated and I don't. believe that he has the capacity to be. able to serve well the people of. Kentucky. >> and I want this MF to be remembered for. the Supreme Court that he assembled that.

is killing women right now these. abortion bans all across the United. States are killing Women Women are dying. in the richest country in the world. because of Mitch McConnell and the. corrupt freak show Supreme Court. justices that he appointed. That man has. blood on his hands. His policies led to. deaths, which brings me to a sentence. Mitch McConnell is a killer. His. policies kill people. And I just also.

want to point out based on the video. evidence we have seen and discussed. about the vote, I think we can. conclusively say that Lady Jennings lied. his ass off about the 20-minute. conversation that he had with the video. with that guy two and a half months ago. You talked to that guy for 20 minutes. The lying of Scott Jennings has been. exposed. And that mfer Scott went out. went out and took a victory lap after he. appeared. And I'm like, I don't know if. that was the best move because now we. all know for sure you didn't talk to.

that. [laughter]. >> It's they're using him. >> Yep. >> He's he's not a useful incapacitated. person and because they need the votes. They can find someone else to step in as. a Republican and do it. >> Let's look at Let's look at how great. the. >> cruel. >> Let's look at how great the optics are. for us. >> Mitch McConnell, that's MAGA. Donald. Trump falling asleep, droopy face. That's MAGA. These are your big guys.

These are your big tough guys, MAGA. That's who you're gonna go vote for. These guys, >> they both they both appear to be. incapacitated. And so does so does Donald Trump. He. can't remember where he is most of the. time. They had so much eye and and um. and so much to say about Joe Biden and. whether Joe Biden was had cognitive was. in cognitive decline or whatever. Look, if we all are lucky enough to live long. enough, we're all going to go go into. cognitive decline. But at a certain at a. certain point, you have to realize that.

it's time to go and rest and have a. seat. Donald Trump is an 80year-old man. He's showing signs of what an how an 80. year old man operates. He can't keep, you know, he he can't distinguish. between Nancy Pelosi and um and and. Nikki Haley, you know, he can't I think he wants to. name all of those things, the the Gulf. of this and the Gulf of that. So, because he wants to remember who what it. is because he doesn't he can't remember.

the actual name of it. That's he wants. it to be the Gulf of Mexico. It's just. easier if it's a Gulf of America. Say. that. >> because you're right because he did put. he put a sign outside the Oval Office. The Oval Office. >> Yeah. like he needed to know that. Yeah. >> Along with that tacky gold So so. that he could think like he was. somewhere in Versailles or something. I. don't know what's happening. >> Okay. So this is a really interesting. story here. There is a Republican. uh candidate and this is in a Republican. plus 15 district. Republican plus 15.

She should not have to make an ad like. this unless they came to her with some. polling. That was abysmal. Play the. clip. >> President, some of your immigration. enforcement efforts have gone too far. In July, 50% of the 50,000 people that. were detained had no criminal record. Be. careful what your advisers are telling. you about immigration policy. The same. [music] Hispanics who help you get to. the White House in 2024 feel betrayed. today. You can be for immigration what.

Lincoln was for slavery and Reagan was. for communism. I'm not talking about. giving them amnesty. I'm talking about. giving them a dignified life in this. promised land. I am Maria Alvirara. Salazar and I approve this message. >> Oh, [laughter]. that's 15. >> Plus 15. That's not good, Jen. And look, uh, someone was giving me the stats this. morning, uh, here in Washington. I think. it was like 43% of women voted for,

white women voted for Donald Trump and. 40ome percent, I believe, of of Latinos. voted for Donald Trump. And now they. around and they found out that it. doesn't matter no matter how close they. try to get to whiteness or power this. that they're not going to be they're not. they don't deem them uh as American and. on equal footing. So what do they do? They deport them in the most inhumane. cruel ways. They drag them across the. ice. They shoot them and and you know. and maybe some people who are who are.

not immigrants, who are not Latino, who. are not, you know, immigrants or. migrants from other countries. It's just. it's awful. But they found out and I. think they're gonna they're they are. going to find out. Uh there are going to. be a lot of people like her, Smith Salazar coming up in 20 in 20. November of 2026. A lot of folks like. that there. Your friend J. D. Vance or. Donald Trump. People aren't going to. want them to come and and stomp for them. and campaign for them. No way. The.

public sentiment is too awful. What I thought was interesting about. this commercial, aside from he had. signs, mass deportations now at the. Republican convention and all that. stuff, set that and put it aside, was. the way she framed it. Mr. President, you need to talk to your advisors about. your immigration policy. [laughter]. I remember the Republican party being. the buck stops with me, Mr. Personal. Accountability Bootstrap kind of party, right? Even in that ad, the codependency.

and the toxicity of telling the. president of the United States is that. the buck doesn't stop with him is with. his immigration policies that they're. still providing cover for him in that is. is just I wonder what what the reasoning. of that was. Is that because True Social. over the weekend he might just really. pummel her so she was providing cover. there? That just how they always are. still somewhat bending the knee. He's in. charge of his immigration policy. He's. the president of the United.

States. There's no adviser that he. couldn't fire immediately if he didn't. like what they were doing. What do you. think about how she framed that? >> I think it I think it's weird. Why does. Why doesn't she just say, "Mr. President, your immigration policies, your deportation policies are cruel. instead of saying, you know, oh my gosh, you need to talk to your adviserss.". He's the one that's advising. He's the. one that told them, I want you to be. harsh. I want you to get them out. He's. the one that said to a crowd uh to be. rough with people who are in the crowd. Told police officers to be rough with. people. He told them to uh knock their.

heads off. Those are his policies. >> Well, speaking of him in a really. interesting story, it appears that Pete. Hexath has not invited Trump to an event. he's having at the Pentagon. And this is. how I read into this. is explicitly. saying Trump is not invited to this. event. Pop this up. The Pentagon is asking commanders to. nominate troops to Pete Hexa's state of. the force address this September and.

says the service members must be waste. to height requirements and exhibit. impeccable grooming standards. I didn't. know that Pete had it in him to troll. the president like that. [laughter]. He is the commander and chief of the. military. I'm picking up what you're. putting down now. >> I can't believe the disrespect from the. Secretary of Defense to the. commanderin-chief to troll him like. that. You have must have height to waist.

ratio. We all know he's just as wide as. he is tall. Impeccable grooming. You've. seen the unblended makeup, the diaper, and all that. >> Yeah, >> I did not think that Pete could go that. gangster. [laughter]. >> Jen, you are genius. cuz I was like, "Wait, what is she talking about?" Yeah, he's he's basically trolling the. president. He's basically trolling. Donald Trump. I believe I do believe. that Donald Trump is wider than he is. tall. I do believe that. Do you Come on. What did he say he was? Did he say Did.

he say he was 185 pounds or something? >> 63 210 or something. >> Girl, [laughter]. >> let's talk about like this is what's so. fascinating for me. They're always into. all the aesthetics, you know, like RFK, the Maha movement, Pete Hagsth, you. know, he wants everybody gender. affirming care. And then Donald Trump. has a neck vagina. Literally a vagina. hanging from his neck. I the weight gain in the last few. months. Have you seen that donk dunk?

The. >> I have his his badon donk. Uh his badona. dunk. Um, yeah, but I mean it's it's. also been enhanced by a diaper. >> and so that it even more. >> I don't know if it's a colostomy bag, but I do know I have a senior dog who. has to wear a diaper and you already you. know when it's like time to change, right? Because it gets a little poofy. and uh and so we know when we see the. poof that something has has happened. perhaps in those pants. But in all.

serious about Pete Hugsth, I brought. this up uh tongue and cheek about the. president, but also to point out the. hypocrisy of that that he is outjudging. the way these career military people. that are seasoned and um devoted and. probably like their jobs and they're. getting, you know, picked or invited or. disinvited. when the commander-in-chief is the. biggest slob in the world. I I can't. think of a bigger slob. I mean, apparently he's all fluffed up in bed.

eating McDonald's all the time. >> He's he's But this is nothing new for. him. If you've ever if you knew how he. ran his businesses, especially Trump. Tower, he only wants good-looking. people. He likes he's always even when. he was on Celebrity Apprentice. I didn't. watch it, but I good friends with people. who put him there. Um, he always likes. he wanted good people to work around him. and to have a certain aesthetic. And we. know that's true. Look at who he hires. He hires television people. He has. people who are te usually he hires. people who are telegenic especially in.

the first administration. Now you know I. don't know so much about about u JD. Vance and Pete Hex. I mean I don't find. them attractive at all in any way. Um. but uh it's nothing new for him. And. these people are out there putting their. lives on the line. They could be the. ultimate sacrifice. And you you think. you want them to have width and height. proportionate weight. How about you you stop putting them in. harm's way? How about you stop sending. them off to Iran in a war uh that there.

was no intelligence that said it that it. was imminently needed? Why don't you. stop that rather than wondering if. somebody's a little too fat or a little. too thin or or maybe even transgender? Like worry about fixing your own house. and getting our our our men and women in. uniform out of danger. >> So you just brought up the transgender. issue and the senatorial race in Texas. the MAGA Christian um government is. having a very hard time dealing with. James Telerico because James Telerico.

centers his faith and uh tells the Texas. electorate that his face faith informs. him to the to stand up for people that. are bullied and marginalized and they. have called him trans gay all sorts of. things and meaning it as a slur but then. at some point like his girlfriend. appeared and she's hot and then they. basically were like oh yeah he's also So. a womanizer, so they can't pick a lane. with him. But of course, JD Vance jumps. into this on Twitter. Pop this up.

So you see RNC Research tweets. James. Telerico says his favorite drag queen is. Alyssa Edwards, who has described. himself as a drag performer that works. with children. And then JD Vance reposts. it with a rather queeny facial. expression, if I say so myself. And then. of course Steven Miller has to chime. into this too. They tag team it. Talifico is deeply sick and disturbed.

individual. Okay. Number one, if I'm JD. Vance, I would sit this out. I would. just really sit this out. You wrote in. your book that you told your grandma you. thought you were gay when you were. growing up. Maybe maybe sit it out. And. then Steven Miller talking about deeply. disturbed individuals. Sit that out. I mean, I [clears throat]. think even we could get massive. bipartisan support that Stephen Miller. is a deeply disturbed individual. >> Let me just go. with first [snorts]. the um trans and crossd dresser or drag.

queen part. So, I hope and I hope when. we edit this together, you also put up. the picture of JD Vance dressed in drag. when he was in college. Do you remember. that photograph? Yeah. So when JD Vance. dressing dressing bad drag JD Vance, let. me just say this. So JD Vance once was. maybe gay. >> And then he said, "Okay, I'm straight.". >> Maybe he was trans cuz he dressed up in. he was a crossdresser, let's put it that.

way, or a drag queen. And then now he's. against drag queen. >> Okay. Um he uh was I think a Protestant, then he became Catholic. Mhm. >> His name was a different name and then. he changed it. >> He hated Donald Trump. He called him. Hitler and then now he loves him. >> JD Vance. has no convictions, no morals. He is an. empty suit. He is a McKenzie.

consultant's. idea of what a politician should be. He. I I I believe he is every day every time. I look at him I'm like oh I wonder what. consultant uh firm created JD Vance in a. lab because he never answers a question. and I can tell that it's consultant. driven because every time you ask him a. question that's hard or he doesn't want. to answer he says well uh I don't. believe the question is not that I. believe the question is and then he. answers something else consultants tell.

people to do that so JD Vance doesn't. know who he's an empty head. He's an. empty suit and he has no morals and no. convictions. He has no business being. the vice president of the United States. and he definitely should not be the next. president. That's I'll go with that one. That's enough for me unless you get me. teed up on something else. >> No, I think that [laughter] is the the. perfect place to leave it. Um I I'm so. happy that you are boots on the ground. in DC.

>> Thank you. Um, >> and Jen, you know, I think this is the. most important thing for me is that like. to get out and talk to people. It's real. polling. Real people polling. Yeah. >> Well, I have to say something that I'm. going to share with the Welches Lemonade. viewers. During the 2024 election, uh, Don and I filmed together in New York, and he was really amping up his man on. the streets, not just in New York, but. all over the country, driving all around. the country doing it. And I was like, "So, I think Kla's going to win." And he. goes, "Grab my hand." and he said, "She's not going to win. I'm pulling.

I'm I'm I'm on the streets. There's so. much enthusiasm for him. It's just not. showing up in the polls. I hate to say. it. It makes me sick. It makes me sick. to my stomach, but he's going to win. There's something out there that's. happening." And another person that I. interviewed the same day, you know, the. good liars, they do all of that man on. the street stuff, and they told me the. same thing. So people that are out in. the streets doing what you're doing, I. think really have a pulse on the. electorate, on where the people are. And. so in that vein, let's leave our.

listeners with this question. I heard. what you said in 2024. So I'm going to. ask you this. How who do you think is. going to win the midterms based on your. anecdotal. uh man on the street interviews? Man and. woman on the street interviews, >> Democrats. So it's completely changed. >> It it is completely changed. Uh I don't. put but Democrats, let me let me put a. caveat there. Hey, I know you're asking. me a very direct question. So I will.

answer and I will say Democrats, if it remains the way it is, if it. remains fair. I don't put anything past. this administration to try to influence. it, to try to steal it, to try to. suppress votes because they've already. tried it. the courts have even helped. them with gutting uh the Voting Rights. Act. Didn't help them with mail-in. balloting. And so when I saw Jyn that. ruling come in for mailin balloting, I.

said the party's over. The jig is up. If. it remains the way it is now and remains. fair, Democrats will win 2026. They'll take. back the House, maybe even the Senate. >> Don, I love it. I really, really hope. that happens. And it's so important. I. we want to thank everybody for listening. here. Make sure you are subscribed to. Don Lemon everywhere. Don Lemon show. We. um uh only we are peoplepowered media. And so make sure you're subscribed to.

both channels. Follow Don on social. media. You guys, he does so much cool. interviewing people on the streets. And he has a lot more breaking news. stuff than I do because he's a real. journalist. [laughter]. >> You're not you're not doing badly. yourself with the journalism, Jen. Don't. underestimate yourself. >> Thank you, darling. All right. safe. travels and I will see you back in New. York soon. >> I love you and I'm going to go get some. itch whatever spray. These mosquitoes. are crazy in DC. Love you. >> Love you.