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Tonight, we're breaking down Donald Trump's racist Truth Social post depicting Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. Yes, the White House has since pulled it down. Yes, a few Republicans are suddenly clutching their pearls. But this is hardly the first time Trump has trafficked in overt racism. So the real question isn't whether the post was offensive (it was). The question is when, if ever, will the MAGA movement actually condemn the racism Trump dishes out on a near-daily basis? Or is this just another moment they'll excuse, deflect from, and move past until the next outrage? To break it all down, Don is joined by a stacked panel: Hasan Piker, Akilah Hughes, Katie Phang, Charles Coleman, and Ana Navarro. Sharp takes, real talk, and zero tolerance for excuses.

This morning, we're calling out Donald Trump for a vile, racist Truth Social post depicting Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes. It's just the latest example of Trump's racism being openly displayed and disturbingly accepted by his supporters. We're asking the obvious questions, will any Republicans denounce this? Will anyone finally draw a line and say this is unacceptable? And is this just another calculated distraction from what Trump really doesn't want you focusing on, the Epstein files and his plummeting approval ratings? Don is joined by DL Hughley, Derrick Johnson, Charles Blow, and Bakari Sellers to break it all down.

Good evening Lemon Nation. Tonight we will dive into the Trump administration's continuous plan to upend our nation's history of separation of church and state. MAGA's vision for this country appears to be one of Christian Nationalism and Trump's remarks during this morning's National Prayer Breakfast only furthered that. Also, Rep. Robert Garcia will join us to talk about the latest release of Epstein files, which powerful men are in them, and how deranged some of the revelations are. Join us live at 5pm EST. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is brought to you Lean. Let's get you started with 20% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit https://TAKELEAN.com and enter LEMON for your discount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning, we're breaking down Donald Trump's full-on unraveling. His sit-down with Tom Llamas seemed like his most unhinged interview yet, and then he outdid himself at the National Prayer Breakfast, turning what should've been a moment of unity into more division, grievance, and chaos. From calling for more hostility, to bragging about achievements that don't exist, to lying (again) about the economy, and yes, reviving his bizarre obsession with windmills, this was a masterclass in delusion. If you're wondering how bad it's getting and why it matters, grab your coffee and join us.

Tonight, Don is joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren for a critical conversation about Donald Trump's escalating attacks on free speech and the free press. Together, they break down what happened to Don and how efforts to intimidate journalists threaten the foundation of democracy. They also dig into why independent media matters more than ever in this moment when truth is under attack and power is demanding obedience. This is a conversation about accountability, courage, and what it will take to protect a free press in America. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is brought to you Lean. Let's get you started with 20% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit https://TAKELEAN.com and enter LEMON for your discount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we're diving into the ongoing ICE crisis, where federal immigration enforcement continues to spark outrage and protests after the killings of Alex Pretti and Renée Good in Minneapolis, incidents that have led to national demands for accountability and major pushback against the Trump administration's tactics. We'll also break down Donald Trump's latest attacks on elections, including his suggestion that the federal government should take a more active role or “nationalize” voting to protect GOP outcomes. And yes, we'll talk about Trump's repeated efforts to shrug off the Epstein files, insisting Americans “move on” even as fresh revelations continue to surface. America is not okay. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is brought to you Lean. Let's get you started with 20% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit https://TAKELEAN.com and enter LEMON for your discount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, we're diving into the Trump administration's escalating attacks on the First Amendment, including efforts to chill journalism and punish reporters covering public protests, a troubling trend that goes far beyond partisan politics. Then we pivot to the ongoing ICE crisis, following the nationwide fallout from the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, which has sparked widespread protests and calls for accountability. Joining Don to break it all down is Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, bringing sharp insight into both the constitutional crisis and the human cost of federal enforcement policies. Tune in for a conversation you won't want to miss!

Don is on the move this morning, so Katie Phang is guest hosting to bring you all the breaking news of the day. We're diving into Donald Trump's attacks on TPS protections for Haitians, the raid in Fulton County, and of course, the latest bombshells from the Epstein files that just won't stop coming. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is brought to you Lean. Let's get you started with 20% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit https://TAKELEAN.com and enter LEMON for your discount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight, Don is joined by Joy Reid for a powerful, no-holds-barred conversation about the Trump administration's escalating attacks on free speech and the targeted intimidation of Black journalists. This isn't random. It's strategic. And it's dangerous. Then we dig into the latest bombshell revelations from the Epstein files, where the political implications just keep getting darker. And yes, we'll also break down the very pointed political messaging that showed up on the Grammy Awards stage this weekend because culture is speaking, whether politicians like it or not. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is brought to you Lean. Let's get you started with 20% off and free rush shipping so you can add LEAN to you healthy diet and exercise plan. Visit https://TAKELEAN.com and enter LEMON for your discount. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

More Epstein files have been released, and once again, Donald Trump's name is everywhere. As documents surface, the question isn't if Trump is connected, it's how deep it goes. Yet, it seems like accountability isn't going to happen. Instead, the DOJ is more interested in arresting a journalist for doing his job. Looks like they arrested the wrong Don! This morning, Don is joined by Congressman Jason Crow and journalist  @TaraPalmeri  to break down the latest bombshells, the growing cover-up concerns, and whether accountability is finally unavoidable.

Tonight we're talking about the massive pushback against ICE on the ground in Minneapolis with huge protests citywide, union-led walkouts, business closures, clergy arrests, and tens of thousands turning out in freezing cold to demand an end to the violent immigration detentions. People are angry, united, and refusing to back down, and we'll break down what this uprising means, why it's growing, and how it's shaking up the narrative. Then we'll pivot to the oncoming storm that's set to sweep much of the country, what you need to know now, how to prepare, and what to expect as the weather worsens. Tonight, we're joined by our very own Lemon Legends to unpack it all live.

Tonight we're breaking down major news, and a clear win for the First Amendment. A judge has rejected the Justice Department's initial attempt to bring charges against Don Lemon, even as two activists involved in the Minneapolis church protests were arrested earlier today. This was just another case of Trump trying to intimidate the press and punish journalists for doing their jobs. This ruling sends a message: reporting is not a crime. Join Don live as he unpacks what the judge's decision means, why this matters for press freedom, and where this failed attempt leaves the Trump administration now. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we're diving into the escalating ICE crisis, and it just keeps getting more disturbing. Federal agents recently detained a 5-year-old boy returning from preschool, with local officials saying he was used as “bait” to apprehend family members. This is part of a widening pattern of violent, unchecked immigration enforcement that has rattled communities and raised serious questions about humanity and accountability. How low can this go on? Will this depravity ever stop? And will anyone ever face consequences? Join us live as we break it all down and demand answers.

Tonight we're diving back into Donald Trump's embarrassing performance at the Davos World Summit, a rambling, unhinged mess that turned the U.S. into an international punchline. From absurd demands to petty whining, it was not leadership, it was a meltdown on the world stage. Let's talk about why this matters and just how bad it looked. Tonight we are joined by rising country music star and political influencer, Bryan Andrews to break it all down! Check out more from Bryan Andrews here: https://www.instagram.com/bryanandrewsmusic/ This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we're covering yet another ICE-related death, and this time, the medical examiner has ruled it a homicide. A man died while in ICE custody, and once again, officials are scrambling to explain what can't be ignored. How many people have to die before something changes? How many incidents does it take before there's accountability? This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are lines between church and state blurring even further in today's social, cultural, and political climate? Mormonish Podcast is joined by Dan Hardy, Co President of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and Douglas Hendricks, President of the SLC Chapter of the FFRF, to discuss the topic of church v. state and all the nuance in between. According to the Freedom From Religion Foundation, the history of Western civilization shows us that most social and moral progress has been brought about by persons free from religion. In modern times the first to speak out for prison reform, for humane treatment of the mentally ill, for abolition of capital punishment, for women's right to vote, for death with dignity for the terminally ill, and for the right to choose contraception, sterilization and abortion have been freethinkers, just as they were the first to call for an end to slavery. The Foundation works as an umbrella for those who are free from religion and are committed to the cherished principle of separation of state and church. You won't want to miss this important discussion. - Information about the two meetings featuring FFRF Co-President Dan Barker on Jan 24 and 25 can be found here... ffrfslc.org/dan-barker-in-salt-lake - FFRFSLC's "Dirty Dozen" list (of issues where religious extremism is hurting people in Utah) can be found here... ffrfslc.org/call-to-action - Letters that FFRF lawyers have sent to church/state violators in Utah can be found here...:ffrfslc.org/ffrf-actions-in-utah Thank you so much for watching Mormonish Podcast! ***How to DONATE to Mormonish Podcast: If you would like to help financially support our podcast, you can DONATE to support Mormonish Podcast here: Mormonish Podcast is a 501(c) (3) https://donorbox.org/mormonish-podcast ****WE HAVE MERCH! **** If you'd like to purchase Mormonish Merch, you can visit our Merch store here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/mormonishmerch You can get your own quote to attend our Post-Mormon Celebration Cruise by visiting - https://kheskethtravel.com/post-mormon-celebration-cruise And you can get more info on the cruise by visiting - https://mormondiscussionpodcast.org/post-mormon-celebration-cruise/ We appreciate our Mormonish viewers and listeners so much! Don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to Mormonish Podcast! Contact Mormonish Podcast: mormonishpodcast@gmail.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Tonight we're breaking down Donald Trump's unhinged press conference from today. It was a rambling mess of lies, grievances, and delusion. What was supposed to project strength only exposed chaos. Let's unpack the madness.

This morning we're breaking down Donald Trump's truly unhinged speech at the World Economic Forum, from his obsession with claiming Greenland to rambling geopolitical boasts that embarrassed America on the world stage. Many are openly warning his rhetoric risks alienating allies and destabilizing partnerships. Then we pivot back home to the chaos in Minneapolis and beyond, where ICE continues aggressive operations without guardrails, fueling protests and outrage as federal agents clash with communities already on edge. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Smerconish (host, SiriusXM's The Michael Smerconish Program, and CNN's Smerconish) joins Chris Cuomo to break down why American politics no longer reflects where most voters actually are. Cuomo examines how outrage-driven media, closed primaries, and algorithmic incentives reward the loudest fringe voices while sidelining the practical concerns of independents and moderates — from affordability and health care to trust in institutions.Cuomo and Smerconish dig into why nearly half the country now identifies as independent, why that reality is ignored by both parties, and how modern media economics make moderation a losing strategy. They also discuss whether shared civic spaces can still exist, how the “middle” gets erased by rage-based incentives, and what it would take to realign politics with how Americans actually live and think. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Support our sponsors: Get 25% off Cowboy Colostrum with code CUOMO https://www.cowboycolostrum.com/CUOMO Head to https://Superpower.com and use code CUOMO at checkout for $20 off your membership. Support the Freedom From Religion Foundation and protect the separation of church and state—visit https://ffrf.us/newyear or text CHRIS to 511511. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This morning, Don responds to Nicki Minaj's latest comments and calls out how she's increasingly acting as a MAGA mouthpiece, echoing talking points instead of engaging with facts. When celebrities start laundering political propaganda and attacking journalists for doing their jobs, it deserves to be called out. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is sponsored by American FInancing: NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 888-675-4090, for details about credit costs and terms. Or AmericanFinancing.net/Lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy MLK Day, everyone. This morning we're bringing you something special. Don is speaking at the 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Breakfast, presented by PUSH for Excellence and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. In a moment defined by division, fear, and moral testing, we ask a vital question: What would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. do in today's climate? How would he confront Trump's America? What would courage, justice, and nonviolence look like right now? Join Don live for this powerful event as we reflect on Dr. King's legacy, not as history, but as a living challenge, and consider how his vision calls us to act today. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you haven't heard, MAGA once again wants Don arrested. During Don's 6+ hour twin city livestream yesterday he reported live from a church in St. Paul where protesters gathered in response to allegations that one of the church's pastors is an ICE official. As always, Don chronicled the events as a journalist and interviewed churchgoers, protesters, and the pastor about what was happening. Why is MAGA so mad? Hear what Don has to say on Lemon Live at 5. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/donlemon This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don sits down with journalist and CNN legal analyst and author of Five Bullets: The Story of Bernie Goetz, New York's Explosive '80s, and the Subway Vigilante Trial That Divided the Nation, Elliot Williams to talk about his new book and how its themes echo in today's chaos. Williams's Five Bullets revisits the infamous 1984 Bernhard Goetz subway shooting and the divisive trial that followed, exploring race, crime, fear, and how media and politics shaped public perception. As a former federal prosecutor and senior official in the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security, Williams brings a unique perspective on how agencies like U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement have changed over time. He and Don discuss how enforcement priorities and the lack of humanity or training in some federal agencies today contrast with how law and justice should function, and why understanding history matters now more than ever. This episode is brought to you by OneSkin. Get up to 30% off OneSkin with the code DON at https://www.oneskin.co/DON #oneskinpod This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we're covering the death of an ICE detainee at a detention facility in Texas, another devastating chapter in a pattern that is becoming impossible to ignore. While all the details have not yet been made public, reporting indicates that the medical examiner is likely to classify the death as a homicide, raising urgent and alarming questions. Why are there so many deaths connected to ICE detention facilities? What conditions are people being held in? And why does accountability always seem to vanish when these cases come to light? We'll break down what is known so far, what remains unclear, and why this incident fits into a broader picture of cruelty, neglect, and lawlessness inside the immigration detention system. Most importantly, we'll ask the question families and advocates keep asking, will anyone ever be held responsible? This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is brought to you by Lean. If you want to lose meaningful weight at a healthy pace and keep it off... Add LEAN to your diet and exercise lifestyle. Get 20% OFF WHEN YOU ENTER LEMON at https://TAKELEAN.com This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by OneSkin. Get up to 30% off OneSkin with the code DON at https://www.oneskin.co/DON #oneskinpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we're diving into the ongoing wave of federal violence and terror tied to ICE operations in Minnesota and across the country, and the latest developments are both shocking and deeply troubling. In the past two weeks, multiple shootings involving federal agents have rattled Minneapolis. Tensions remain extremely high as local communities continue to push back, and now we're hearing from people on the ground who are living through this chaos firsthand, voices that show just how visceral and frightening these operations have become. When will this violence stop? How far are federal agents willing to go? And will anyone ever be held accountable for these actions? This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is brought to you by Lean. If you want to lose meaningful weight at a healthy pace and keep it off... Add LEAN to your diet and exercise lifestyle. Get 20% OFF WHEN YOU ENTER LEMON at https://TAKELEAN.com This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by OneSkin. Get up to 30% off OneSkin with the code DON at https://www.oneskin.co/DON #oneskinpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we're digging into the ongoing federal violence around ICE enforcement across the country, and the latest developments are truly horrifying. The brutal shooting of Renée Nicole Good in Minneapolis sparked protests and outrage nationwide. But it didn't stop there. Federal tactics continue to escalate: another person was shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis during a confrontation, and a 21-year-old protester was permanently blinded after being struck in the face at a demonstration in California. This feels less like enforcement and more like state-sanctioned terror, and the question everyone is asking is the same: when will this end? How far can these agents go without any consequences? And perhaps most painfully, will anyone ever be held accountable for these horrific actions? This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is brought to you by Lean. If you want to lose meaningful weight at a healthy pace and keep it off... Add LEAN to your diet and exercise lifestyle. Get 20% OFF WHEN YOU ENTER LEMON at https://TAKELEAN.com This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by OneSkin. Get up to 30% off OneSkin with the code DON at https://www.oneskin.co/DON #oneskinpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we're confronting yet another ICE shooting in Minneapolis, and at this point, the official claims that it was “justified” are ringing hollow. After everything we've already seen, ICE has burned any credibility it once had. We cannot take their word at face value anymore. So the question becomes unavoidable: how many more people have to be hurt or killed before this stops? Because this no longer looks like isolated incidents or mistakes, it looks like a pattern. The lack of humanity is staggering. The escalation is deliberate. And it's starting to feel like cruelty is the point. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is brought to you by Lean. If you want to lose meaningful weight at a healthy pace and keep it off... Add LEAN to your diet and exercise lifestyle. Get 20% OFF WHEN YOU ENTER LEMON at https://TAKELEAN.com This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/LEMON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by OneSkin. Get up to 30% off OneSkin with the code DON at https://www.oneskin.co/DON #oneskinpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we're talking about what feels like a deadly power trip, and it's getting harder to ignore. From ICE and Kristi Noem terrorizing cities, carrying out aggressive enforcement with no due process and no concern for basic humanity, to Donald Trump pushing the country closer and closer to a full-scale conflict with Iran, the escalation is happening in real time. What is going on here? And why does cruelty always seem to be the point? We'll break down how unchecked authority, dehumanization, and reckless leadership are colliding, and why this moment should alarm everyone, regardless of politics. This episode is brought to you by Lean. If you want to lose meaningful weight at a healthy pace and keep it off... Add LEAN to your diet and exercise lifestyle. Get 20% OFF WHEN YOU ENTER LEMON at https://TAKELEAN.com This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/DON and use promo code LEMON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by OneSkin. Get up to 30% off OneSkin with the code DON at https://www.oneskin.co/DON #oneskinpod This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we will look again to Minnesota, where ICE is wreaking havoc. Day after day we are flooded with videos showing ICE's brutality and disregard for humanity toward the people of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and too many cities across the country. We've seen them kill before, multiple times, and it must stop. ICE must be abolished. This morning we are joined by Attorney and Advocate  @rob_held  to break it all down. This episode is brought to you by Lean. If you want to lose meaningful weight at a healthy pace and keep it off... Add LEAN to your diet and exercise lifestyle. Get 20% OFF WHEN YOU ENTER LEMON at https://TAKELEAN.com This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/DON and use promo code DON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by OneSkin. Get up to 30% off OneSkin with the code DON at https://www.oneskin.co/DON #oneskinpod This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. WE HAVE MERCH!! Purchase here: https://don-lemon-merch-store.myshopify.com/ WATCH & Subscribe on YouTube @TheDonLemonShow! Become a member of our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXs0PlIGUDSXfBaF7j-1euA/join Follow Don on Substack! Listen on Apple, Spotify and iHeart Radio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we're taking a closer look at the fallout from the Minneapolis ICE shooting, and one of the most striking developments isn't just the outrage from local leaders and families, but the fact that not all Trump supporters are defending what happened. Podcasters like Joe Rogan have openly criticized the Trump administration's immigration tactics, questioning the broader approach to ICE enforcement even while some continue to defend the agency. Will this incident further fracture conservative support and put even some MAGA figures at odds with the administration's response? What does this means for accountability and the future of ICE's presence in communities across the country? Tonight, Don is joined by friends of the show Jolly, Jack Cocciarella and Wajahat Ali, to break it all down. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is brought to you by Lean. If you want to lose meaningful weight at a healthy pace and keep it off... Add LEAN to your diet and exercise lifestyle. Get 20% OFF WHEN YOU ENTER LEMON at https://TAKELEAN.com This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/DON and use promo code DON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by OneSkin. Get up to 30% off OneSkin with the code DON at https://www.oneskin.co/DON #oneskinpod This episode is sponsored by American FInancing: NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 888-675-4090, for details about credit costs and terms. Or AmericanFinancing.net/Lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we're continuing our coverage of the Minneapolis ICE shooting as new video footage emerges showing the moments leading up to the killing of 37-year-old Renée Nicole Good by a federal ICE agent, footage that's intensifying outrage and raising fresh questions about the official narrative. We'll also look at how Donald Trump is faltering on multiple fronts. He's losing critical cases in the courts and even his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are drawing pushback not just from Democrats but from Republicans in Congress as well. And finally, we'll address a disturbing claim now circulating among some Democrats that many January 6 rioters and insurrectionists are now serving as ICE agents. As federal agents continue to carry out controversial immigration enforcement operations, people are asking whether the government has allowed individuals involved in the Capitol attack to take part in inhumane and aggressive ICE raids. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is brought to you by Lean. If you want to lose meaningful weight at a healthy pace and keep it off... Add LEAN to your diet and exercise lifestyle. Get 20% OFF WHEN YOU ENTER LEMON at https://TAKELEAN.com This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/DON and use promo code DON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by OneSkin. Get up to 30% off OneSkin with the code DON at https://www.oneskin.co/DON #oneskinpod This episode is sponsored by American FInancing: NMLS 182334, nmlsconsumeraccess.org. APR for rates in the 5s start at 6.196% for well qualified borrowers. Call 888-675-4090, for details about credit costs and terms. Or AmericanFinancing.net/Lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we're diving into the latest, shocking developments in the Minneapolis ICE shooting story, a case that has ignited nationwide outrage and raised urgent questions about accountability, power, and public narrative. In the aftermath of the shooting, a fundraising campaign supporting the ICE agent involved has drawn significant support from MAGA, including a large contribution from Bill Ackman, and a public post by Megyn Kelly. Are these contributions incentivizing murder? What does this mean for accountability? And will MAGA and the Trump administration continue to spread misinformation? Tonight, Don is joined by the Founding Editor of Mediaite, Colby Hall, to break it all down. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. This episode is brought to you by OneSkin. Get up to 30% off OneSkin with the code DON at https://www.oneskin.co/DON #oneskinpod This episode is sponsored by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Go to https://FFRF.US/NEW YEAR or text “DON” to Five Eleven Five Eleven. And help protect a country that belongs to all of us. This episode is sponsored by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co/DON and use promo code DON today for 20% off your first order! This episode is brought to you by Lean. If you want to lose meaningful weight at a healthy pace and keep it off... Add LEAN to your diet and exercise lifestyle. Get 20% OFF WHEN YOU ENTER LEMON at https://TAKELEAN.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Monday, January 5th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Muslims in Congo, Africa kill 15 The New Year began in chaos and mourning for residents of Katanga village in North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, reports International Christian Concern. As families gathered to welcome 2026, armed Muslim fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, carried out a deadly nighttime incursion, killing at least 15 people on Thursday, January 1. Working with the global Islamic State movement, the ADF is among the most dangerous terrorist groups in Congo. Venezuelan dictator captured in daring U.S. raid Venezuelans are celebrating in the streets. (Audio of celebration) Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was seized by the United States Army's secretive Delta Force unit in a daring raid on his heavily-secured compound, reports the Daily Mail. CBS News reported that the ultra-elite Delta Force unit was behind the capture of Maduro, and his wife Cilia, in the early hours of Saturday morning. The couple was seized from their bedroom in the dead of night by U.S. forces as they slept, according to CNN. The raid did not lead to any U.S. casualties. The pair was snatched by helicopter from Caracas after they had been monitored by CIA spies, with President Donald Trump giving the order to take them two days ago. President Trump says Maduro and his government have conspired to flood the United States with illegal drugs, and will now face trial in the U.S. on drugs and weapons trafficking charges. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke at a Saturday press conference. RUBIO: “Nicolas Maduro had multiple opportunities to avoid this. He was provided multiple very, very, very generous offers, and chose instead to act like a wild man, chose instead to play around. “The 47th president of the United States is not a game player. When he tells you that he's going to do something, when he tells you he's going to address a problem, he means it. “The President doesn't go out looking for people to pick fights with. Generally, he wants to get along with everybody. We'll talk and meet with anybody. But don't play games. Don't play games while this President's in office, because it's not going to turn out well. I guess that lesson was learned last night, and we hope it will be instructive moving forward.” Biden's DOJ pressured FBI to raid Mar-a-Lago Newly-declassified documents show that President Joe Biden's Department of Justice pressured the FBI to conduct the infamous 2022 raid of then-former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home – even though the FBI repeatedly warned that such a raid was unwarranted, reports NewsBusters.org. In an X.com post last Tuesday, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, wrote, “FBI did not believe it had probable cause to raid Pres. Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, but Biden DOJ pushed for it anyway. Based on the records, Mar-a-Lago raid was a miscarriage of justice.” Grassley linked to the documents posted online, which detail communications between the DOJ and the FBI. Brent Bozell confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to South Africa Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Media Research Center founder Brent Bozell as U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, despite obstructionist tactics by Democrats, reports CNSNews.com. By a 53-43 vote, the Senate approved Bozell to fill the post vacated by former ambassador Reuben Brigety, who resigned in January. BOZELL: “I will communicate our objections to South Africa's geo-strategic drift from non-alignment toward our competitors including Russia, China and Iran. “I'll press South Africa to end proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice. “Second, I will advance the President's invitation to Afrikaners who wish to flee unjust racial discrimination. “I will support the President's call for the South African government to rescind its support for the expropriation of private property without compensation.” Bozell served as president of the Media Research Center from its founding in 1987 until May of this year when he stepped down to be ambassador. His son, David Bozell, now leads the Media Research Center. Mom upset school secretly socially transitioned her daughter A mother in Maine, named Amber Lavigne, had her parental rights usurped by school officials when a guidance counselor secretly gave her gender-confused 13-year-old daughter a chest binder and referred to her by using a male name and pronouns. A chest binder is used to flatten the breasts of a trans-identified girl to help her pretend to be a boy. With the help of the Goldwater Institute, Lavigne is taking the school to the Supreme Court, reports The Christian Post. LAVIGNE: “I don't want to lose my daughter to the state, even as she grows into an adult, I'll always be her mom.” When she confronted her daughter about the chest binder in her bedroom, she learned that the school guidance counselor had provided it.  LAVIGNE: “This situation really is about my parental rights being violated, about a social worker who had never even had a conversation with me, encouraging my child to keep secrets from me, to tell her, ‘Look, I'm not going to tell your mom, and you don't have to either.' So, she's bringing these breast binders home and hiding them in her room on me. That's distressing!” Genesis 1:27 says, “So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them;  male and female He created them.” (Watch Amber Lavigne's 4-minute video.) Arkansas Governor in hot water for celebrating Christmas And finally, secularists and atheists alike were predictably furious with Arkansas Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders this past Christmas, reports LifeSiteNews.com. It's just not that they found her professed love for Jesus Christ problematic. It's that she used her position as governor to spread the truth that Jesus Christ is the Savior of Mankind. On December 16, Sanders issued a declaration recalling that “more than two millennia ago in the little town of Bethlehem, far from the centers of power in first-century Rome, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was born in a humble manger.” Sanders added that “on that first Christmas, Christ's arrival was unassuming” and “not focused on the wealthy or powerful but rather on the poor, powerless, and meek.” Sanders then approved an extra day off for state employees on December 26 “in order that [they] may spend this holiday with their families giving thanks for Christ's birth.” The God-hating Freedom From Religion Foundation was livid. In a letter to Governor Sanders, attorney Chris Line said, “State offices are not churches, and gubernatorial proclamations are not sermons. The governor is free to practice her religion privately, but she may not use the authority of the state to promote Christian doctrine as official government speech.” Governor Sanders tweeted, “The Freedom from Religion Foundation took issue with me closing state offices to celebrate Christmas and sent a letter demanding I rescind my proclamation. Christmas is not just a holiday; it's the celebration of Jesus Christ's birth. Meaning matters, we won't pretend otherwise.” Matthew 1:20-21 says, “What is conceived in Mary is from the Holy Spirit.  She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Monday, January 5th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

We are following up on a story we brought to you a few months ago: Tyler Perry is facing more allegations and a second lawsuit. The latest accusations are for sexual assault and a disturbing pattern of manipulation. The production studio Lionsgate is also being named as enabling Perry's behavior. Join Don and guest Jason Lee to break down this story. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Make a tax-deductible donation to FFRF before December 31st. Or become a member and support their ongoing fight for reason, equality, and constitutional integrity. Go to https://FFRF.US/Winter25 or text DON to 511511 This episode is sponsored by 120Life. For a limited time, try 120Life and get 20% off. Just use the code “DON” at checkout at https://120Life.com. 120Life offers a risk-free trial with a full refund If your blood pressure doesn't come down in 2 weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good morning Lemon Nation. We have lived through a hell of a year and most of that hell was brought to us by Donald Trump and his MAGA cult. Whether it was through intentional actions, F-ups, or pure ignorance, we all bear the consequences of the most cruel and incompetent administration of our lifetimes. Join Don at 10am EST to go through the best of the worst from MAGA. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Make a tax-deductible donation to FFRF before December 31st. Or become a member and support their ongoing fight for reason, equality, and constitutional integrity. Go to https://FFRF.US/Winter25 or text DON to 511511 This episode is sponsored by 120Life. For a limited time, try 120Life and get 20% off. Just use the code “DON” at checkout at https://120Life.com. 120Life offers a risk-free trial with a full refund If your blood pressure doesn't come down in 2 weeks. WE HAVE MERCH!! Purchase here: https://don-lemon-merch-store.myshopify.com/ WATCH & Subscribe on YouTube @TheDonLemonShow! Become a member of our channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXs0PlIGUDSXfBaF7j-1euA/join Follow Don on Substack! Listen on Apple, Spotify and iHeart Radio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we're breaking down Donald Trump's latest attempt to turn the Epstein files into a political weapon. Trump is now calling on the Department of Justice to release any Epstein-related material involving Democrats, openly saying he wants to “embarrass them.” It's an absurd and dangerous move, taking something horrific and deeply serious and twisting it into a partisan distraction, all while ignoring the fact that Trump himself appears repeatedly in the Epstein files. We'll unpack why this tactic matters, what it reveals about Trump's desperation, and how it undermines the very idea of accountability and justice for victims. Then we pivot to Nancy Pelosi's recent ABC News interview, where she predicted that Democrats will take back the House in 2026. Is that realistic? What would it take to pull it off? And how much does the current chaos factor into that path forward? This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Make a tax-deductible donation to FFRF before December 31st. Or become a member and support their ongoing fight for reason, equality, and constitutional integrity. Go to https://FFRF.US/Winter25 or text DON to 511511 This episode is sponsored by 120Life. For a limited time, try 120Life and get 20% off. Just use the code “DON” at checkout at https://120Life.com. 120Life offers a risk-free trial with a full refund If your blood pressure doesn't come down in 2 weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's the morning after Christmas, and Don is here to slow things down, reflect, and spend some time with Lemon Nation. While the economy continues to struggle and many Americans are feeling squeezed, holiday spending still hit record highs. So what's really going on? Are people putting things on credit, dipping into savings, or trying to hold onto a sense of normalcy? Don breaks it all down and is joined by Sam Caucci to answer your biggest questions about the economy, consumer behavior, inflation, and what we can realistically expect as we head into the new year. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is sponsored by 120Life. For a limited time, try 120Life and get 20% off. Just use the code “DON” at checkout at https://120Life.com. 120Life offers a risk-free trial with a full refund If your blood pressure doesn't come down in 2 weeks. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Make a tax-deductible donation to FFRF before December 31st. Or become a member and support their ongoing fight for reason, equality, and constitutional integrity. Go to https://FFRF.US/Winter25 or text DON to 511511 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don sits down with friends of the show Jolly, Will Westmoreland, and Qasim Rashid for a post-Christmas holiday conversation. They share the holiday traditions they observe, how those traditions connect to culture, faith, and family, and then zoom out to tackle a bigger question: how religious zealotry and extremism have increasingly been used to fuel division and discord across the country. From history to modern politics, they unpack how faith has been weaponized, and what gets lost when it is. It's thoughtful, honest, and wide-ranging, part holiday hang, part serious reflection on where we are as a nation. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is sponsored by 120Life. For a limited time, try 120Life and get 20% off. Just use the code “DON” at checkout at https://120Life.com. 120Life offers a risk-free trial with a full refund If your blood pressure doesn't come down in 2 weeks. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Make a tax-deductible donation to FFRF before December 31st. Or become a member and support their ongoing fight for reason, equality, and constitutional integrity. Go to https://FFRF.US/Winter25 or text DON to 511511 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for another holiday special.

This morning we're breaking down the latest batch of Epstein files, and once again, they contain multiple references to Donald Trump. At this point, the administration's continued denial of Trump's ties to Epstein is beyond implausible. It's absurd. We'll walk through what the newly released documents actually show, why they matter, and whether there's any realistic path to accountability for those named. Then we pivot to the media meltdown inside MAGA world. From the chaos at the Turning Point USA summit to escalating wars within MAGA's so-called “independent media,” the movement is fracturing in public. The infighting, the ego clashes, the contradictions, it's all coming apart in real time. Joining us to break it all down is Will Sommer of The Bulwark, who helps us connect the dots between the Epstein revelations and a MAGA media ecosystem that's clearly not doing well. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is sponsored by 120Life. For a limited time, try 120Life and get 20% off. Just use the code “DON” at checkout at https://120Life.com. 120Life offers a risk-free trial with a full refund If your blood pressure doesn't come down in 2 weeks. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Make a tax-deductible donation to FFRF before December 31st. Or become a member and support their ongoing fight for reason, equality, and constitutional integrity. Go to https://FFRF.US/Winter25 or text DON to 511511 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we're digging into the latest bombshell drop in the Epstein files, and it's deeply disturbing. Newly released documents mention allegations of sexual assault involving Donald Trump, raising urgent questions about what has been kept from the public and why these materials are only surfacing now. But in a stunning twist, the DOJ is now claiming that some of the very documents it released may not be legitimate. So what are we supposed to believe? Who vetted this material? And why does every step of this process seem to deepen confusion rather than deliver clarity? We'll break down what the documents actually say, what's being questioned, and why this unfolding mess is fueling fears of incompetence, immorality, and a system incapable of telling the truth. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is sponsored by 120Life. For a limited time, try 120Life and get 20% off. Just use the code “DON” at checkout at https://120Life.com. 120Life offers a risk-free trial with a full refund If your blood pressure doesn't come down in 2 weeks. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Make a tax-deductible donation to FFRF before December 31st. Or become a member and support their ongoing fight for reason, equality, and constitutional integrity. Go to https://FFRF.US/Winter25 or text DON to 511511 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we're diving headfirst into what many are calling the Epstein cover-up, and the scope of it is staggering. The delays, the redactions, the missing materials, the shifting explanations, the attempts to conceal information have become impossible to ignore. For a growing number of people, this now feels worse than Watergate, not because of a single act, but because of the sustained effort to keep the full truth from the public. And now, there's yet another disturbing twist: a new video has surfaced of Jeffrey Epstein inside his jail cell. The footage raises more questions than it answers, and the DOJ has offered no explanation, no clarity, and no transparency about what the public is seeing or why this material is only emerging now. Why has transparency been resisted at every turn? Who is being protected? And will anyone connected to this ever face real accountability? This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Make a tax-deductible donation to FFRF before December 31st. Or become a member and support their ongoing fight for reason, equality, and constitutional integrity. Go to https://FFRF.US/Winter25 or text DON to 511511 This episode is sponsored by 120Life. For a limited time, try 120Life and get 20% off. Just use the code “DON” at checkout at https://120Life.com. 120Life offers a risk-free trial with a full refund If your blood pressure doesn't come down in 2 weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we're diving into the fallout from the long-awaited release of the Epstein files, and for many, it feels like a gut punch. On Friday, the DOJ released the files after a months-long bipartisan push and congressional demand for full transparency. But what came out was heavily redacted, with more missing than revealed. For survivors and advocates who hoped this moment would finally bring justice and accountability, the release felt like a slap in the face. To make matters worse, the DOJ then removed certain images that had already been made public, only to quietly re-release them later. The confusion, the reversals, and the omissions have only fueled suspicion. So what's being hidden? Why all the redactions? And why does it seem like there's such an aggressive effort to shield Donald Trump? This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Make a tax-deductible donation to FFRF before December 31st. Or become a member and support their ongoing fight for reason, equality, and constitutional integrity. Go to https://FFRF.US/Winter25 or text DON to 511511 This episode is sponsored by 120Life. For a limited time, try 120Life and get 20% off. Just use the code “DON” at checkout at https://120Life.com. 120Life offers a risk-free trial with a full refund If your blood pressure doesn't come down in 2 weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Friday, December 12th, A.D. 2025. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Canadian pastor released from prison with gag order Canadian Pastor Derek Reimer has been released from prison in Calgary, Alberta on strict conditions as he is still serving his one-year house arrest and two-year probation for objecting to a Drag Queen Story Hour for little kids in a 90-second, peaceful conversation with Saddletowne Library Manager Shannon Slater. Reimer is not allowed to use any form of social media. Plus, leftist government officials have actually restricted him from attending the Street Church in Calgary and The Remnant Church in Red Deer because his parole officer is scared he will “rally up the mob.” Pastor Artur Pawlawski of Street Church told The Worldview, “Pastor Reimer has been totally muzzled by the Canadian courts. He has been prohibited from talking with anyone including his family, his friends, churchgoers, or reporters. It's a total, Soviet-style gag order. If he talked to anyone about what is happening he will go straight back to prison.” Pawlawski knows first-hand about these kind of oppressive government tactics. He said, “I grew up behind the Iron Curtain. Communists muzzled the public.  If you dared to expose them by telling the truth, they would do a show trial, imprison you, and torture you. “ Not surprisingly, the Canadian judge insisted that any Biblical objection to the sinful lifestyle of transgenders and homosexuals on the part of Pastor Reimer would qualify as “hate speech.” Calgary Pastor Shawn Hamm said, “The courts in Alberta are corrupt and they have been turned into a political circus! The judicial system can use ‘hurt feelings' in the province of Alberta to try to silence Christians on our biblical beliefs. They are doing their best to silence Pastor Derek, but they cannot silence all of us!” Hamm added, “The Drag Queen Story Hour that is happening all across Canada must be exposed for what it is -- pervert grooming sessions that are happening in public spaces!” Learn more and help with Pastor Reimer's legal defense at www.SavePastorDerek.com. Jeffress: “None of the government's business” what pastors preach On Wednesday, Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas had a message for  a White House religious liberty panel. JEFFRESS: “What I preach from the pulpit of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, or any pastor preaches from his church is none of the government's business.” (clapping) In testimony before the U.S. Department of Justice's Religious Liberty Commission, Jeffress shared their experience with the Internal Revenue Service during a controversial church tax inquiry in 2021 under former President Joe Biden. Jeffress' statement to the Commission included comments he initially shared with his congregation on Sunday, in which he recounted how the atheist legal organization Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a complaint with the IRS after former Vice President Mike Pence and then-HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson shared their faith testimonies of “how they came to know Jesus as Savior” at Jeffress' church in June 2020.  Jeffress said, “It's interesting that we did not hear anything from the IRS for 11 months. Then, four months after Joe Biden became president, on May 6, 2021, the IRS informed our church that they were initiating an inquiry into the tax-exempt status of our church because of our patriotic service.” He added that he does not endorse candidates from the pulpit, but “we encourage Christians to vote their biblical conviction.” Ironically, on November 1, 2020, the same day he addressed his church about the presidential race, President Biden was speaking at the Sharon Baptist Church in Philadelphia, where the former president and the church's pastor “openly encouraged members to vote for Biden while both men were standing in front of a campaign banner in the church.” Jeffress noted, “When we pointed out the contrast to the IRS between our non-endorsement policy and this church's flagrant disregard for the Johnson Amendment, the IRS officials conducting the examination had no response.” While the inquiry lasted more than a year, the IRS eventually acknowledged in July 2022 that First Baptist Dallas “did not engage in any improper political intervention or violate the U.S. tax code.”  Despite the favorable outcome, Jeffress said he wanted to testify before the Commission because while First Baptist Dallas could afford the legal fees, most churches could not — nor, he said, should they have to do so. Elon Musk affirms belief in Creator On The Katie Miller Podcast, billionaire Elon Musk revealed that he looks up to the Creator at the 12:37-mark of a nearly hour-long conversation, reports The Christian Post. MILLER: “Who do you look up to the most?” MUSK: “The Creator.” MILLER: “What's your current position on God?” MUSK: “God is the Creator.” MILLER: “You don't believe in God, though, do you?” MUSK: “Well, I believe those this universe came for something. People have different labels.” The comments from the Tesla and SpaceX founder are the latest in his publicly evolving views on God and faith. In response to a tweet from a user on X urging him to confess a Creator in May 2022, Musk wrote: "Thank you for the blessing, but I'm OK with going to hell, if that is indeed my destination, since the vast majority of all humans ever born will be there." Describing the reality of hell, Jesus said to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.'"  (Matthew 25:41) Subsequently, in 2025, Musk urged his millions of X followers to go to church following the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10th.  He also attended Kirk's memorial in Glendale, Arizona on September 21st. 17 pro-lifers arrested for blocking Memphis Planned Parenthood abortion mill And finally, ten men and seven women spent a night in a Memphis jail on December 5th, after staging a peaceful protest in front of the Memphis, Tennessee Planned Parenthood abortion mill, reports LifeSiteNews.com. The protest was organized by “Rescue Resurrection,” a pro-life group planning “rescue” actions across the country. Those arrested included well-known figures in the pro-life movement: Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue; Joan Andrews Bell, a longtime pro-life advocate; Terrisa Bukovinac, director of Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising; Nathan Berning, director of Let Them Live; and Dr. Monica Miller of Citizens for Life, among others. Exhausted from spending a sleepless night in an over-crowded holding cell with no beds, Randall Terry said that “this is a very small price to pay to stand up for the babies.” Video footage of the arrests captured by journalist Ford Fischer shows Terry, Bell, and other pro-life protesters being dragged away by police, because they went limp, before being transported to jail.  And there is video of Joan Andrews Bell, a sernior citizen, being carried away by three Memphis Police Officers. Bell was pardoned by President Trump after being sentenced to two years in prison for a prior abortion clinic blockade for which she was prosecuted under President Biden. No doubt they were inspired by Proverbs 24:11 which says, “Rescue those being led away to death;  hold back those staggering toward slaughter.” Close And that's The Worldview on this Friday, December 12th, in the year of our Lord 2025. Follow us on X or subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Tonight we're breaking down the latest developments in the Hegseth Venezuela boat strike scandal, a story that just keeps getting darker. Was it a war crime? Many experts say yes. Others are calling it outright murder. But the biggest question remains: Will anyone in this administration ever face accountability? The answers so far aren't reassuring. We'll walk through the newest reporting, the shifting White House explanations, and the mounting pressure on Pete Hegseth as this scandal continues to grow. And tonight, Don won't be unpacking it alone. We're joined by our very own Lemon Legends, who will weigh in, ask questions, and help break down all the latest twists and turns. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Visit https://FFRF.US/SHOP or DON to 511 511 From Black Friday through December 9th, you can get 20% off all FFRF merchandise — wear your principles, speak your truth. And you can give the gift of freethought with a 2-for-1 membership offer. Join FFRF and get a free gift membership for a fellow freethinker in your life. New U.S. memberships only. Not renewals. Not lifetime tiers. Just a chance to grow the movement and defend real liberty. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/donlemon and get on your way to being your best self This episode is brought to you by Lean. Every Brickhouse product — from better sleep to superior collagen — is 30% off. But hurry, because these Black Friday deals go fast. Visit https://BrickhouseSale.com and save 30%. This episode is sponsored by Aura Frames. Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/DONLEMON. Promo Code DONLEMON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we're taking a hard, honest look at the state of the country. The economy is wobbling, unemployment is skyrocketing, families can barely afford groceries, and yet the Trump administration continues to insist we're living in the “strongest economy ever.” The disconnect couldn't be more insulting. Meanwhile, the Hegseth Venezuela boat strike scandal is still growing, with new details raising even more serious questions about legality, leadership, and accountability. And to make matters worse, the Supreme Court has now allowed Texas to move forward with its new redistricting map, a decision that could hand Republicans up to five additional seats, reshaping power in Washington for years to come. So the question becomes: What do we do? How do we fight back? And how do we hold onto hope in times this bleak? This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Visit https://FFRF.US/SHOP or DON to 511 511 From Black Friday through December 9th, you can get 20% off all FFRF merchandise — wear your principles, speak your truth. And you can give the gift of freethought with a 2-for-1 membership offer. Join FFRF and get a free gift membership for a fellow freethinker in your life. New U.S. memberships only. Not renewals. Not lifetime tiers. Just a chance to grow the movement and defend real liberty. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/donlemon and get on your way to being your best self This episode is sponsored by Aura Frames. Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/DONLEMON. Promo Code DONLEMON. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tonight we're diving back into the Epstein scandal because it is far from over. Today, House Democrats released never-before-seen photos and videos from Epstein's island in the U.S. Virgin Islands… and “creepy” doesn't even begin to describe them. The material raises even more questions about who visited, what happened there, and how much has been kept from the public. So how much more is still out there? Will the full Epstein files ever actually be released? Join us live as we break down the political fallout and what this latest release means for transparency and for the powerful people who still don't want these files to see the light of day. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Visit https://FFRF.US/SHOP or DON to 511 511 From Black Friday through December 9th, you can get 20% off all FFRF merchandise — wear your principles, speak your truth. And you can give the gift of freethought with a 2-for-1 membership offer. Join FFRF and get a free gift membership for a fellow freethinker in your life. New U.S. memberships only. Not renewals. Not lifetime tiers. Just a chance to grow the movement and defend real liberty. This episode is sponsored by Aura Frames. Exclusive $35 off Carver Mat at https://on.auraframes.com/DONLEMON. Promo Code DONLEMON. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/donlemon and get on your way to being your best self This episode is brought to you by Lean. Every Brickhouse product — from better sleep to superior collagen — is 30% off. But hurry, because these Black Friday deals go fast. Visit https://BrickhouseSale.com and save 30%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This morning we're diving back into the rapidly escalating Venezuela boat strike scandal and the White House's increasingly desperate attempts to shield Pete Hegseth from the fallout. Despite the spin, despite the conflicting stories, the core question remains the same: Did Hegseth's actions constitute war crimes or even murder? Legal experts say yes. The administration of course says “nothing to see here.” We'll break down the latest reporting, the shifting defenses, and whether anyone in this MAGA-led White House will ever face accountability or if the machine is just veering even further into outright lawlessness. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON and use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is brought to you by Lean. Every Brickhouse product — from better sleep to superior collagen — is 30% off. But hurry, because these Black Friday deals go fast. Visit https://BrickhouseSale.com and save 30%. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Visit https://FFRF.US/SHOP or DON to 511 511 From Black Friday through December 9th, you can get 20% off all FFRF merchandise — wear your principles, speak your truth. And you can give the gift of freethought with a 2-for-1 membership offer. Join FFRF and get a free gift membership for a fellow freethinker in your life. New U.S. memberships only. Not renewals. Not lifetime tiers. Just a chance to grow the movement and defend real liberty. This episode is brought to you by Heat Holders. Go to https://HeatHolders.com — and from now until Cyber Monday, use code “DON25” to save an incredible 25% off your order! Free shipping on orders over $25 This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/donlemon and get on your way to being your best self Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices