Lemon LIVE at 5 | Trump and MAGA Are Drunk On Power! - August 12th, 2025

Tonight, we’re breaking down the latest bombshell revelations from the Epstein files, and the denial is getting laughable. Donald Trump’s name reportedly appears more than 38,000 times, yet MAGA is still pretending this is all a coincidence. The math isn’t mathing. Will anyone named in these files ever face real accountability? Will the victims ever see justice? Or will power and politics keep doing what they do best, running interference? Joining Don to cut through the spin is journalist and friend of the show Tara Palmeri. 🍋 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 Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by MSI. Text LEMON to 511511, or go to https://MSIUnitedStates.org. A gift of $39 is enough to give 6 women contraception for a year! Think of that. Please help them out. This episode is brought to you Wildgrain. Right now, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - when you go to https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON to start your subscription today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Feb 1h 18min

Don sits down with Colby Hall to break down the MAGA meltdown over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show and the absurd backlash that followed. While millions tuned in to a historic performance celebrating culture and music, conservative critics, including Donald Trump, launched an outrage campaign and even staged a rival “All-American Halftime Show” led by Kid Rock and others through Turning Point USA that critics called underwhelming and desperate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Feb 16min

This morning, we’re diving into MAGA’s full-blown meltdown over Bad Bunny’s halftime show. While millions tuned in, the right lost its mind, and in a truly desperate move, tried to roll out a rival show via Turning Point USA featuring Kid Rock. Let’s be honest, nobody wanted that. We’ll break down the outrage, the cringe, and why culture keeps leaving MAGA behind no matter how loud they get. 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 Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://SHOPIFY.COM/lemon This episode is sponsored by MSI. Text LEMON to 511511, or go to https://MSIUnitedStates.org. A gift of $39 is enough to give 6 women contraception for a year! Think of that. Please help them out. This episode is brought to you Wildgrain. Right now, Wildgrain is offering our listeners $30 off your first box - PLUS free Croissants for life - when you go to https://Wildgrain.com/LEMON to start your subscription today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Feb 1h 29min

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 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

7 Feb 1h 26min

Don sits down with journalist and friend of the show Ahmed Baba for a wide-ranging conversation about the state of the country, the growing threats to freedom of speech, and what’s happening to democracy right now. They unpack how power is being challenged, how dissent is being treated, and why protecting a free press and open debate has never been more important. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Feb 29min

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. 🍋 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

6 Feb 2h 18min

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

6 Feb 1h 17min

Don sits down with Democratic strategist and friend of the show Mike Nellis for a no-nonsense conversation about the chaos rippling across the country and the forces driving it. They break down Don’s arrest, the escalating attacks on freedom of the press, and Donald Trump’s increasingly alarming calls to nationalize U.S. elections. Plus, they dig into the growing cracks inside the MAGA movement, as some of Trump’s loudest supporters appear to be turning on him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Feb 36min