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

Don is coming to you live from a detention center in Chicago, where the city has become the latest flashpoint in America’s growing humanitarian crisis. With the National Guard deployed and ICE continuing its inhumane detentions, Chicago has been through it, and tonight, Don is on the ground to hear directly from the people living it. What’s really happening behind those fences? How are communities responding? And where does this all go from here? Real voices. Real stories. Live from Chicago. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is brought to you by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co and stock up during our sitewide sale! 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 the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Don’t let your rights be rewritten. Go to https://FFRS.US/school or text “DON” to 511511 This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://shopify.com/lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Don is live on the ground in Chicago, where tensions are running high. With the National Guard now deployed and ICE continuing its aggressive detainments, the city is at the center of the national conversation. This morning, Don’s hitting the streets to hear directly from the people of Chicago, their fears, their frustrations, and what they want the rest of the country to understand about what’s really happening here. Real voices. Real stories. Live from Chicago. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is brought to you by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co and stock up during our sitewide sale! 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 the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Don’t let your rights be rewritten. Go to https://FFRS.US/school or text “DON” to 511511 This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://shopify.com/lemon 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

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of Trump’s fiercest loyalists, is suddenly breaking from the MAGA playbook. From the Epstein files to her recent comments, she’s starting to sound… different. Is this a real change of heart or just political posturing? Don sits down with Ahmed Baba to dig into the growing tension on the right, what’s driving the rift, and whether this could mark the beginning of MAGA’s unraveling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Is there trouble in MAGA paradise? Marjorie Taylor Greene seems to be drifting from the Trump script. From her stance on the Epstein files to a few surprising recent comments, she’s starting to sound… almost woke? Tonight, Don and our very own Lemon Legends dig into the growing rift inside the MAGA movement. Is this the beginning of a real fracture in the party, or just more political theater? Either way, the drama is loud, and we’re breaking it all down. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Don’t let your rights be rewritten. Go to https://FFRS.US/school or text “DON” to 511511 This episode is brought to you by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co and stock up during our sitewide sale! 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 Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://shopify.com/lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Okt 1h 17min

For years, MAGA has been screaming about President Biden’s mental fitness, but have you seen Donald Trump lately? The forgetting, the fumbling, the full-on confusion… it’s giving “not all there.” This morning, Don is joined by Reecie Colbert to dive into Trump’s mounting mental misfires, from mixing up names and dates to rambling word salads that make no sense. If we’re going to talk about competency, let’s start with the fool in the White House This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Don’t let your rights be rewritten. Go to https://FFRS.US/school or text “DON” to 511511 This episode is brought to you by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co and stock up during our sitewide sale! 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 Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://shopify.com/lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Okt 1h 13min

Are we staring down another civil war? The country feels like it’s on the edge with more troops being deployed to U.S. cities, ICE ramping up its inhumane raids, and MAGA politicians fanning the flames every step of the way. Tonight, Don is joined by The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols to break down how we got here, what this moment means, and where we go next. Then, the one and only D.L. Hughley joins the show to bring the fire. MAGA is unhinged, and D.L. is saying what everyone else is too afraid to say. Buckle up. It’s going to be a night of truth, chaos, and no filters. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. 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 Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co and stock up during our sitewide sale! This episode is brought to you by the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Don’t let your rights be rewritten. Go to https://FFRS.US/school or text “DON” to 511511 This episode is sponsored by Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://shopify.com/lemon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Okt 1h 7min

Good morning Lemonheads. The Trump administration is continuing their fascist war on blue cities around the country while Pam Bondi attempts to defend herself and MAGA in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Have you seen the frightening images from Portland? And the brilliant protester tactics? Tune in at 10am to break it all down with Don. This episode is sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/LEMON use LEMON at checkout for 15% off first time orders. This episode is brought to you by the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Don’t let your rights be rewritten. Go to https://FFRS.US/school or text “DON” to 511511 This episode is brought to you by Graza. Take your food to the next level with Graza Olive Oil. Visit https://graza.co and stock up during our sitewide sale! 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 Shopify. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at https://shopify.com/lemon 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

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Don sits down with Michael Cohen for an unfiltered conversation about the nonstop chaos that has become everyday life in America. How did we get here? Why won’t more politicians take a stand? And where do we go from here? From political cowardice to moral decay, Don and Michael dig into the uncomfortable truths about power, accountability, and the fight to reclaim a sense of normalcy in this country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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