Overview
- On the Pod Save America podcast, Don Lemon said he has thought about running for president and claimed he could run the country better than President Donald Trump.
- Lemon said he has no plans to run right now and noted he would need to change his voter registration from independent to Democrat if he ever did.
- He said a bid would draw tougher scrutiny because he is a minority candidate and pointed to Barack Obama’s rise to argue that unlikely contenders can win.
- Lemon also said he could run a news outlet better than most leaders and claimed he could fix major problems at a network quickly.
- Federal prosecutors charged Lemon after he livestreamed a protest at St. Paul’s Cities Church, citing a conspiracy count and the FACE Act, and he has pleaded not guilty while saying he was there as a journalist.