Overview
- Lemon’s comments on Pod Save America, recorded Sunday, said he has thought about running for president and believes he could do the job better than President Trump.
- The White House responded through spokesperson Davis Ingle, calling Lemon a low ratings loser in a statement to Newsweek.
- Lemon said he is registered as an independent but would likely need to run as a Democrat, and he argued minority candidates face tougher scrutiny than white men.
- He pleaded not guilty to federal charges tied to a January protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, including conspiracy to deprive religious freedom rights and an alleged FACE Act violation.
- He also claimed he could run a news organization better than most, as coverage of his remarks drew sharp reactions across outlets on the right and more straightforward reports from centrist and left-leaning publications.