{"id":18328,"date":"2025-10-18T21:12:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=18328"},"modified":"2025-10-18T21:12:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:12:41","slug":"don-lemon-faces-backlash-after-telling-people-to-arm-themselves-against-ice-raids-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=18328","title":{"rendered":"Don Lemon Faces Backlash After Telling People to Arm Themselves Against ICE Raids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container fullwidth-featured-area-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lemon-bondi.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservativebrief.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/lemon-bondi.png 1600w, 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code-block-4\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>This article may contain commentary<br \/>\nwhich reflects the author&#8217;s opinion.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ns-buttons ns-inline large ns-no-print\">\n<div class=\"ns-buttons-wrapper ns-align-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former CNN anchor Don Lemon is under fire after suggesting that people should arm themselves in anticipation of possible encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents \u2014 a reckless comment that has drawn swift and angry responses from conservatives and law enforcement advocates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking on \u201cThe Left Hook\u201d podcast with Wajahat Ali, Lemon said that \u201cBlack people, brown people of all stripes\u201d should \u201cgo out, in your place where you live and get a gun legally, get a license to carry legally,\u201d arguing that the Second Amendment exists to protect citizens from being \u201ctaken away without due process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that he was \u201cnot condoning or promoting violence,\u201d but the comment nonetheless ignited outrage across the political spectrum.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf you believe in the Second Amendment, if you believe in the Constitution\u2026 when you have people knocking on your door and taking you away without due process as a citizen, isn\u2019t that what the Second Amendment was written for?\u201d Lemon said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1978910171754627566\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/p>\n<div id=\"as5808\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lemon\u2019s comments, however, went beyond the typical policy debate \u2014 prompting many to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/don-lemon-telling-people-to-arm-themselves-against-ice-sparks-maga-fury-10893975\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accuse him<\/a>\u00a0of illegally encouraging confrontation with federal officers.<\/p>\n<p>Robby Starbuck, a conservative filmmaker and activist, accused Lemon of \u201cinciting violence against ICE agents,\u201d while the Libs of TikTok account, which has more than 4 million followers, claimed he was \u201cencouraging violence and promoting lawlessness.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>Conservative commentator CJ Pearson said the comments reflected \u201ca dangerous and irresponsible mindset,\u201d adding that \u201cthe left is trying to get ICE agents killed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lemon, who was canned at CNN in 2023 after his primetime show was canceled and a stint on the network\u2019s morning show turned into a disaster, has since rebranded himself as an independent media personality. His remarks on The Left Hook follow a series of controversial statements that have strained his reputation, even among moderates.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Lemon faced criticism for claiming that black \u201crational MAGA\u201d supporters \u201cdon\u2019t exist,\u201d which many called dismissive and racially divisive.<\/p>\n<p>Ali, the podcast\u2019s host, defended Lemon\u2019s comments when reached by Fox News, saying they were protected under the First Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon was speaking in broad constitutional terms about self-defense and due process,\u201d Ali said. \u201cHe explicitly said he wasn\u2019t advocating violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Still, legal experts and political analysts said Lemon\u2019s phrasing was reckless at a time of high tension between law enforcement and immigrant communities. \u201cIt\u2019s certainly justifiable to criticize the president\u2019s use of ICE agents,\u201d said Thomas Gift, founding director of the Centre on U.S. Politics at University College London. \u201cBut responding with a form of vigilante justice \u2014 suggesting that immigrants take up arms against law enforcement \u2014 is a step too far. It\u2019s little wonder there\u2019s been backlash to Lemon\u2019s comments.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\">\n<div data-delay=\"4000\" data-block=\"12\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>ICE has not commented publicly on the remarks, but law enforcement unions condemned them as \u201cdangerous and inflammatory.\u201d Several groups representing federal officers said such rhetoric could embolden resistance during enforcement operations and increase the risk of violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEncouraging people to arm themselves in anticipation of an ICE encounter is not civil discourse \u2014 it\u2019s an invitation to chaos,\u201d said one former Department of Homeland Security official. \u201cLaw enforcement already faces serious risk in the field, and this kind of talk makes their jobs more dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lemon\u2019s comments come as Trump\u2019s mass deportation initiative enters its ninth month. 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