Moment former CNN star Don Lemon’s leading questions backfire during live interview
Former CNN host Don Lemon found himself in an awkward exchange when his leading questions about Elon Musk’s alleged influence on Donald Trump during a street interview in New York City backfired.
The awkward moment occurred when Lemon pressed TikToker and former professional football player Will John about Democrats’ claims that the Tesla and SpaceX founder was acting as a shadow president.
“Who do you think is the real president-elect?” Lemon asked.
“Well, Donald Trump won, I think,” John replied.
The discussion became tense when Lemon said that “Democratic lawmakers in Washington are now calling Elon Musk ‘President Musk,’ and they say Donald Trump is President Musk’s vice president or communications chief.”
“What, what, what, what – wait a minute, no. No one said that,” John shot back.
‘Real? Didn’t you see the news and pay attention?’ the former CNN anchor responded incredulously.
“Absolutely not,” John interjected. “I pay attention to what I do during the day so I can try to have a better life and get ahead.”
Former CNN host Don Lemon found himself in a tough exchange when his leading questions about Elon Musk’s alleged influence on Donald Trump backfired during a street interview in New York City.
The awkward moment occurred when Lemon pressed TikToker and former professional football player Will John over Democrats’ claims that the Tesla and SpaceX founder was acting as a shadow president.
Lemon then insisted that John google “President Musk” on his phone and read the names of the publications that addressed the issue.
John said the search results included stories from Axios, Business Insider, ABC News, the New York Times and the Atlantic, causing Lemon to respond as if he had properly understood the subject of the interview.
“I don’t trust any of these. I don’t trust any of them,” John replied.
‘We are the common man. We don’t trust any of these. Nobody trusts the government. No one trusts the regular news. We don’t trust it anymore. Independent news, we are the ones who own the news now. People trust me. They don’t trust MSNBC because I care, and I’m actually one of them.”
“I can’t disagree with you,” Lemon replied.
The clip quickly sparked reactions on social media, with users blasting the former CNN anchor.
“Don Lemon can’t go a day without embarrassing himself,” one user wrote.
“Don Lemon thought he did something,” another added.
The heated exchange came just as Trump himself set the record straight about who is really in charge, dismissing Democrats’ accusations about Musk’s influence.
“Don Lemon is desperately trying to stir the pot,” chimed in a third.
The heated exchange came just as Trump himself set the record straight about who is really in charge, dismissing Democrats’ accusations about Musk’s influence in his first major post-election speech.
“No, he’s not going to be president, I can tell you that,” Trump said Sunday at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest in Phoenix.
‘And I’m safe. Do you know why? He can’t be. He was not born in this country,” the president-elect joked.