Don Lemon reveals he's 'totally serious' about considering a presidential run
Former CNN host Don Lemon revealed he was "totally serious" about considering a presidential run during a podcast on Wednesday and said people kept asking him if he's going to run."Can't be Censored" hosts Travis Dhanraj and Karman Wong asked Lemon if he had political ambition, to which the ex-CNN host said no, but revealed people had been asking him to and that he was thinking about it."I actually think I would be a really good president of the United States," Lemon said.DEMOCRATS WISH KAMALA HARRIS RAN FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, NOT LOOK TO 2028: REPORT"Okay, like you're being serious?" Dhanraj asked.Lemon said he was being totally serious and was asked what it would take for him to run."For the people to want me. What it would take is if I ran a political campaign, a presidential campaign, I would like to run it, and I don't know if this is realistic or not, without having to beg for money.
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Former CNN host Don Lemon revealed he was "totally serious" about considering a presidential run during a podcast on Wednesday and said people kept asking him if he's going to run."Can't be Censored" hosts Travis Dhanraj and Karman Wong asked Lemon if he had political ambition, to which the ex-CNN host said no, but revealed people had been asking him to and that he was thinking about it."I actually think I would be a really good president of the United States," Lemon said.DEMOCRATS WISH KAMALA HARRIS RAN FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, NOT LOOK TO 2028: REPORT"Okay, like you're being serious?" Dhanraj asked.Lemon said he was being totally serious and was asked what it would take for him to run."For the people to want me. What it would take is if I ran a political campaign, a presidential campaign, I would like to run it, and I don't know if this is realistic or not, without having to beg for money. I would like it to be a voter-citizen-driven campaign for as much as it can be. Maybe at some point I might have to take a donation.
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- Former CNN host Don Lemon revealed he was "totally serious" about considering a presidential run during a podcast on Wednesday and said people kept asking him if he's going to run."Can't be Censored" hosts Travis Dhanraj and Karman Wong asked Lemon if he had political ambition, to which the ex-CNN host said no, but revealed people had been asking him to and that he was thinking about it."I actually think I would be a really good president of the United States," Lemon said.DEMOCRATS WISH KAMALA HARRIS RAN FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, NOT LOOK TO 2028: REPORT"Okay, like you're being serious?" Dhanraj asked.Lemon said he was being totally serious and was asked what it would take for him to run."For the people to want me. What it would take is if I ran a political campaign, a presidential campaign, I would like to run it, and I don't know if this is realistic or not, without having to beg for money.
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