LOS ANGELES.–U.S. press gives 58-year-old former CNN host Don Lemon all the attention he needs to air his dirty laundry in public about his failed venture with 51-year-old tech billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Gunning for Musk for years, the U.S. press hasn’t turned Musk into sycophant, doing the unthinkable of exposing the politically correct press for its endless fake news, supporting cause advancing a Democrat Party agenda. Musk did the unthinkable of pushing back against the press to a much smaller degree that 77-year-old former President Donald Trump all gloating because of all Trump’s legal problems, celebrating the fact that Trump can’t post a $454 billion surety bond to satisfy the whopping Feb. 16 judgment of New York State Judge Arthur Engoran. When it comes to Musk, the fake news gives Don Lemon all the air-and-print-time needed to besmirch Musk.
Musk infuriated the haughty former CNN anchor, insisting Musk terminated an unsigned contract to produce the “Don Lemon Show,” the exact program from which he was fired after spending 17 years with CNN. “There were no restrictions on the interview that he willingly agreed to,” Lemon wrote last week. “And my questions were respectful and wide-ranging, covering everything from SpaceX to the presidential election,” Lemon said, hyping his last-and-only interview with Musk. Lemon spent most of his time questioning why Musk gives time to hate speech on his X platform, the same social network Lemon hoped to host his show. If Lemon really thought that Musk were a racist, homophobe and xenophobe, why would he want to air the “Don Lemon Show” on such a despicable platform? Lemon found out the hard way March 13 when Musk terminated his unsigned agreement.
Lemon finds himself on a terror trying to do everything possible to discredit the world’s second richest man, something showing Lemon’s thinking as a Black-and-Gay activist. Lemon hates everything the Musk stands for, essentially the White, heterosexual world, representing the Wall Street establishment, not the small fraction of the fringe population seeking recognition and civil rights. “I went into this with my eyes wide open,” Lemon said. “I’ve interviewed many world leaders, presidents to convicts, and no one has been more sensitive or touchy than Elon Musk,” Lemon said, lashing out at the universally admired CEO of Tesla Motors that single-handedly launched the global electric car revolution. Lemon ran his “Don Lemon Show” on the ultra woke CNN that lost 50% of its market share under the failed leadership of disgraced CEO Jeff Zucker fired with Lemon in 2023.
Lemon thinks going on to CNN’s “Erin Burnett Show” last week to explain why Musk pulled the contract helps his cause saving face, having the temerity to blame Musk. Lemon knows that Musk always reserved the right to not give him a contract, many industry insiders thought was unrealistic, including a signing bonus, salary and fringe benefits. Lemon now must prove to the world that you don’t mess with the King of Woke, an angry Black-and-Gay journalist. Lemmon accused Musk of being a “snowflake,” unable to handle the truth when confronted. “And during the interview and during other interviews, [Musk] constantly says he doesn’t care what people write or say about him,” Lemon insisted. “For someone who doesn’t care about what people write or say about him, he sure does care about what people write or say about him. He’s not used to being held to account,” Lemon said.
Lemon’s objective in seeking employment from X becomes more obvious every time he speaks. “He’s not used to being held to account,” Lemon said, exposing his motive, trying blackmail Musk with his ultra woke agenda, branding Musk a racist and homophobic businessman who must be “held to account.” If Lemon held such beliefs about Musk, why did he want Musk to pay his salary and benefits? Lemon thought as a Gay-and-Black activist he could use his leverage against to exact concessions from Musk. When Musk realized Lemon’s motives, he knew he was being set up. Lemon is virtually unemployable, desperate to find any paid gig with someone he finds despicable. Musk isn’t a “snowflake” as Lemon accuses, he’s a savvy businessman that figured out what Lemon up to. Musk tried to politely cut ties with Lemon but Lemon kept hurling the insults.
Lemon has no one to blame but himself for having his unrealistic contract canceled by Musk. During his one hour interview, Musk realized Lemon’s motive to accuse the tech billionaire of racism and homophobia. “When I questioned him about things that he put out on social media, posted or tweeted that weren’t factual, it was very uncomfortable for him,” Lemon told People Magazine. “To the point where [he and his team] wanted to see the interview before it aired. Which was a big capital N no,” said Lemon. Musk figured out that Lemon wanted to besmirch his reputation with woke accusations, hoping to get leverage against Musk most likely for an eventual lawsuit. Every media executive America knows the game that Lemon tired to play with Musk. No one with any integrity would want to work for a homophobic and racist, hoping to set Musk up for a big, fat lawsuit.
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John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma.
