Have you noticed how liberal media personalities seem to inhabit a completely different America than the rest of us? While everyday citizens worry about grocery prices and neighborhood safety, these coastal elites lecture from their ivory towers about what we should think, how we should vote, and apparently, which political opinions are acceptable based on our skin color.

Nobody embodies this disconnect quite like Don Lemon – the self-described “everyman” who happens to be a multimillionaire and spends his summers in the Hamptons. This is the same Don Lemon whose arrogance and condescension managed to get him fired from CNN (no small feat considering their programming), only to continue his downward career spiral with increasingly out-of-touch commentary that reveals just how far removed he is from the America he claims to understand.

The Man Who Knows Black Americans Better Than They Know Themselves

In his latest display of elitism, Lemon declared on Bill Maher’s “Club Random” podcast that black Americans who support Donald Trump simply cannot be “rational.” Yes, you read that correctly – a wealthy media personality believes he can determine which political opinions are acceptable for an entire demographic.

From ‘Breitbart’:

“I don’t think you can be black and be a rational MAGA person, I think you can be black and be a Republican,” Lemon said Sunday to Bill Maher on his Club Random podcast, which was taped last Wednesday.

To his credit, even the reliably liberal Bill Maher pushed back on this absurdity, telling Lemon his race-based assumption was “very insulting.” Lemon’s response? “Well, the truth is often insulting.” There you have it – Don Lemon isn’t being condescending; he’s just telling “the truth” that black Trump supporters are apparently too irrational to grasp. How generous of him, wouldn’t you say?

CNN’s Former Star Keeps Digging His Hole Deeper

This isn’t Lemon’s first venture into insulting millions of Americans who dare disagree with him politically. Last December, he branded MAGA voters as “f***ing idiots” with “stupid MAGA brains” on his podcast – a real charm offensive from someone whose CNN show was canceled after a 17-year run at the network.

It seems Lemon hasn’t learned much from his professional setbacks. Between regaling Maher with stories about his Hamptons summer vacations (how relatable!), he casually declared that “a huge faction of the MAGA movement is really f***ing racist.” One has to wonder – is this the kind of nuanced political analysis that got him fired from CNN, or is it the new, even more divisive Don Lemon who emerged after losing his mainstream platform?

Americans Vote With Their Ballots, Not With CNN’s Approval

While Lemon continues his crusade against black Trump supporters, actual black voters seem increasingly uninterested in his opinion. In the 2024 election, 13% of black voters cast their ballots for President Trump – a significant increase from previous elections. Apparently, these voters didn’t get the memo that their political choices required Don Lemon’s approval.

Meanwhile, President Trump is currently enjoying his highest approval ratings ever, while Don Lemon’s relevance continues its downward trajectory. Perhaps there’s a lesson here about who’s actually connected to the pulse of America.

The irony is particularly rich when you consider that Lemon himself acknowledged the phenomenon during his podcast appearance, saying: “If you’re black, you’re just in line with a bunch of other Democrats that are doing the same thing you are doing. But if you become a black MAGA person, it becomes ‘Whoa! Let’s book this person. Let’s put him on television.'”

Could it be that media attention for black conservatives exists precisely because liberal gatekeepers like Lemon have spent decades pretending such Americans don’t – or shouldn’t – exist? While Lemon lectures from his elitist perch, millions of Americans are making their own political decisions – without first checking if they meet with Don Lemon’s approval.

Key Takeaways:

• Don Lemon believes black Americans who support Trump are “irrational,” revealing the elite media’s contempt for voters who think independently.
• Even liberal Bill Maher found Lemon’s race-based political gatekeeping “very insulting,” showing how extreme Lemon’s views have become.
• While Lemon lectures from his Hamptons vacation spot, Trump continues gaining black voter support and enjoying record approval ratings.

Sources: Breitbart, Daily Mail