前CNN主播兼媒体名人唐·莱蒙（Don Lemon）表示，他曾考虑过有一天参选美国总统，并认为这一可能性超过50%。莱蒙在斯宾塞·麦克纳顿（Spencer Macnaughton）的播客《Uncloseted》中谈到自己的播客和在线评论节目时表示：“你看，我从不把话说死。目前我手头有很多事情要处理，每天做这些并不容易，但我必须意识到自己所做之事的重要性，以及它对文化和社会的意义。”
Former CNN anchor and media personality Don Lemon says he has considered running for president of the U.S. one day, and he put the chances of him doing so at greater than 50 percent. "Look, I never say never. I’ve got a lot on my plate right now doing what I’m doing. This is not easy to do every day, but I have to be, I am very aware of the importance of what I’m doing, what it means to the culture and society," Lemon said of his podcast and online commentary show during an appearance on Spencer Macnaughton’s "Uncloseted" podcast.
莱蒙是在2023年被CNN解雇后开始主持自己的节目的。这位评论员称，自己在外出报道时从社区民众那里得到的反馈“令人非常谦卑”，其中一些人还询问他是否打算竞选公职，特别是总统职位。莱蒙说：“我回答说：‘哦，当然。我认为我可能比唐纳德·特朗普更称职的总统。’” “这件事有多认真呢？如果民众希望我参选，我就会去做。但在这个国家竞选总统是一项艰巨的任务，因为你必须全职投入。而我希望把大部分时间都投入到新闻工作中。”
Lemon started his show after being fired by CNN in 2023. The pundit called the feedback he gets from people in the community when he is out reporting "very humbling," and said some of them ask him about pursuing elected office, specifically running for president. "And I said, 'Oh, well, definitely. I think I could be a better president than Donald Trump,'" Lemon said. "How serious is it? If the people want me, I’ll do it. But it is a daunting undertaking to run for president in this country because you’d have to be devoted to it full-time. And I would like to devote much of my time to journalism."
莱蒙似乎暗示，他有可能同时成为候选人和媒体名人，并表示：“也许这是一种尚未被探索过的参选方式。” 当被问及他未来宣布竞选白宫职位的可能性有多大时，莱蒙回应道：“你认为我参选的可能性有多大？……65%到70%。” 他继续说道：“当我身处其中时，我会关注候选人，观察他们的表现，他们确实非常出色。这让我开始思考，在这个社会中，我最好的存在和运作方式究竟是通过新闻工作，还是通过成为美国总统。” 多年来，莱蒙一直是特朗普总统的直言不讳的批评者。
Lemon seemed to suggest it was possible for him to be a candidate for office and a media personality at the same time, saying "maybe that’s a way of running that has not been mined." Asked what the chances are he one days announces a bid for the White House, Lemon responded, "What percentage chance that I think I’ll run? ... 65, 70." "When I’m out there, I’m out there and I cover the candidates and I look at what they do and they’re very good," he continued. "It makes me wonder my best way of being and operating in this society, whether it is through journalism or if it is through becoming the president of the United States." Lemon has been an outspoken critic of President Trump for years.
今年早些时候，他因报道明尼苏达州一家教堂举行的反移民和海关执法局抗议活动，而面临联邦民事权利和共谋罪的重罪指控。他声称，特朗普的司法部正是因为他对总统的看法和批评而针对他。
Earlier this year, he was hit with a felony indictment on federal civil rights and conspiracy crimes in connection with his reporting on an anti-Immigrations and Customs Enforcement protest at a Minnesota church. He has argued Trump's Justice Department is targeting him because of his views on and criticism of the president.