“Totally Serious” – Don Lemon Says He’s Considering 2028 White House Run

Don Lemon Says He’s Strongly Considering Running for President in 2028

“I actually think I would be a really good President of the United States. I'm being totally serious.” pic.twitter.com/pPryBlznDZ

— Chief Nerd (@TheChiefNerd) July 18, 2026

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The former CNN host was axed from the network in April 2023.

Since then, he has rebranded and established himself as an independent journalist and hosts “The Don Lemon Show” on YouTube and other platforms.

He was infamously arrested in January for joining a group of anti-ICE activists who stormed a Sunday church service in Minnesota.

Thirty-nine people, including Lemon — who claimed he was acting in his capacity as an independent journalist — were charged with federal civil rights violations.

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Don Lemon claims he's 'serious' about 2028 run: 'I would be a really good president' https://t.co/MKhnOdecLE pic.twitter.com/LckZytOkeM

— New York Post (@nypost) July 17, 2026

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Lemon previously floated the idea during an episode of “Pod Save America” in March.

“Do I ever think about it? Yes,” Lemon said on “Pod Save America” on March 29. “Could it happen? Yeah, it could happen if the opportunity presented itself, the right opportunity presented itself. Look, if I wanted to, I know people are going to think I’m crazy. This is going to be the headline, and people are going to laugh about it. I think I could be President of the United States. I could definitely run this country better than Donald Trump.”

Lemon said at the time that he did not have any interest in running for office, arguing that it could “ruin” his life and pointing out that White male candidates “get away with” far more than female or minority ones. He also argued that he would have to change his party affiliation from independent to Democrat.

However, he pushed back on the idea that it was impossible for him to consider running.

“Am I at that point now? No. And I know people are going to say Don Lemon is crazy. But yeah, that’s…look, why can’t I think about running for office? Why can’t I think about being president of the United States when look at what we have?” Lemon said.

He continued, “Did anybody think Barack Obama, as he says, this guy with a funny name is from a mixed background, did anybody ever think that he would become president, that he had that aspiration? I don’t have an aspiration to become president, but I do think that I could run this country a lot better than Donald Trump.”

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