HOT TOPICS | Democrats Need to Give the People What They Want! - March 21st, 2025
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How does Don Lemon set the scene and engage the live audience at the start of the show?
Good morning, Lemonheads. Hi, everybody. What's going on? How are you doing today? So glad that you're here. Welcome to Hot Topics at 10 a.m. You guys, I know you're in the chat. My mom called me last night. She said, can you be on time for your show? Because people are like, Don is coming on 10 a.m.-ish. You should say 10 a.m. ish. I know. So I kind of, the thing is, let me tell you what happens. I change up a lot and the producers are like, oh my gosh, Don, come on. You're killing us. So it's always my fault. I will always take the blame for it. It's not the producer's fault. It's my fault. It's my fault. It's my fault. So let me know where you're streaming from. Let me know what you think about our, I got a new camera, right?
I don't know. It's a little much, a little reality. It's a little green. We got to fix it. But someone says looking sharp. So this one is a better camera, so to speak, but I don't know. You tell me. I don't know if it even matters. Okay, so I'm so glad that you guys are here this morning, as I am always on The Don Lemon Show. There's Barkley barking today. Barkley wants to get into the room with me, but Barkley's bad because then he tries to get in my lap, so he's not going to do it. So I never thought that I'd be in this position. Hello, New York City. Look, it's Friday. Let me slow it down a little bit. Hello, Boston. Hello, Chicago. Hello. Dade City, Florida is here. Philadelphia, got to see Bernie and AOC last night in Arizona.
Okay, Curly Q. Gosh, Curly Q, that's what we're gonna talk about. Can we get some Curly Q in here? How do we get Curly Q on the line? Curly Q, I wish we had your phone number so I could call you. So if you're in the chat, Curly Q, let us know how it was. Anybody get to see Bernie and AOC because that's what we're gonna talk about. The new camera looks good. Oh, you like it, huh? It's not too green. I think it looks green because it's the room. Good morning, Los Angeles. You're up early. So, yeah, I'm glad you guys are. Oh, Virginia's in the house. Barkley, chill out. There's construction downstairs, and every time something bangs, he thinks it's someone knocking on the door. Waynesboro, Virginia. Cherry Hill, New Jersey in the house.
Camera looks great. Okay, Andy.
The people have spoken.
People have spoken because we were like, should we go back to the other camera that we're using? What do you think? What do you think? So I want to know what it was like. And I wish we had your phone number. There's no way to get it right without putting it in the chat, right, producers? There's no way to get a private chat.
There's no way to get a private chat. I don't want someone to get spammed by putting their number in the chat.
Man, I want to talk to Curly Q. Anybody else at this rally last night? Was that the Craig Amphitheater? Okay. So anyway, let's talk about it then. Because look, I know that I have been out here. I never thought in a million years that I'd be out here going, yeah, you know, AOC and Bernie. And I like them, but I never thought that I would be out here like saying, maybe this is what they need. I mean, do the Democrats need that? Is that what they need right now? Bernie and AOC? Bernie? Joshua says, nice camera. So anyway, I guess the people have spoken. All right, so good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Hot Topic Show, Don Lemon, the Don Lemon Show. AOC and Bernie Sanders, are they the future of the Democratic Party?
And the reason I'm asking is that because they need some folks to ignite something in them. Could they ignite a left-wing Tea Party-type movement? Right. Remember the right wing Tea Party? That's sort of the right. The Tea Party that changed the course of, I guess, the Republicans trajectory for now. And by the way, thank you. New members. We have new members. Thank you. Hopefully you enjoyed Joy Reid last night. And I'm so glad that you guys are so engaged. It's like one of our biggest live shows last night. So thank you for taking part in that. I really appreciate it. It means the world to us. We're going to continue to do so. We're going to do what the people want.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How does Don Lemon set the scene and engage the live audience at the start of the show?
0:15–6:02
2
What happened at the Bernie & AOC Craig Ranch rally that surprised viewers?
6:02–11:49
3
Why are Democrats being urged to ‘give the people what they want’ right now?
11:49–40:07
4
How do current approval ratings and polls create an opening for Democrats?
40:07–54:00
5
What specific policies and unpopular MAGA moves are voters rejecting?
54:00–1:03:56
6
How are AOC and Bernie using populist messaging to challenge party leadership?
1:03:56–1:07:38