HOT TOPICS | Don't Tread On Me...Where Are You Now?! - October 22nd, 2025
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But I'm going to show you. Can we take people to the White House, Andy? We just want to show the destruction and the demolition of America because this is the east wing of the White House. This is a live picture this morning. the house the structure that has come to symbolize america uh american democracy and freedom and we can talk about the constitution today which we're going to talk about and um you know civil liberties and due process for all persons not just citizens it is disgusting right it is disgusting and um yeah so that's the east wing of the white house which they ordered people because i think the treasury is right there and so they ordered the employees of the treasury because they have a clear look at it not to send pictures or forward pictures or take pictures it's like wait what is this not america
What are you embarrassed about? So good morning. Let us know where you are streaming from. Also this morning, I want to make sure that you hit the thumbs up before we get started. Hit the like because it affects the algorithm. More people become aware of our channel and our conversation. And so you guys, you know, when you see me with this, when I have like a prop like this behind me, you know, I'm about to go in on some folks on their hypocrisy. on their pretending, I call it performative patriotism. This is performative, you know, small limited government, don't tread on me, right? So good morning, everybody. You can see this, I mean, this big giant flag behind me, I'll let the thing focus on it. See the one that says don't tread on me, right?
You can see it behind me, of course, right? It's huge. And you guys know that people have been using this flag for years, this symbol. It used to mean something. It used to be a warning to kings and tyrants. It was a promise that people of this country would never bow to government overreach. Right? I'm the little person. Don't tread on me. No government overreach. But today that flag has been hijacked. It's not a symbol of liberty anymore. It is a costume symbol. For people who kneel to a wannabe king, performative patriotism. Not real patriotism, not a real understanding of the Constitution. And so now they're all befuddled and caught up. Oh, my gosh, the Constitution is due process. No, no, no, no, no. It's only for certain kinds of people.
And you know what I'm talking about. We're going to get to that. Right? Performative patriotism. Now it's for people who...
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:15–5:29
2
Why is Don Lemon calling out 'Don't Tread On Me' hypocrisy right now?
5:29–16:29
3
How did Don Lemon explain the shift from liberty symbol to 'performative patriotism'?
16:29–22:47
4
What evidence is presented that ICE is detaining people without due process?
22:47–1:22:17
Speakers
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