HOT TOPICS | Is Trump Dying?! Failing Health Rumors Spread - August 26th, 2025
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We start with a lesson on the Constitution and democracy. Support for The Don Lemon Show today comes from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. And listen, we need to talk about what's happening in America right now. And that's politicians dragging religion into public schools. We're talking mandatory Ten Commandments posters in classrooms. Chaplains without clinical training. Voucher programs that take your tax dollars and send them to private religious schools that often exclude other people like members of the LGBTQ community, students, or anyone who doesn't fit their worldview. This isn't hypothetical. It is happening right now. But there is good news. Freedom from religion is fighting back in court, in Congress, and in classrooms.
Just recently, they won a federal injunction blocking a Texas law that would have forced every public school to hang the Ten Commandments. in classrooms. That is a huge win for the First Amendment and for real freedom. So here's what I believe. Schools should teach kids, not preach to them. Public education should stay that, public. Okay? Don't let your rights get rewritten. Go to FFRF.org slash school or text my name, Don, D-O-N to 511-511. That's D-O-N to 511-511. Message and data rates may apply. Protect your freedom. Go to FFRF.org slash school. Good morning, everyone. And thank you for joining Donovan show hot topics at 10 a.m. Lots to discuss. OK, now we have we're going to this is a true hot topic show because I said we have a lot to discuss.
We're going to talk about. And if you can get the thumbnail, I just want to show them the thumbnail. And that is it's important because we have been discussing this Donald Trump. We talked about his hands. You guys keep asking, what is going on with his hands? Why does he have that bruising? Why does he cover it up with makeup, right? What is going on with his ankles? Some people are calling them cankles or tankles or whatever they're calling it because he has this issue, this venous issue with his blood and his veins. And look at his face with the orange makeup. Imagine how pale he is under there. We don't know what's going on. Now, we heard from Caroline Levitt where she gave a note or read a note from his doctors the first time that they've been transparent, at least somewhat, with his health issues.
So we are going to talk about that, okay? We're going to discuss that. We're also going to talk about him firing Lisa Cook. He's fired another black woman. He seems to be on a vendetta with all of these black women. I don't know what is going on. He's threatening to throw our economy down. and are standing in the world economically into chaos by firing a federal chair, Fed chair, governor, a highly qualified woman for allegations that have yet to be proven. And then we're also going to talk about burning the flag and the president signing an executive order, making it illegal when it is constitutionally legal to do so. And then there was someone yesterday, a veteran, in front of the White House, burning a flag, being detained by the park police.
And you guys have also been wondering about this. People aren't really, it hasn't bubbled up to the zeitgeist of talking about it, but you guys know who Lil Nas X is, right? Lil Nas X has been hospitalized for some very strange behavior that was caught on tape And now his parents are speaking out. He has now been formally charged. Some of those charges are criminal charges. And, you know, I should say felony charges. And is he okay? Is he okay? We're going to talk about all of that in just moments, okay? But first, we're going to start with Lisa Cook, because here's what's happening with the President of the United States. So welcome, once again, major breaking news, okay? President Donald Trump attempting to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook effective immediately.
That's according to a letter he posted to his Truth Social last night. In the letter, Trump writes, pursuant to my authority under Article 2 of the Constitution of the United States,
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–20:17
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What is the latest on President Trump’s attempted firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook?
20:17–25:43
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Can the President legally remove a Federal Reserve governor for 'cause'?
25:43–38:42
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How are legal experts and activists reacting to the alleged targeting of Black women in government posts?
38:42–1:04:43
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