Hot Topics with Don Lemon | OMFG!! RON DEF-SEC-TIMONIOUS? - December 4th, 2024
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Oh, my gosh. Bonica, I'm already in the chat watching you guys as we're getting ready. Bonica Stubbs says, really, Don? TikTok? Yes, Bonica. What's wrong with Bonica Stubbs? What's wrong with TikTok? Good morning. Where are you streaming from? Good morning from Louisiana. Love your show. Don Lemon says, tiny49. Hello, everyone. How are you doing this morning? I'm so glad that you guys are here. If you think DeSantis is a good pick, you're off your rocker. He eats pudding with his fingers and will do Trump's bidding, says Amanda. Hey, guys. How are you? Oh, my gosh. I tried. I don't know if I – hello. Hello. TikTok is starting to put things on already. I tried with the sweater, and then it's so hot I got to take it off.
Oh, my gosh. This sweater is warm. It's cold here in New York, but it's warm in the room where I am. Allison Kinsey is in New Jersey. Lally's replacement is in Bedford. Ambrose Blanc is in New York City. Jamie Kinsey is in Los Angeles. Jean Williams is Chesterfield, Virginia. Ontario, Canada. Joanne Leslie. Wow, guys. Woo! Sweating in here with the thing. Sweating to the oldies. Sweating with the oldies. That's me. How are you? I'm very proud of our thumbnail. Did you guys see it? So make sure you smash the thumbs up. I am being told by everyone that you guys aren't smashing and you're not doing the subscription thing. So if you're going to comment or be in the chat soon, you're going to have to be a subscriber.
I'm just telling you. So hi, Trey. Hi, Trav Trav. I have a giant cup of coffee here. So maybe that's why I'm schvitzing. Hi, Diamond Girl. Hi, Jenny Powers. Good morning from Denver. Let's see. Oh, someone's in Guantanamo. How do you say that? Guantanamo, Mexico. Arizona's in the house. Ray Girl. Who's from Mexico? Who is that? Dean Sparks. Sinister pronunciation. Temecula, California. Do you guys remember that Temecula meme that was going on? Sunny Florida. Man, you know, I love the weather in Florida. Zurich, Switzerland, Benjamin, how are you? Sunny Florida, I just can't deal with some of the politics there. And it just gets a little nuts when I'm there because of the person, one of the people we're going to talk about this morning.
And that's why I'm so proud of our thumbnail. It says, did you guys get it? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone? I don't want to get out of bed in California, says May Money. Good morning. So anyone, did you guys get, do you understand? I'm going to see if you guys understand the thumbnail before I even explain it. Did you guys get it? Hi, Chanta from the Netherlands. I think that's as far. Sherry Jamison, thank you for your support of independent media. You're the best. I'm just going to talk to you guys this morning. Barcelona is checking in from G. Albert. Wow, you guys are amazing. Yeah, I love it. I love it from the Netherlands. Is Pete out? We don't know. We're going to talk. I have a lot to share. We have some breaking news, too, as it relates to that.
The 10 a.m. show is my preference. Hello, Don. Drew Partican says, Sherry Jameson, thank you for supporting independent media. Zambia. Wow. Naman Golwa from Livingstone, Zambia. You know what I love is that Juan Watto, Mexico. Thank you, Dean Sparks. Juan Watto, Mexico. Great. London UK says Jay Havd. So you know what I love the most? I love is that I can do with this whatever I want. Like I don't have to come on and go, hello, everybody. Good morning. We start with and we begin with breaking news. Or, you know, rush. I think that's why people like the lives. Our lives do really well. And we were thinking of changing it up. It's so funny. A user on TikTok, his name says Pete is out. So if you guys know for sure, if you're on TikTok, smash the hearts.
Yeah. Thanks for your support of independent media, Sherry Jameson. Nappy Child says, Lindy Sherry, thank you as well. I appreciate your support. Okay. So be your authentic, be your authentic. Okay, I don't know what that means. So anyway, wow, Uganda. You guys are crazy. I cannot believe. Don't make me get emotional. You guys are like tuning in from everywhere. I love it. Toronto, Chicago. I'm just going to give you guys some love and talk because I know that's why you tune in a lot.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:13–35:16
2
What's the breaking news about Pete Hegseth possibly being replaced as Defense Secretary?
35:16–38:19
3
Why is Ron DeSantis being considered as a replacement for Pete Hegseth?
38:19–45:42
4
What allegations and confirmation concerns are threatening Pete Hegseth's nomination?
45:42–1:05:22
5
How could appointing DeSantis to Defense Secretary affect Rubio and Lara Trump?
1:05:22–1:12:07
6
Why does Don Lemon argue the MAGA administration's picks appear transactional?
1:12:07–1:16:35