Lemon LIVE at 5 | Charlie Kirk & Trey Reed - They Didn't Have to Die! - September 17th, 2025
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What a day it's been. It's been a long day. Wait till I tell you about my day. You are not going to believe it. Obviously, we're in Washington, D.C. We're on Capitol Hill all day. I interviewed some lawmakers, saw some folks that I interviewed, just regular folks. Wait till you hear about my experience on the Piers Morgan Show. What?
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a ridiculous experience this was. I should have known better. I had secondhand embarrassment for Piers. It was really, really, really bad. And we're going to show you some of the evidence. What was interesting to me is that I know Piers. I'll get into it in a little bit. I know Piers. Known him for a long time. Tell you the story about how when he left or was fired, I got his team, his office, and time slot. And did quite well at it. And I knew him. We would talk before I would go to his office. We would chat. So I was like, you know, it's Piers Morgan. I know him. We'll go on a piece of whatever. I told him he's been trying to get me on and I don't do panels and blah, blah, blah, blah. I said, okay, well, don't do a panel.
We want to talk to you about Charlie Kirk. and digital media. And man, that was probably a mistake. And then we're also going to talk about what is happening in Mississippi. And that is Trey Reed. The story keeps developing. Where was he found exactly? What is the autopsy show? We have new information about when the autopsy is going to be ready. And it probably won't be ready for two or three days. What are the circumstances behind his death? The authorities are saying now that it doesn't appear to be foul play. They're also saying that they think it's suicide. The parents and students and there are a lot of skeptics who are not buying it. We're going to have a full report on that coming up. But first, I'm going to take you to Capitol Hill.
And I'm going to talk to you about what played out today as it relates to Kash Patel, the FBI director, speaking out about the Epstein files, speaking out about Charlie Kirk's death, about freedom of speech. None other, and I must start with this, none other than the forever president, Barack Obama, weighed in on this Charlie Kirk story, finally. And I am so glad that he did. And guess what? He weighed in on the way that Barack Obama can weigh in on one of these stories. He says the same thing that we say, except that he says it a lot better, more articulately, like as a president should. And boy, oh boy, oh boy, I gotta tell you, It is so heartening to hear a president that can actually form sentences, subject-verb agreement, correct grammar, measured, intelligent, brilliant, smart, and easy on the eyes.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:14–14:51
2
What happened in the Charlie Kirk death and how is MAGA politicizing it?
14:51–16:13
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How did Barack Obama frame political violence and free speech in his remarks?
16:13–18:32
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Why did Don Lemon react strongly to Obama’s tone compared to current leadership?
18:32–1:12:00