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Lemon LIVE at 5 | Donald Trump's Iran War Escalates: Is the Draft Next?
10 Mar 2026
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Chapter 1: What is the current situation in Iran regarding U.S. military involvement?
good evening everybody welcome to lemon live at five oh yes there we go so here we lemon live there we go i hope you guys are uh enjoying your evening it's tuesday feels like a friday or it should be friday look don't you wish like you could just do that all day look at him just chilling he's like i have a double income meaning two dads Nice place to live.
He gets three squares a day or two square. I mean, just chilling out back there. That's the life that I want. Anyways, welcome to Lemon Live at Five. We have a lot to talk about. By the way, I want to tell you guys, just to warn you, the reason that we are just a little bit late, we were ready to start on time. Am I right, producers? Tell the truth. Ready to start on time. We were good.
We were all good today. And then the interwebs, like, what happened? Just kept going out.
Chapter 2: How are casualties affecting public perception of the conflict?
something's going on like it's been happening a lot lately lately so anyway we were ready to go and then the interweb the internet would go out and then we were ready to go and then it would go out again so welcome to lemon live at five eight make sure you guys our producers put it in the top of the chat um pin it to the top did you do the thumbs up thumbs up like and subscribe because it affects the algorithm more people become aware yeah i mean boomer is chilling like a villain
back there you know what hey more power to him I can't blame him good for him good for him we'll see what happens especially it's a little bit warm in here I may have to turn on the air because usually when it gets this warm the camera no likey and it may Cut out on us. So, um, like, and subscribe. Where are you? Let me know. You know, I love it. I like to shout you out wherever you are.
Call your friends, call everybody from New Jersey. We had someone in this morning from Warsaw. Remember? I mean, like all kinds of places. Boomer is right. Is chilling. Good afternoon.
Chapter 3: What mixed messages is the White House sending about the draft?
Good evening, everyone. Okay. So let's talk about what's going on because hi Seattle. Hello, New York. Hello, Charlotte. Hello, Quebec. Wow, Wales. I saw Wales on the way down. Wales, Kissimmee. Kissimmee, is that Kissimmee, St. Cloud? Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and St. Louis, Missouri. Everybody, everywhere. Tyson's, Virginia.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of sending troops into a potentially escalating war?
Nikki, you better come see us in Tyson's, Virginia. We're there, I think, on the 18th.
of april so let us know if you're going to come see us nikki safari okay so let's talk about what's going on in the world because there's a lot of blame to go around about the war and a lot of opinions not many facts coming from the administration caroline levitt sorry to do that to you who's the white house press secretary meaning sorry to do that to you who the folks who are watching was sent out to clean up donald trump's messaging about the war with iran earlier particularly the president's repeated claim that the united states was not responsible
was not responsible for a strike on an iranian school uh-oh we're having some internet issues as we talked about earlier stand by elimination we'll get down back for you
All right, so I'm back. Did you lose me? We did. Producers, can you hear me? We can hear you. You lost me for a little bit. Yeah, it's crazy. I told you guys. So I'm talking about the one Donovan the Tomahawk missile that killed hundreds of children. I think it was like 185 at this point. And that could go higher.
Chapter 5: How is the media portraying the U.S. actions in Iran?
And no one has a Tomahawk missile. Israel doesn't have one. Iran doesn't have one. I'm not sure anyone in the region and why would they do that. And they're blaming Iran. So that claim has become so controversial that even Fox News host Laura Ingraham has been pleading with the administration to get out in front of the story despite that major pushback from people within his own party.
Now here is how Levitt defended the president. Levitt.
why did president trump say yesterday that iran may have tomahawk missiles when there are only three other u.s allies plus the u.s that have those missiles and therefore again as the president said yesterday he will accept the conclusion of this investigation by the department of war i know there's been a lot of speculation in the media about who may be responsible for this we're not going to get ahead of the department of war and the conclusion of that investigation the president
has a right to share his opinions with the american public but he has said he'll accept the conclusion of that investigation and frankly we're not going to be harassed by the new york times who's been putting out a lot of articles on this making claims that have just not been verified by the department of war to quickly wrap up this investigation because the new york times is calling on us to do so
okay did you hear her claims that have not been verified by the department of war what is she talking about these people are crazy the department of war doesn't have to verify the reporting that's not how this works you can't report that because we haven't verified it that's what they that is that in a nutshell is what is happening in this country right now.
That is, in a nutshell, is what is going on. The horrible just mistreatment and trashing of the US Constitution of the First Amendment. Because the US Department of War, first of all, God, these people are so fucking stupid and just crazy.
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Chapter 6: What is the significance of the Strait of Hormuz in this conflict?
I mean, think about First of all, it's the Department of Defense. And the fact that you have named it the Department of War when you claim to be the peacetime president, it's all bullshit. Because what peacetime president would name something the Department of War if you're not interested in going to war? If you're a peaceful person, it should be the Department of Peace.
If you're a peacetime president, and then if you have an understanding, I'm looking for my pocket Constitution. It's somewhere around here. If you have an understanding of the Constitution, you know that no one has to verify anything. That no one has to verify anything if there are sources that are saying it. Now, look, yes, you do have to verify. It's nice to get a response from someone.
And if it turns out that the New York Times is actually printing something that is not true, then I'm sure, 100% sure, that the New York Times would apologize. And they would do a correction. And they would say, we screwed up. Or previous reporting said this, and it turned out to be this.
Chapter 7: How are gas prices related to the ongoing military actions?
So you're right. She thinks an opinion is valid where she says the president had a feeling about based on fact. Now, which one is worse? You remember the first administration. Which one is worse? Is it alternative facts that's worse, or is it a feeling based on a fact? Which one is worse? Because one maybe, it's not, neither one makes sense. It's just outrageous.
Can you just play that part again where she talks about the New York Times? They're always attacking the people who are bringing the actual facts in the news. They can't stand it. Please play it for me.
The president has a right to share his opinions with the American public but he has said he'll accept the conclusion of that investigation and frankly we're not going to be harassed by the New York Times who's been putting out a lot of articles on this making claims that have just not been verified by the Department of War to quickly wrap up this investigation because the New York Times is calling on us to do so.
Chapter 8: What are the long-term consequences of U.S. military actions in Iran?
We have another frozen Don situation on our hands.
I'm going to play the next clip we have planned for everybody until Don gets back. This is Fox News calling out Trump's lies. One of the questions, Jen, in that news conference was about the strike on the girls' school that's next to a base in Iran, and it was a tomahawk missile.
The president's saying tomahawks are used by other countries, but an investigation is ongoing. What do we know about where that stands?
Well, that was a bit surprising to me because basically the U.S. has tomahawks. Tomahawks have to be fired from either submarines or from warships. The Brits and the Australians have tomahawks, but they're not part of this conflict. And then you also have the Japanese who are in a testing phase. So it seems highly unlikely that it would be anyone's tomahawk other than a U.S.
tomahawk that hit that school. And I think the president knows that he just knows that this is a Certainly a mistake, a big mistake, and it's being investigated, but he's trying to sort of muddy the waters by talking about the tomahawks.
Yeah, it's not just muddying the waters, he's lying. What did I miss, producers? Did you just play the soundbite or did you guys talk about it?
We actually just went straight into the soundbite.
But again, I just want to reiterate what we're seeing here. Not even Pete Hexeth is willing to go along with the president's lie that Iran was to blame for the school strike. He was on Air Force One, and the president said, I think it's Iran. And then Pete Hexeth said, well, that's what's under investigation.
And as you have seen from Fox News, even they are saying the president knows he has a very big problem on his hands. And that is supposedly Fox News is sort of straight shooters, right? Not the opinion folks. They're like, no chance that it was struck down by anyone. And Donald Trump is just hamana, hamana, hamana, hamana, dancing or doing the Pete Heck set where he just does this kind of thing.
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