After years of failed TV shows and foot-in-mouth faux pas, I assume Don Lemon’s probably used to being laughed at. So you’d think he’d try to stop sounding like an idiot.
But, alas not.
Lemon stirred up quite a few chuckles when he took to the streets of Atlantic City to ask random people who they were planning to vote for come November - and suffice it to say, he didn’t exactly get the answers he was expecting. Or hoping for.
From young black men to middle-aged white couples, the vast majority of people Lemon spoke to said they were firmly on Team Trump, surprising and even annoying the former CNN host. But perhaps the funniest moment of the video came when Lemon tried to convince one man that the economy was actually doing gangbusters, despite the guy saying his dollars weren't going nearly as far as they did in, say, 2020.
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“Four years ago was a lot better. I made a lot more money than I do now,” the man told Lemon as to why he’s voting for Trump.
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“I know you feel that way, but that’s not actually what the record shows. The economy is actually better under Biden - no, I’m serious,” Lemon retorted.
To which the man literally threw his head back and belly-laughed.
“Do you watch CNN?” the man tossed back, apparently unaware that Lemon used to actually host a show on CNN (it’s ok, no one else knew either - that’s why it was canceled for garbage viewership).
“I’ve got to get out of Atlantic City,” Lemon finally tells his cameraman.
Maybe try San Francisco, instead. They’re surrounded by human feces. I doubt they’ll mind a little more bulls**t.