Race/Related: The absurd drama (and high stakes) of the Don Lemon affair
A Minnesota protest made the former anchor a star again — and a target for the Trump administration.
Race/Related
March 27, 2026

While out West to cover the Grammys, Don Lemon was arrested in his Beverly Hills hotel on charges that he had violated the religious freedom of worshipers in St. Paul, Minn., during an anti-ICE protest inside a church in January.

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