i never watch don lemon, who i once called the dumbest man on television.ughter ) what do you do when you see that? this was in december of 2017. the holidays were coming. >> it ruined my christmas. i don't really think about it? really? >> i think a lot of what he says is the opposite. >> stephen: so he thinks you're the smartest man? >> i'm the smartest man on television. >> stephen: how did you find out? did somebody say check your twitter feed? >> i think i woke up and people texted me and said, oh, my gosh, stay strong. i said what happened? they said, have you seen the president's twitter feed? i haven't, i don't follow him. >> stephen: how can you not? he's the president. the most powerful man in the world. >> trust me, i know what he's doing. i have to talk about him every day. there's too much tweeting and too much confusion, but i don't pay attention to that. >> stephen: i just want to go back to this for a second. you don't feel like you have to follow the president's twitter feed because, you know, sometimes they say what the president tweeted h

this is "cnn tonight" i'm don lemon. it is election night in america.ortant night tonight this year, the polls will close in one ho from now, cnn will be watching it for the next four hours for you. the results there in california will have a human impact on whether the democrats could retake the house in the 2018 midterms. you'll want to stay with us for all those

"cnn tonight" with don lemon is going to start right now. don. >>> six kids, can you believe that?isis of his own making. >> it is more reenforcement about the fact that the message of harshness was more important than the practicalities of how to deal with these kids than the fix it. what will happen next? we'll stay on it. >> can they comply with the judges orders to have some in 15 days, some in 30. who knows. all right chris. thank you, sir. >>> this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon. president

"cnn tonight" with don lemon, the man. you said it.e man. >> because you never responded, you just get on with your show so i didn't say it for a while. >> you're exactly right about what about about at&t and in court, the judge says even if they appeal this it would be unmanifest and unjust. it was basically saying they really had no case in court, chris. i think you're exactly right. great show my friend as usual. >> always a pleasure. >> yep, see you soon. >>> cnn tonight, i'm don lemon. now what? trump

cnn tonight with don lemon starts right now. don? >> thank you, chris. we'll see you tomorrow night. nice job. this is cnn tonight. i'm don lemon. there's a lot going on tonight and once again, you have to see it to believe it. the president's lawyer, rudy giuliani, getting smacked down with a classic burn from the first lady's spokeswoman. and the president waging a twitter war the day before a big international um summit. but i want to begin with our big interview tonight with kim kardashian west. reality superstar to a woman with the president's ear. she surprised a lot of people when she turned up in the oval office to plead the case of a alice marie johnson, the grandmother and first-time nonviolent drug offender who was serving a life term in prison. one week later, johnson was freed after spending 21 years behind bars. just a little while ago, kim kardashian west sat down with our very own van jones to talk about the cause that brought them together. ant her husband can yes west and about what happened when she broke the news to alice johnson. >>

i'm don lemon. 11:00 on the east coast live with all the new developments this hour.ump's personal attorney indicating to family and friends he's willing to cooperate with federal investigators. that's what a source is telling cnn, that it would relieve some of the pressure on himself and his family and he's growing angry with the treatment he's getting from president trump. what could this mean for the president? we're going to take a look at it in the hour ahead. michael cohen lost a r

"cnn tonight" with don lemon starts right now. i was sleeping on the primaries but you got a -- >> i'm glad you said that. now there is a projected winner in the district here in new york. it is the 11th -- new york 11th primary. this young woman, very young, newcomer is going to set a ten term incumbent. this is on the democratic side. chris, we've been paying so much to the republican side. we were talking about here in new york, mitt romney, maybe you think we should be paying more attention to the flask side? >> 100%. they have to figure out what their messages that will be presented as better for voters than what they're getting from trump. they can't just win on hostility, they're seeing that in realtime. joe crowley, who they project will lose, he's a ten termer, that's 20 years, the young woman woman. >> cortez. >> we'll see. >> the last time he saw a primary, she was a teenager. it's interesting, democrats used to think in order to win over -- at least meaning in recent history -- in order to win over the working class, t

i'm don lemon. 11:00 p.m. here on the east coast. saga the porn star filing a new lawsuit against michael cohen and her ex-attorney claiming they colluded to manipulate her in a lawsuit text between stormy daniels's attorney and keith davidson. that as rudy giuliani takes a cheap shot at daniels. claiming she has no credibility because she's a porn star. her attorney michael avenatti is firing back, and he joins me now. you say that stormy's former lawyer, keith davidson, colluded with michael cohen to manipulate stormy by getting her to appear on shawn hannity and fal

i'm don lemon.ade war with china is heating up as the president directs his administration to place tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of chinese goods. we'll have the latest on that. that as we hear the growing calls for the trump administration to end the immigration policy that results in undocumented f

time to hand it over to don lemon. >>> this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon. children still being taken from their parents on the border tonight. as trump met with house republicans behind closed doors, calling on him to pass legislation to fix the mess he made. >> these are laws that have been broken for many years, decades, we had a great meeting. >> sources telling cnn the president didn't take questions from members of his own party. went on and on for a promise about his border wall and it will cost $25 million to build it. we'll talk about that. >>> he said his daughter, ivanka talked to him about images of children well over 2,000 of them so far, being separated from their parents. some of those children held in cages. some housed in this city along the southern border. the president's daughter has so far remained silent publicly, when so many others, including the president's supporters had been speaking out. if you're attempted with misinformation coming your way to think this can't be as heartless as it seems, listen to trump's loyalist. >> i read to

"cnn tonight" with don lemon, the man. you said it. people have been saying, why haven't he said the man. >> because you never responded, you just get on with your show so i didn't say it for a while. >> you're exactly right about what about about at&t and in court, the judge says even if they appeal this it would be unmanifest and unjust. it was basically saying they really had no case in court, chris. i think you're exactly right. great show my friend as usual. >> always a pleasure. >> yep, see you soon. >>> cnn tonight, i'm don lemon. now what? trump on his way -- no more rocket launches, nuclear testing or research. the hostages are back home with their families. thank to chairman kim, our date togetherhistoric. butthe deal he's bringiack withhim? suret was a photo op for the ages, something no other president chose to do. but talking face to face that is ber than threatening. it's a lot better than the days of fire and fury, little rocket man in -- but will kim jong-un evere up his weapons, that's the question. >> i may be wrong,

"cnn tonight" with don lemon is going to start right now. don. >>> six kids, can you believe that? crisis of his own making. >> it is more reenforcement about the fact that the message of harshness was more important than the practicalities of how to deal with these kids than the fix it. what will happen next? we'll stay on it. >> can they comply with the judges orders to have some in 15 days, some in 30. who knows. all right chris. thank you, sir. >>> this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon. president trump says he's honored that justice anthony kennedy chose to retire during his term. >> justice anthony kennedy, a very special guy, also just announced a little while ago his retirement from the united states supreme court. great man. and i'm very honored that he chose to do it during my term in office, because he felt confident in me to make the right choice and carry on his great legacy, that's why he did it. >> so, let's talk more about justice kennedy. he was chosen by president reagan, he joined the court 30 years ago. he's been a pivotal swing vote every since. voting will be wa

"cnn tonight" with don lemon, the man starts right now. >> you said it. because everybody have been asking. why hasn't he said the man lately. >> because you never answer. you blow me off and just go on with your show. so i didn't say it for a while. >> you're exactly right about what about that and what you said about at&t and what happened in court, theudge says it would be manifestly hard before you appeal e think this. it was basically saying they really had no case in court, chris. i think you're exactly right. great show, my friend, as usual. >> always a pleasure. >> yep, see you soon. >>> this is cnn tonight, i'm don lemon. now what? trump on his way back tweeting the world has taken a big step back from potential nuclear catastrophe. no more rocket launches, nuclear testing or research. the hostages are back home with their families. thank you to chairman kim, our day together was historic. but what about the deal he's bringing back with him? sure, it was ato-op for the ages, something no other president chose to do. but talking face to face, that

i'm don lemon. 11:00 p.m. here on the east coast. her ex-attorney claiming they colluded to manipulate her in a lawsuit text between stormy daniels's attorney and keith davidson. that as rudy giuliani takes a cheap shot at daniels. claiming she has no credibility because she's a porn star. her attorney michael avenatti is firing back, and he joins me now. you say that stormy's former lawyer, keith davidson, colluded with michael cohen to manipulate stormy by getting her to appear on shawn hannity and falsely denying the affair with donald trump. and this is text messages between them and you that you say are proof here. this is what cohen says. he says i have her attentively scheduled for hannity tonight. call me after your trial. and davidson says, she cannot. don't today. she is flying -- she cannot do it today, she is flying to l.a. tomorrow. i'm trying to get her to commit for tomorrow. and cohen says it's really important. why? davidson says, still trying. cohen, this is no good, we need

>>> thanks for watching "360" time to hand it over to don lemon. "cnn tonight" starts right now. >>> this is cnn tonight, i'm don lemon. we do have breaking news for you. with the trump leaving washington after a stunning reversal on his own immigration policy. giving in to overwhelming pressure from all sides but still trying to blame everybody else for the mess he made himself on the border. >> so the democrats want open borders, let everybody come in. let everybody pour in, we don't care, let them come in from the middle east, let them come in from all over the place, we don't care. we're not going to let it happen. and by the way, today i signed an executive order, we're going to keep families together, but the borders are going to be just as stuff as its been. >> all sounds good, works up the groud of his base, they might believe, but facts do matter. the fact is, this president caved on his own immigration policy after he and his administration lied repeatedly. they lied to defend the indefensible. holding children hostage to gain political a

"cnn tonight" with don lemon the man starts right now. >> do you think chris, he actually wrote the word promulgated? >> don't be like that, it was in the tweet, it was used properly. >> come on, i doubt tha he wrote that tweet but i think you're right about the so-called fake news. sitting here watching, this whole thing about jim acosta yelling questions, everyone's upset aboutit, at least members of his administration. if you go back and look at it, i thought what he did was completely benign. of course you should ask a murderous dictator. >> that's the job. they're making decisions, look at the guy we had on at the top of the show, that's trump's choior senator of virginia. >> i'md you brought him up. do you think people understand -- do you think they know that they're biggots or do you think that they're not? >> i think they know 100%. ill tell youwhy,'t think its ral. you and i grew up in places that were different but had a lot of similar ethic dynamics. my feels is hate comes out of ignorance, it's true. but most of the teem people know what they own in their heart, this guy kno

i'm don lemon. 11:00 p.m. here on the east coast. department inspector general releasing a blockbuster on james comey's handling investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. the report concludes that comey was what it calls extraordinary and insubordinate, saying he flouted norms

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i'm don lemon. releasing a point on james comey's handling of hillary clinton's e-mails. a report that comey failed to coordinate his actions with his

don lemon with a preview tonight.i was shaking many i head as much as you could right now -- >> you should have seen me. >> they won't admit any flaw. >> i am one of those people who asks you, chris, why do you waste your time, an apologist is always going to be an apologist. >> i don't think it's a waste of time, but i hear you. >> a spinner is go i think to spin and a liar is going to lie. kim kardashian west told our very own van jones how she worked her way from ivan ka trump to jared kushner to donald trump to get that pardon. some critics wonder if she's being used as a pawn and others as well to legitimate size this president. >> that's a good one. when we come back, there was a moment from last night and there's an ugly truth hidden therein. we're going to expose it for you next. if you have a garden, you know... weeds are low-down little scoundrels. draw the line with roundup. the sure shot wand extends with a protective shield and target weeds more precisely, right down to the root. roundup. trusted for over

i'm don lemon. president trump's person attorney michael cohen changing his legal team.rces telling cnn that he has been meeting with lawyers who might potentially represent him and that he wants attorneys with experience in the southern district of new york. what does that all mean? cohen's been the subject of a ee fbi raided his home and office. that was back in april. he has not been charged with a crime, but sources say he will not be shocked if he is indicted. what does this mean for president trump? also tonight a top republican on capitol hill criticizing his gop colleagues for not standing up to president trump accusing republicans of being in a cult-like situation when it comes to the president. we're going to talk about all of that straight ahead.

don lemon standing by. >>> i want to tell you how pro i am of you and a great interview you did withlk about at in a second. but first that shocking interview with bill clinton today, he said i got hot under collar that's his latest statement. but, boy oh boy was that tone deaf. you live here in new york, almost a her met while bill clinton has been celebrated for the last ten years. >>> the president, the latest comments on the flag. plus discuss your int >> big topics don lemon, it's great that i can stay up and watch you tonight. >> i'm glad i can watch you because i'm usually asleep. >> now we're in sync. >>> all these new argues that trump was making, there's one number that you need to keep in mind that will make it all make sense. i'll give it to you when we come back. draw the line with roundup. the sure shot wand extends with a protective shield and target weeds more precisely, right down to the root. roundup. trusted for over 40 years. no bars. oh no! when i got unlimited, they told me they were all the same. well, verizon has the largest, most-reliable 4g lte network in am

"cnn tonight" with don lemon, the man starts right now. >> you said it.se everybody have been asking. why hasn't he said the man lately. >> because you never answer. you blow me off and just go on with your show. so i didn't say it for a while. >> you're exactly right about what about that and what you said about at&t and what happened in court, theudge says it would be manifestly hard before you appeal e think this. it was basically saying they really had no case in court, chris. i think you're exactly right. great show, my friend, as usual. >> always a pleasure. >> yep, see you soon. >>> this is cnn tonight, i'm don lemon. now what? trump on his way back tweeting the world has

don lemon is standing by, cnn tonight moments away.as hard to get people on the show tonight to talk about this. >> i can only imagine. we have two guests that i think you're going to fine fascinating. you were interviewing kelly conway and she's a mother and she has a heart and all that, and you as well. it's tough because it's one of those thing where you don't want to make it personal. when you listen to that audio, how can you not make it personal, especially if you're a pattern, a human being. so, speaking of that audio, these are the two guests, we're going to have the lawyer who is the source of that audio, and then the reporter who followed up on this story. there have been a lot of people out there saying, should there was been related, it shows how horrifying it is. we'll be talking to them in just a bit. >> you know the old expression, right? they remember how you make them feel. politics is about mobilizing. i look forward to see that interview my friend. check with you in a second. >>> the children are crying. 2/3 of you s

i'm don lemon. is the president sending a message tonight in the sights of the mueller investigation? are his pardons a way of telling them don't worry, i have the power to pardon you too, just like i pardoned dinesh d'souza, sheriff joe arpaio and scooter libby. it doesn't matter if you pleaded guilty like conservative flame thrower d'souza who was sentenced to five years probation and a $30,000 fine for violating federal campaign finance laws. so are the president's pardons all about politics? we have more on that in just a moment. and that all comes on the day the president doubled or tripled his demands for an apology from abc in the wake of roseanne barr's firing for that racist twitter attack on valerie jarrett. the president making it all about him again, tweeting, iger, where is my call of apology? you and abc have offended millions of people, and they demand a response. how is brian ross doing? he tanked the market with an abc lie, but no apology. double standard. the president completely d

"cnn tonight" with don lemon starts right now.no joke my friend. >> yeah i -- >> don't watch it alone. especially you. >> i'm not a scare di cat. you know what i didn't get to talk to you about. i think there was a method to the president's madness this morning. >> what do you got. >> i think he was trying to distract. he knew it was going to come out with paul manafort it was going to be bad, and with michael cohen and on and on. i think he was trying to change the news psyching. that's just my -- >> don lemon it is rare that someone is gifted with the looks you have and such a keen insight. we know he did, all the signature traits, impromptu, he teamed up with rudy. you think that that was an accident? on a friday morning rudy comes out of nowhere and calls joe biden what ever he called him. joe biden, how'd he enter the discussion? you know why, because he know we'd pick up on it.

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time to hand it over to don lemon. >> this is "cnn" tonight. the president trump sending a bat signal to former aides in the way of the mueller investigation. are his pardons saying i have the power to pardon you like i pardoned dinesh d'souza, martha stewart and scooter libby. so are the president's pardons about politics. this comes on a day when the president doubled down on his demands for an apology from abc. the president making it all about him again tweeting iger where is my call of apology. you've and abc have offended millions of people. they demand a response. how is brian ross doing. he tanked the market with an abc lie, yet no apology, double standard. the president ducking the point there. roseanne's tweet was straight up racist. yet the president failed to condemn it. why? because he can't. his own words and actions are racist too. in 1973 the trump family real estate company was sued by the justice department for racial discrimination. they settled without admitting wrong doing but were required to take steps to prevent discrimi

we have nonstop of the coverage that continues right now with don lemon, cnn tonight. don. >>> thank you very much, chris. it's been surreal to watch that interview with dennis rodman and watch the two leaders, president trump and kim jong-un meet there. this is our breaking coverage now. the two presidents meeting face to face in singapore. thanks for joining us, i'm don lemon. this is the moment seen around the world here. a moment a lot of americans and allies never thought would come. the president of the united states shaking hands with the enriq north korean leader. that was a moment captured live on camera moments ago. later, president trump said this. >> i feel really great we're going to have a great discussion, i think tremendous success, i think tremendously successfully. it's an honor and we will have a terrific relationship, i have no doubt. >> right after that, kim jong-un going on to say this. >> translator: it has not been easy to come to this point, for us the pass has been holding us back. if all practices and prejudices have been covering our eyes and

we have nonstop of the coverage that continues right now with don lemon, cnn tonight. don. >>> thank you very much, chris. it's been surreal to watch that interview with dennis rodman and watch the two leaders, president trump and kim jong-un meet there. this is our breaking coverage now. the two presidents meeting face to face in singapore. thanks for joining us, i'm don lemon. this is the moment seen around the world here. a moment a lot of americans and allies never thought would come. the president of the united states shaking

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thank you chris. >>> this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon. at a really in south carolina a little while, the president claimed he thought the uproar would be good for him and his party. >> i have my own feeling, when i heard them talking about the children -- first of all, they were using pictures taken in 2014 when barack obama was president. i wasn't president. and what i learned is one thing. our facilities are cleaner, better kept and better run, that's the one thing i learned. okay. i saw it. but what we have is two extremes. i liked it. i said, hey, this is fine for us. >> he mixed a lot of things in there. you heard the president claim the immigrant children pictures were taken in 2014 when barack obama were present. maybe there are some out there but not the ones we're talking about, that is a lie. and he doesn't regret signing the executive order. the president's appeals really getting personal right now. >> if you see anybody from that cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gasoline station, you get out and you push ba

this is "cnn tonight" i'm don lemon. it is election night in america. on the most important night tonight this year, the polls will close in one ho from now, cnn will be watching it for the next four hours for you. the results there in california will have a human impact on whether the democrats could retake the house in the 2018 midterms. you'll want to stay with us for all those results. >>> the white house, the war on the nfl. president trump threw himself a party today. threw himself a party after nobody else would come. in a classic example of taking hisndoing home, the president exlated his fight with the nfl by scrapping a planned nfl visit with the eagles. after he learned a small number of players and coaches would actually attend. replacing it on what he's calling a celebration of our country on the south lawn today. dis-inviting the eagles doesn't mean there'd be no protest. >> thank you very much everybody. appreciate it. >> the president ignoring shouted questions from reporters. >> do you have any messages for the athletes sir? >> are you

. >>> this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon. breaking news, sources say the white house is working on a possible summit between donald trump and vladimir putin, one that will focus on syria, according to the "wall street journal." more on that in a moment. >>> this comes to an end of a wild week, this has been a week that shows regular rules don't ply when it comes to this president. the on again off again summit with kim jong-un is back on, for now anyway. the president says this. >> i think it's probably going to be a very successful, ultimately successful press. remember what i say, we will see what we will see. >> what a cliff hangar. then there's a letter hand delivered to president trump by a former north korean spy chief. what was in that letter? >> that letter was a very nice letter. oh, would you like to see what's in that letter? how much? how much? i didn't open theler yet. >> the the president teases the contents of the letter and later stated he haven't red it. a very big letter, by the way. that is a big letter, lo

have you seen don lemon's show? that's not journalism. his entire show is people, an expert panel explaining wha happened on anderson cooper. [ laughter ] >> greg: it'sap true. that is so true. >> you're in trouble now. [ laughter ] >> greg: cat, isn't it easier to blamere trump for everything. i'm sure some of your disappointments in life you could trace to trump. >> i'm going to start doing this. this wholele thing when i get upset with myself for bad choices is becoming exhausting. this whole thing when i apologize when i do something wrong, i'm not doing that anymore. next time i do something wrong i'll blame it on trump and i know a huge segment of the population will believe m without checking. i'm never going to say hey, like sorry i, vaped on your baby on accident, you know, for example. i'll just say that trump made me do it and the next thing you know i'll be some sort of victim. >> greg: i vaped on your baby. >>cc sometimes they come out of nowhere. >> greg: the bay by -- the babies come at you. there's so many examples of when

"cnn tonight" starts right now. >>> this is cnn tonight, i'm don lemon.ave breaking news for you. with the trump leaving washington after a stunning reversal on his own immigration policy. giving in to overwhelming pressure from all sides but still trying to blame everybody else for the mess he made himself on the border. >> so the democrats want open

because don lemon got a day off so i'm doing his show as well and we'll take on immigration.s get after it will be in full effect for two hours captain, while you are resting with an adult beverage. >> don lemon deserves a night off. he's a hard working young guy. cuomo prime time, 9:00 p.m. going to 11:00 p.m. tonight. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> confusion at the white house over the president's executive order. this as the president pivots. is he trying distract from the confusion with kids caught in the middle. zblncht plus, a mother separated from her son unable to find them. how do authorities plan to reunite this family? and tom arnold is trump cea's f. my guest tonight. >> good evening,

time to hand it over to don lemon. >>> this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon.eing taken from their parents on the border tonight. as trump met with house republicans behind closed doors, calling on him to pass legislation to fix the mess he made. >> these are laws that have been broken for many years, decades, we had a great meeting. >> sources telling cnn the president didn't take questions from members of his own party. went on and on for a promise about his border wall and it will cost $25 million to build it. we'll talk about that.

"cnn tonight with don lemon" starts now. good to see you, my friend. >> that's what we are going to be discussing on this program as well. who are we? are we a country that separates parents from their children at the border? this is the time for us to figure that out. i think this is a very pivotal moment. we'll discuss that. by the way, that jacket -- i was torn about that, whether i should cover it or not. but because it's a couple minutes off of the topic which is children in cages and the horrible situation happening at the border, but still, how can you -- tone deaf is the least of the phrases. >> and what the president said. >> yeah. >> he came out there, used it as an opportunity to lie and to twist and make it about him and an agenda when it was supposed to be about the kids. you can't leave it alone. you have to do it in context. i'm sure you'll do a perfect job. >> here's the thing though. she asked the question, do you? so the question deserves an answer. >> absolutely. >> don't be surprised when people are talki

i'm don lemon.ueller investigation? are his pardons a way of telling them don't worry, i have the power to pardon you too, just like i pardoned dinesh d'souza, sheriff joe arpaio and scooter libby. it doesn't matter if you pleaded guilty like conservative flame thrower d'souza who was sentenced to five years probation and a $30,000 fine for violating federal campaign finance laws. so are the president's pardons all about politics?

time to hand it over to don lemon. >>> this is "cnn tonight," i'm don lemon.g taken from their parents on the border tonight. as trump met with house republicans behind closed doors, calling on him to pass legislation to if i can the mess he made. >> these are laws that have been broken for many years, decades, we had a great meeting. >> sours telling cnn the president didn't take questions

i'm don lemon. the trump administration is trying hard to deny and deflect intense criticism of its immigration policy, separating undocumented parents from their children at the southern border. they can and are trying to deny those facts. our job on this program is to bring you those facts, and we will do that tonight. but first you have to hear this. it's the sound of what propublica reports are the voices of little kids from central america being held at a customs and border protection facility last week, sobbing for their parents. [ children crying ] >> it's heartbreaking. since we began reporting on this story, as the crisis at the border grows each day, a lot of people have said this is not what we stand for. this is not america. this is not who we are. but is it? because i want to you listen to some more, and you cannot deny that this is who we are right now. this is what we have become. we are now a country separating vulnerable children from their families. and in this case, as you're abou