Don Lemon, a stupid asshole according to Elon Musk, is fighting tooth and nail to cling to relevance after he was unceremoniously 'fired' by Musk for a duplicitous, CNN-style "gotcha" interview which aired on X and multiple other platforms. The interview has roughly 400,000 on Musk's platform.
His approach was basically just “CNN, but on social media”, which doesn’t work, as evidenced by the fact that CNN is dying.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 13, 2024
And, instead of it being the real Don Lemon, it was really just Jeff Zucker talking through Don, so lacked authenticity.
All this said, Lemon/Zucker are…
Lemon then threw a hissy-fit, suggesting Musk went "back on his word," and insinuating that X doesn't want "new and diverse voices."
It then came out that Lemon had demanded a $5 million up-front payment from X, on top of an $8 million salary, equity in X, the right to approve any changes in X policy related to news content, and a Tesla Cybertruck.
Now, Lemon is claiming that X is suppressing his Musk interview.
"It would seem to defy credulity that if 21 million people engaged with my post on X announcing my new show, that only a few hundred thousand would be interested in the interview on X as of this afternoon," Lemon told TheWrap, adding "It just doesn't make sense."
A Lemon rep told the outlet, "X is obviously suppressing free speech. Don’s interview was suppressed by X so less people view it."
TheWrap then said they tried searching for the interview on X, and couldn't find it without going directly to Lemon's account.
Lemon, whose show was cancelled by Musk just 24 hours after it was taped, said he could not verify the claim. But searches for the interview on X — including the term “Don Lemon Elon Musk” — turned up a series of insults against the former CNN host. The only way to view the interview was to click on Lemon’s official account, which has 1.5 million followers. -TheWrap
Maybe it's because the news has widely reported all the interesting parts, and people just aren't into Don Lemon?
Except that's bullshit...
The Lemon-Musk interview currently has 1.2 million views on X:
And 460,000 views on YouTube - which has roughly double the number of worldwide users as X.
Is Lemon engaging in a conspiracy theory?
On a chart that measured personality and intelligence, 🍋 would be in the worst quadrant – stupid asshole
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 18, 2024
