Don Lemon Says Elon Musk Should’ve ‘Sat Down With Megyn Kelly or Tucker Carlson’ if He Wanted To Be Lavished ‘With Praise for an Hour’

Hello everyone Welcome to ░░░░░░░░ Don Lemon Show The ░░░░░░░░ town square is for ░░░░░░░░ That is what Elon ░░░░░░░░ declared last summer when ░░░░░░░░ first invited me and ░░░░░░░░ colleague Rachel Maddow to ░░░░░░░░ X He said It ░░░░░░░░ be great to have ░░░░░░░░ on the left put ░░░░░░░░ shows on this platform ░░░░░░░░ first of all I ░░░░░░░░ not on the left ░░░░░░░░ I am fiercely independent ░░░░░░░░ putting that aside we ░░░░░░░░ know that Elon s ░░░░░░░░ pitch simply was just ░░░░░░░░ genuine because I dare ░░░░░░░░ and especially him to ░░░░░░░░ our conversation in full ░░░░░░░░ tell me that our ░░░░░░░░ and forth was not ░░░░░░░░ what X is supposed ░░░░░░░░ be all about Our ░░░░░░░░ was tough but it ░░░░░░░░ fair occasionally tense but ░░░░░░░░ disrespectful We both brought ░░░░░░░░ to the table to ░░░░░░░░ up our arguments and ░░░░░░░░ didn t press Elon ░░░░░░░░ anything that he hadn ░░░░░░░░ previously spoken about in ░░░░░░░░ The interview was precisely ░░░░░░░░ Elon has long claimed ░░░░░░░░ he wants to make ░░░░░░░░ home for on X ░░░░░░░░ free exchange of ideas ░░░░░░░░ dug into serious issues ░░░░░░░░ nuances of the Electoral ░░░░░░░░ the future of automotives ░░░░░░░░ complexities of DEI even ░░░░░░░░ own personal battles with ░░░░░░░░ Did he really expect ░░░░░░░░ me to simply lavish ░░░░░░░░ with praise for an ░░░░░░░░ If so he could ░░░░░░░░ sat down with Megyn ░░░░░░░░ or Tucker Carlson But ░░░░░░░░ he opted to sit ░░░░░░░░ with me an independent ░░░░░░░░ to have a real ░░░░░░░░ I m glad he ░░░░░░░░ it And if he ░░░░░░░░ to watch the whole ░░░░░░░░ he ll come to ░░░░░░░░ just how valuable our ░░░░░░░░ was In fact I ░░░░░░░░ every conversation that we ░░░░░░░░ on this show is ░░░░░░░░ open forum just like ░░░░░░░░ You can t have ░░░░░░░░ public town square where ░░░░░░░░ owner controls the microphone ░░░░░░░░ the volume.”