Benny Johnson: “We were the Grand Central Station for arrest Don Lemon”
Johnson: “We've had a lot of administration agents on our program. Like Tricia McLaughlin was one. Mike Davis was one. Harmeet Dhillon was one.”
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From the January 30, 2026, edition of The Benny Show, posted to YouTube
BENNY JOHNSON (HOST): So Nicki Minaj is doing TikToks with Donald Trump, and Don Lemon is getting arrested with Busta Rhymes -- next to Busta Rhymes at the Grammys. It's the -- I tell you, it's the sacred timeline. Don has been a journalist for 30 years. Has he, though? And constitutionally protected work in Minneapolis is no different than what he's always done. Yeah. It is a lot different than what he's always done. Try it at a synagogue or a mosque. See what happens. The First Amendment exists to protect journalists whose role it is to shine light on the truth and hold power accountable, and there is no one more important time for Don to be doing his work. Hold on. What exactly were you doing? What journalism-ing were you doing as you were attacking kids to traumatize them? That's Don Lemon's own words. Shine a light on the truth. Hold those accountable. Instead of investigating the federal agents who killed two peaceful Minnesota protesters — they are being investigated, moron. This is your lawyer? This is the lawyer who's saying this? They are being investigated. Man, he's cooked. Don Lemon's cooked, bro. It is the real indictment of wrongdoing in this case. I'm pressing an attack on the First Amendment. There it is. See? See how easy that is? Somebody poisoned the water hole. Pull the rip cord — pull the cable on Woody. It's Woody. It's Woody. Pull the — somebody's poisoned the water hole. There's a snake in my boot. This is an unprecedented attack on the First Amendment. Shut up. So obvious. So easy.
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Well, we're proud to have been part of the — we're proud to have been part of the telling of the truth on this story, to keep the heat up on Don Lemon. We've had a lot of administration agents on our program. Like Tricia McLaughlin was one. Mike Davis was one. Harmeet Dhillon was one. We were the Grand Central Station for arrest Don Lemon. And now, ladies and gentlemen, we are here.