Former CNN host Don Lemon revealed he was "totally serious" about considering a presidential run during a podcast on Wednesday and said people kept asking him if he's going to run."Can't be Censored" hosts Travis Dhanraj and Karman Wong asked Lemon if he had political ambition, to which the ex-CNN host said no, but revealed people had been asking him to and that he was thinking about it."I actually think I would be a really good president of the United States," Lemon said.DEMOCRATS WISH KAMALA HARRIS RAN FOR CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, NOT LOOK TO 2028: REPORT"Okay, like you're being serious?" Dhanraj asked.Lemon said he was being totally serious and was asked what it would take for him to run.Don Lemon accepts an award during the 30th Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City on May 11, 2026.(Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Webby Awards)"For the people to want me.
What it would take is if I ran a political campaign, a presidential campaign, I would like to run it, and I don't know if this is realistic or not, without having to beg for money.I would like it to be a voter-citizen-driven campaign for as much as it can be.
Maybe at some point I might have to take a donation.I would rather not do that, but I would rather the people of the United States to say, 'That's the guy that we want.
I'm gonna give him five dollars or $10' or something that doesn't break the bank because I know that the economy is tough," Lemon said.FOX NEWS POLL: MOST RATE THE ECONOMY NEGATIVELY, INCLUDING HALF OF REPUBLICANSLemon criticized President Donald Trump and argued he was "not doing a great job for the working-class people, for the American economy."The former CNN host said Trump's economic policies only benefited the rich and people who happen to have 401(k)s.Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment on Lemon's statements and his possible plans to run for president. When pressed on whether he's seriously explored what it would take to run and such, Lem...