As promised, Don Lemon released his interview with Elon Musk today. I watched it and I think you can see the moment when Musk decided he was not going to be doing any business with Don Lemon, but more on that in a moment.
As Ed pointed out earlier today, Lemon’s transformation from CNN primetime bigwig to morning show host to independent journalist on X is quite remarkable especially given what a snob he has been in the recent past about independent journalists. Simply put, I don’t think Lemon likes the cards he’s been dealt but he’s determined to act as if this was all part of his master plan. It’s not convincing on any level.
The interview itself starts out pretty collegially. Musk seems to be in a good mood as he and Lemon discuss whether or not Lemon is on the left, the center left or something else. The first real moment of awkwardness appears when Musk says that CNN is…
