Don Lemon Needs To Read Constitutional Law For Dummies
Time to FACE the music.
James Zumwalt | February 3, 2026
On January 29, former CNN host Don Lemon was arrested for joining anti-ICE rioters who had invaded Cities Church services in St. Paul, Minnesota, eleven days earlier. Terrifying the attendees, these activists sought to condemn the pastor’s alleged ICE after the death of Renee Good.
At this point, it is important to recognize that there is a difference between a “protest” and a “riot.” Perhaps international security firm TAL Global provides the simplest distinction between the two. It notes, “The difference between protest and a riot often comes down to intent and control. Protest maintains a message. Riots spiral away from one.”
In other words, what starts out as a peaceful protest at some point may well cross a line, transitioning into a riot as it becomes violent or violates the law.
In the aftermath of the Cities Church incident, Lemon—while examining a video of it—insisted on describing anti-ICE activists with whom he was embedded as “protesters.” This was despite the fact that they had already stepped over a distinctive line by storming onto private property where a religious service was ongoing, chanting “Hands up, don’t shoot” and “ICE out.” Church attendees had every right to be where they were and doing what they were doing without having their religious service interrupted by protesters (now rioters) gone bad.
Among the first celebrities to criticize Lemon was Grammy-winner Nicki Minaj, who did so in language that was both explicit and unapologetic. Many saw the church occupation not as an act of journalism but as an act of harassment against Christians. Lemon and his friends dared not attempt a similar invasion at a mosque holding religious services, as a much different reception would have awaited them.
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