Don Lemon continues teasing 2028 presidential run: ‘Why not?’

Published May 10, 2026 11:30pm ET | Updated May 11, 2026 10:18am ET



Former CNN anchor Don Lemon recently continued a public push to tease himself as a candidate for the 2028 presidential election, months after making headlines for being indicted on federal civil rights charges.

Lemon spoke on Wednesday in London at an annual summit hosted by former Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Tina Brown that brings together journalists to honor Brown’s late husband, Sir Harry Evans, himself a former journalist.

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