Elon Musk GETS FURIOUS During Interview with Don Lemon! Body Language Analyst Reacts!

Elon Musk CANCELLED a contract over this interview with Don Lemon. Shortly after this confrontational interview concluded, the owner of X (previously,Twitter) voided a contract he had with the former CNN reporter for an interview series. But what could have possibly happened to cause such an extreme decision, and what can their body language, facial expressions and word choice tell us? Find out now!
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01:49 What is Elon Hiding?!
11:15 Don Lemon's Mistake
20:18 Elon Musk Getting Irritated
29:41 Elon Musk Body Language
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[@tenacityforthetruth2695]

Here's a perfect example of what has happened when they lowered the standards for Journalists.

[@Nolan-fz3co]

😂😂 my thoughts as well!

[@gamache2709]

Yes, 100% agree.

[@CovertOps1]

😂😂

[@yaakov2092]

@tenacityforthetruth2695. Great Ripost.!!!

[@sallymjmj750]

Ha ha!

[@orion_13]

Don is the type of person who will smile while calling you names and then ask "Why are you emotional about this". Elon showed great composure by not leaving sooner.

[@tkfullmer]

Honestly it was painful to watch. I don't think I could have sat there as long as Elon did

[@susanb.3363]

@@tkfullmer You and me both! I'm a little bitty 75 yo female but watching Lemon made me want to get up and slap that smug look off his face. LOL (of course, I now find it hard to swat a fly!)

[@user-lr8cw7hs2w]

I've seen several vlogs on this same interview, and seen so many comments. I agree with yours the most. This is exactly how I feel. I could barely watch this video and also, the video he did with Monique 😓... Hed ask her a question, she or her husband would try to answer and explain their answers, and Don just cuts them off. I don't agree with everything any of them has done. I feel that each of them could've done things differently, but Don, you can't ask your guests questions, then cut them off and want to go to the next question without letting them explain. Then you want them to " Explain Why They're Feeling Pressed "... He's so rude🤷🏾😓​@@parisian44

[@PureMagma]

I'm glad to say that I'd never heard of Don Lemon but I've learned to spot someone who is an "intentionally awful person" and this interviewer made me immediately grateful that he is not in my life. I can safely assume that those closest to him cry themselves asleep at night. Elon put Don in his place! 👏👏👏

[@eva.alsoofi]

on je lepo vaspitan.kulturan.

[@Lin6055m]

Don made me feel uncomfortable and I wasn’t even in the hot seat. Intense, painful and too personal. I felt for Elon.

[@noxteryn]

Yes, watching that poor billionaire be made uncomfortable for 5 minutes with questions he didn't like was absolutely unbearable.

[@racko6ix]

you got to keep in mind....elon hired dawn to have his show on X. Imagine recieving these questions now, from an employee of yours.

[@ThinkingWithLoretta]

​@@noxteryn why does him being a billionaire exempt him from a decent human interaction?

[@maxqazwsxedc1050]

@@noxterynyou're pulling the exact same play as Don did, throwing populist argument with absolutely no logical connection to the discussion for a gotcha

[@Furtivo95]

"Don't call yourself a journalist, if you're really just an activist"

[@debrapickhard3218]

Exactly!

[@jeanettestanion4463]

Finally...someone got it...Don was an activist not a journalist...he was out to bring Elon down or find that Crack any way he could...and it backfired...Don is such a loser.. he has gotten away with twisting the truth into lies on CNN so many times he thinks he can do it in real life...well done Elon...

[@Simbu.]

There is a difference between asking tough questions without being hostile and asking questions with bad intent.

[@TheBehavioralArts]

Wow beautifully said

[@onyijeaniio9655]

Best comment. Spot on!

[@77dris]

"RESPECT" is all that was needed.

[@user-ln9bk7mo3l]

Yes, there is that difference, but Lemon never even rose to that level. His questions were poorly formed to stimulate a healthy exchange of ideas. Lemon isn't even willing to do his research (read the DEI posts) so he can talk sensibly with someone that HAS read it, and knows WHY he's saying what he feels. OMG... Lemon really DOES want censorship! LMAO.

[@_marlene]

@@TheBehavioralArts Meh. Not really true. Musk has just gone through an obvious, major drug problem. For a year or two he has been making major decisions late at night on weekend nights, posting them on Twitter when he is obviously partying. For example discarding the Twitter brand was a 3am Saturday tweet near in time to sightings of Musk at raves, and a very erratic interview happened a day after the last of those rave sightings. He has been obviously medicated in many interviews now, those interviews typically devolving into strange, well-- tweaker freakouts. The scariest Nazi stuff-- and make no mistake, he engages with straight up literal neo-Nazi material regularly-- he's engaged with on Twitter has happened near in time to observable sightings of the man impaired by his poly-drug, primarily stimulant, abuse. The drug question is very major with Musk. He seems to be recovering; he's less meth'd up with Lemon than in that interview where he freaked out bigtime. He has the look of a man suffering with post-acute withdrawal, or a hard taper off of drugs, to me, not that I can say that with surety. Media has failed to engage with Musk's drug problem seriously and it is a significant concern for this man who occupies an unelected position of geopolitical power (what with his security clearance, national security impact etc). Lemon's intent was not "bad" in pursuing a major story directly, even if it may have been hostile from Musk's POV. I must admit, as I wrote this, that I came to agree with you that Lemon was highly manipulative & hostile. But this is not a friendly convo between two friends; it's an interview with an important man. It's the most legitimately journalistic move of Lemon's career and I hope it becomes a pattern; I would guess it's more likely to just be a stunt though. Broken clock's (Lemon, I mean) right twice a day and all.

[@pennyj7694]

Don came looking for a fight, but in a passive aggressive way. And, ridiculous to say at the end, "I didn't mean to upset you." when that is precisely what he meant to do.

[@your3kidding]

Lemon turned that into a self-gotcha when he didn't seem to understand what "cogent" meant.

[@DebiQ1830]

Yup.

[@marivipalomino6975]

“I don’t mean to upset you” but he kept asking the same ill-intentioned questions several times.

[@nt3833]

Passive aggressive is the perfect way to describe his interview style here.

[@imageisn0thing]

100% yes

[@mazsroy9]

Elon was so patient. Don was way out of line. I totally understand Elon’s frustration and I’d fire Lemon too!

[@Rebelheart06]

This Interviewer was NOT IN ELON'S LEAGUE to even warrant an interview with Him!!

[@chevellefan12]

wtf are you an actual elon sycophant?!? "Him" lmaoooo have some shame at least XD

[@japanesedinosaurs]

As a therapist who works closely with neurodivergent individuals daily, I commend Elon for navigating the adverse situation and communicating properly with someone who was ignoring the fact that the interview was upsetting. I also find it extremely rude that someone could be so bold to ask personal questions and then be rude when Elon says that they are not appropriate for the interview. I do not blame Elon for canceling the contract. He has every right to and should do what is best for him. It is clear that Don is not the person Elon wants to work with. I would have been uncomfortable in this interview, yet Elon was elegant even up to the very end when he decided to leave. 👏

[@ashleyobrien4937]

wow...couldn't disagree more...

[@lolaoh2001]

Agree 💯

[@user-kq8pr8jq5i]

I agree, however I think Don Lemon was sincere about not wanting to upset Elon. Perhaps a behavioural perspective on him could have been offered as well.

[@vedaventer7800]

Im behind Elon

[@japanesedinosaurs]

@user-kq8pr8jq5i I agree with you. Both sides have a story and perspective to consider. Don was doing his job in the best way he knew how to.

[@annettedeering127]

I see a super intelligent man answering hostile questions from a person trying to sound intelligent.

[@innosanto]

Both are intelligent. But one of them tries to push an agenda and instead of follow arguments follow repetition to make a time of repetition as highlight.

[@tmc1564]

Yup

[@ashleyobrien4937]

he's not super intelligent ! he hasn't invented a damned thing, but failed at most things he's worked on, you know what I'm talking about..

[@stephen11627]

So true. He only wanted to hear what he wanted to hear. Message for future employers, bin his resume! You'll thank me later! 😀

[@annettedeering127]

@stephen11627 Actually, hopefully he'll figure out what Elon thought of his behavior & he'll read what the masses thought of his behavior & learn. It's one thing to ask the 'hard questions' as old time JOURNALISTS did, it's another thing to keep attacking your to be boss when you're still in contract negotiations. The first time he brought up the r word..well okay (sort of). But to keep drilling it in is an attack. Another thing, I think Elon expects everyone to give as much as he does into his companies & I would think their pay would show it. He obviously has employees & we don't know the turnover rate. But if you have an upbeat, even quirky boss that shows appreciation, you will just about walk through fire for him.

[@brownsugar1276]

That last eye block with the head shake, was an "I'm done" look. I believe it was in that moment he made his decision.

[@christiaanraftery1739]

Don wasn’t debating he was pushing his agenda.

[@catherinejaddii828]

That's a very vacuous and overused statement.

[@barbwirewebworks]

Wasn’t he supposed to be interviewing, not debating?

[@djharto4917]

He’s pushing the agenda.

[@mariannefaulkner3445]

Touché and weak debate by Don of no Depth. Thanks.

[@patandemy]

Yep never liked him.

[@blueberry3168]

Classic gaslighting language by Lemon to Musk, “I don’t mean to UPSET you”. Love the way Elon remains so open regardless of the abusive and truculent way Lemon questions him! 👍🏼

[@fernrobertson465]

Passive aggressive.......tactic often used by Narcissists. Which I believe Don is.!

[@B-U-T-C-H-E-R]

We need more people in the world like Elon Musk. A vast majority of insanely wealthy people, only use their wealth to acquire more wealth. Even though they have more than they'll ever be able to spend, and they don't care who or what it hurts. Elon actually tries to help humanity, even if it costs him money

[@oranjwon4437]

I think Don's body language was of one looking for a dictionary, when he heard the word "cogent."

[@nidahogal]

Haha. My exact thought. I never saw Lemon before this & hope to never see him again! What a twit. Elon is a classy man.

[@oranjwon4437]

@@nidahogal My first too, lol. Shameful. Elon scares me, but he can scare me and be classy (and lovable!) too.

[@NRoseM127]

Lol that part got me too, he 100% did not know what the word cogent meant 😂

[@keon3155]

Don lemon is that person that pisses you off and asks why are you pissed off? I don't understand.

[@gislo]

yeah, his "spidey" senses are very off :)

[@andreawaibel3584]

It's his arrogance. He speaks to every person like they are a joke to him.

[@revearain7692]

He's never been punched in the face. Obviously.

[@taylorbug9]

Did we watch the same interview? Because that's Elon Musk you're talking about.

[@corianderwolfgangrainbeaux]

It’s the only way to chat with narcissists.

[@l.a.w.79]

When Don Lemom asked Elon “why are you this way…do you think it has to do with your childhood?” I was 😮😮😮😮😮 He is interviewing a business man NOT a therapy client!!!!! I was aghast. The gall. So dehumanizing and condescending.

[@elenaovcharuk8529]

Yeah like "Is this because of your father?" is such a dumb question! Like a cheap plot-twist. He pissed the man off and he thinks he will cry about his daddy in front of him?

[@juliegerasimenko200]

Me too!! That was so out of line and incredibly demeaning. And asking about why he takes ketamine? So unprofessional I could hardly believe it.

[@mbinze1298]

And after all that, he expected Elon to pay him millions of dollars. 🤣🤣🤣

[@morgantaylor517]

Microdosing with Ketamine is something anyone can order online

[@robtooley4002]

It's also personal. Don should not be asking about personal medication.

[@ReverendRandy]

I was cringing and very repulsed by Mr Lemon's attitude when I watched the full interview with Elon. Glad to see so many people commenting about this! Peace

[@thedarkprincess4196]

That interviewer technically insulted the black community. By not agreeing with what Elon was actually saying, he insinuates that standards need to be lower in order to allow black people to qualify for doctor roles...

[@misterjay6929]

Bro had two questions and asked it in 50 different ways

[@siddified]

More like allegations

[@KM0393]

I thought this was a joke until I finished the episode

[@dahrayyem2648]

Interrogation

[@ashleyobrien4937]

@@dahrayyem2648 that's interviews for you...

[@PhilVanDerPolz]

Questions? If he truly is interested in answers, Lemon needs to start listening. But he seems more to be interested in being right, show off or devalue Elon.

[@josam4545]

I see why they fired Don at CNN

[@lorrieshigley3625]

Ditto

[@leestrz4153]

You can take Don out of CNN but you can't take the CNN out of Don

[@michellecook-hill431]

He needs to be fired from himself.

[@organichuman]

When you don't even meet CNN standards it must be seriously bad.

[@dianescotto511]

There are people that watch CNN?

[@georgivachev6723]

If we lower the standards for journalism, we'd have more interviews like this one!

[@EscapeMCP]

But imagine what would happen if we raised the standards??? 🤔

[@ralphdionne1330]

I agree with you 100%. Don's opinion that lowering standards for any job is more likely to have an adverse affect than maintaining high standards. This wasn't intended as an interview. It was an attack on Elon.

[@EscapeMCP]

Elon had obviously lowered the standards for DL and had just then decided "never again"!

[@honeyholly001]

Elon was so much more patient than I would have been with this guy.

[@dogsinheaven]

❤ yip

[@saoirsek9438]

Elon showed more patience than I could have. When Elon said, “I was born that way” and checked out of the interview mentally, I cheered. Finally!!

[@maryabbott5005]

Me Tooo @ THAT EXACT point I said the Same!!🤔🎯💯

[@motherof1doll.]

♥️🎯♥️

[@fionamcfadden5772]

"Baby I was born this way"..!..it would have been so funny if he burst out singing that tune!!..lolol.😅

[@user-sl6mt3nf2s]

The GOD of SPINOZA guides his emotions.

[@user-sl6mt3nf2s]

@leilachamberlin Elon , Love the impact of your answers (Right to the Target!), to Don Lemon’s provocations trying to bombard you since the beginning. Will you please, let me know books RE: “The GOD from Spinoza”? Appreciate it. Thanks

[@OneDawn4All]

Spidey, this is one of my favorite of your analyses!! I have a completely new perspective on both DL and EM now!

[@42442LOVE]

Don Lemon has been this way for a number of years, which was a great disappointment, because for a few years that he was first on the scene I thought he could be repected......BOY!! what a hugh ERROR!!!

[@OneDawn4All]

@@42442LOVE I'm right there with you!!

[@OneDawn4All]

@@42442LOVE SAMESIES

[@glennamanos7384]

I love this being broken down. In my opinion I knew Don was being a little doucy because he didn't want an answer he wanted the answer HE wanted and he wasn't getting it. What I love about Elon is he thinks before he speaks.

[@RONCASE152]

Lemon has mastered the fine art of getting fired.

[@lolaoh2001]

😂😅 💯 mastered!

[@johnnystein67]

I think he is on a downward spiral and will continue to get fired. Everywhere he takes his toxic behavior.

[@ZebraFacts]

Yet he still has more money than you do. I live in a third world country. It is very common for the locals to suggest that foreigners like me don't know anything. I didn't push back so much on that reaction the locals constantly expressed until it just got very annoying. At that point, I began to ask. If we are so stupid. Why then is it that we are rich as you say and you are not. Lemon is quite annoying himself, but he does have more money than you or I. Fired or not. Not to mention. He is likely to become even richer now that he has control of his own content and cannot be fired. Lemon understood quite well what this interview would do for his new show.

[@coolguy2789]

Lmfaooooo 😂😂😂😂😂😂😅

[@orlandojames7964]

😂😂😂😂❤❤

[@terryallen7356]

I've never seen Don Lemon before and I'll never watch him again. He's ridiculous.

[@beautifulbutterflyLove]

His being fired from CNN told me everything I needed to know about him!

[@tonyjoel7910]

😂😂😂 same

[@seedsoflove7684]

​@@beautifulbutterflyLovewell...ya gotta be pretty bad to be fired from that place😅

[@DeuxMilleVingtQuatre]

Same!

[@Studeb]

Wow, the amount of Elon Stans on this page, why are there so many Elon Stans here?

[@leebarry5181]

Don Lemon's interview style; I'm going to ask the same question until you admit you are wrong because, I'm always right.

[@sharmuyres7585]

ELON has way more patience than I do.

[@carolina_is_free]

This feels more like an interrogation than an interview.

[@wazzup233]

True and if you heard the word "investigative journalism" then that's what it do from a journalist. They'd became a detective when they do that and sometimes it's below the belt. 😡

[@stephenwilkinson1254]

no, this is not at all like an interrogation. A basic interrogation ( police) or cross examination ( lawyer) is ten times better than what was shown Interrogators and prosecutors are prepared and often have the answers to many of the questions that they are asking

[@verabolton]

@@stephenwilkinson1254 And that's exactly what Lemon did here. His questions were not questions, he meant them to be statements. That's why he kept repeating them. And, as many interrogators, he wasn't prepared to face a truthteller.

[@abbymejia4377]

Not sure why Musk would give this guy the time of day.

[@anthonymason385]

I imagine he wants his platform to have all points of view. He saw Don as a left leaning guy with a built-in audience.

[@saramcdowell4735]

Yo show the World what a fool Don Lemon is!!!

[@DebiQ1830]

Elon gives lots of people access to him. It's impressive really.

[@hannahwalker1975]

Elon is too nice here

[@trinitymeadows2811]

Me either. TDS IS REAL AND LONG LASTING

[@terriadamson6814]

Why is he challenging Elon in such an argumentative way? I'm shocked that he finished the interview at all.

[@kimkulesa3041]

@terriadamson - Apparently Don Lemon didn't realize who he was interviewing. He is NOT qualified to do an interview with someone like Elon and he killed his own contract. Lemon lost, and rightly so.

[@revmsj]

If I’m Elon there never would have been a contract for Lemon to be pulled in the first place. Lemon is just the worst!

[@CapitanFantasma1776]

Don Lemon is proof of standards being lowered in a profession. Thanks!

[@mystik.mermayde.aotearoa]

Hahahaha!!! Brilliant point!!!👏

[@johnwatson2003]

Touche

[@jelyfisher]

Best comment 😂

[@pabloernesto8044]

Yep, Do Lemon is doing the way VIPs are interviewed outside the US. Americans have monetized and corrupted journalism.

[@Gazza-rv8ud]

Really? Try FOX "news" if you're looking for a Circus.

[@lisalynch629]

Asking if someone’s drunk is pure disrespect and rude

[@yunsukhuddy3553]

It’s called “unprofessionalism” . When he was on CNN He was low and unprofessional

[@IwantToBelieve33]

this Don LAME-ON guy is so incredibly ignorant it makes my head hurt

[@marylinn]

Don Lemon was badgering not interviewing

[@rachmann516]

Actually, he was on autopilot. I might believe he understands his own words but obviously I'd be wrong, because he contradicted all he said when he quoted Voltaire: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

[@gaileychambers8976]

Lord help me, I loathe Don.

[@gaileychambers8976]

And he still badgering him!!

[@marylinn]

@@gaileychambers8976 Lemon couldn’t have looked any worse than he did in that interview …. that was the lowest point of what was his career

[@janiefields7957]

Badgering is the perfect description!!

[@cousinsister69]

Lemon went immediately to give his twisted versions of "victory" interviews claiming that Elon says he believes in free speech but obviously not when it comes to talking about himself, or words to that effect. Lemon is conflating the idea of free speech with a person's right to be able choose which subjects he finds too personal to speak about publicly. Two completely different matters.

[@butterfly1873]

Same thing he was doing in this interview. Who is the buffoon that came him an anchor job?

[@caisearbhan4738]

The line of questioning around prescription medicine actually infuriates me.

[@clemplate]

Don's whole basis for asking if Elon was abusing Ketamine was based off the fact that he tweets. Period. Literally, Don's saying "You tweet a lot, is that because you're high/drunk?" Wtf? How did he come to that conclusion? And he stigmatized ketamine by suggesting Elon was "getting" high from it at all. It's the same stigma people face for all psych drugs- having to explain the difference between legally using medicine for a health condition vs the people who abuse it. & Elon was completely right to point out that Don ignored Elon's well known rigorous work schedule which suggests he's nothing but a functional member of society & not just sitting around high & tweeting all day. Actually, if anything, I may have asked Elon, "How do you maintain such a rigorous work schedule? Do you have to take drugs to maintain that schedule?" That would've made more sense to me than trying to stigmatize ketamine based on tweets.

[@clemplate]

@jonmb93 No, when ketamine is prescribed, it's completely legal & used for treatment resistant depression which can help prevent suicides. FYI, You think that's dangerous? Go read the black box warning on the SSRIs & about serotonin storm which no one has a problem taking. Risk vs risk. I prefer people to be alive & not suffer.

[@clemplate]

@jonmb93 Ketamine is a legal drug used for treatment resistant depression. It can save lives. SSRIs have black box warnings & can cause serotonin storm which is ☠️ for some people yet they can also save lives. Risk vs risk. I prefer people alive & not suffering.

[@suigeneris2663]

@jonmb93 ​⁠​⁠ Not even close. There is no “very bad” drug, full stop. Is morphine for a Stage 4 cancer patient in hospice “very bad?” Adderall for someone with ADHD? These are drugs that have been researched and proven by science to improve people’s lives when used properly. Sorry that you can’t grasp the simple logic that not everyone on a highly controlled drug will become an addict. I’ve suffered from depression for over 20 years. Hospitalized 3 times. Ketamine, like ECT, has been shown to have some seriously amazing effects in terms of lifting depression. I’m considering it now myself. Sometimes I wonder if depression is inevitable for the intellectually gifted who must regularly deal with simple-minded (or personality disordered) individuals such as yourself who can only handle the world in terms of good/bad. Try some big boy logic. The opposite of good is not good.

[@suigeneris2663]

@@clemplate Is your morning coffee before work a daily occurrence? If so, you are using a drug to maintain your work schedule. This is not difficult. Musk graciously waived his HIPAA rights to satisfy Lemon’s curiosity. I would’ve called security. The questions were incredibly intrusive and out of line and I hope you’re not a journalist. Even public figures are still entitled to a certain amount of privacy in this country.

[@dadimadh4528]

An interview should be about the interviewee; the interviewer's thoughts are irrelevant. If Don Lemon wanted a debate he should've said so.

[@sandrahealy552]

Hope Don Lemon learned his lesson to never continuously poke at your boss, especially when you are clearly misinformed. In my opinion, we need to raise the standards to becoming a journalist.

[@butterfly1873]

Here are a few standards they should add: Truth Good lustening skills Respond to was is being said not propaganda you want to promote Have intelligent questions Don’t ask the same guestion multiple times

[@tialevy2984]

…and now we know why CNN FIRED Don Lemon.

[@V23325]

Lemon tried to bring up Elons mental health early on in the interview as a way to throw him off and make him vulnerable. It was really off putting to watch and did not in any way foster a productive conversation or create a space where Elon would want to open up during the interview.

[@taylorbug9]

He could have sat there and sang the praises of Elon Musk the entire time and still gotten the same reactions to the same questions. Elon argues like a child trying to get into the cookie jar before dinner.

[@gigigigi1159]

Yeah..Lemon is a monster....he will do anything and say anything to be 'current',,,,everyone knows he is a tool

[@Good_Ol_Mr_Troll]

​@@taylorbug9it's not supposed to be an argument LOL and ya, it's not about elon getting praise in order to answer questions, the questions were repetitive with no regard to privacy or respecting elons answers. Elon would answer, and Don would ask the same thing again. You'd have to be brain dead or emotionally out of touch to be able to ignore the very present awkward tension thats building because of Don lemons persistent suggestion of distrust and cynicism.

[@doubleot1984]

Elon 🐐 fth

[@broadway.duchess]

Agreed. If anything, it made Don Lemon look mean, unprofessional, & bullying. Elon came off as sympathetic, straightforward, & relatable. DL really counted on Elon losing his temper & getting angry, hitting pay dirt with an Elon Musk outburst. Elon stymied Don by keeping his composure. The more Don hammered away at Elon, trying to get a rise out of him, the worse he made himself look. The only people saying bad things about Elon after this interview are people with an agenda or who would never admit the truth. I wonder if they believe what they say, or if they're so biased, they just see only what they believe. I suspect some of the people commenting didn't watch the interview, but read other people's takes.

[@davina5514]

All 🍋 Lemon Head wants is a: I Gotcha Gotcha phrase.

[@LindaChristopherson5and3]

I appreciate how well Elon handled this 'interview'...not an interview at all. Lemon demonstrates an absolute in my disgusting lack of decency and terrible disregard for the points Elon made in his answers.

[@n.vaneeleber6733]

If you've ever been in a discussion with a NArcissist, this "interview" is what that can look like

[@thebritishperspective7674]

I could not agree more, you can imagine what a lemon would look like if he had the same amount of money as Elon, that would be an absolute nightmare. Let’s hope at some point people wake up to just who he is and what he stands for Remember what he said “ Some people would consider removing child pornography, censorship. I think that says it all… make a statement like that, ands it says it all really, doesn’t it!

[@n.vaneeleber6733]

"verruca 🍋 salt"

[@LifeYahPeace]

It was painful to listen to how old Don Lemon like someone drilling him like he did Elon. Geesh! I’ve never seen that man before but he seemed to have an air of self importance. What a shame. 😢

[@devinhurst481]

EXACTLY.

[@Mayfloweralways]

Yes. They just say you’re wrong as if that’s the only option. You could only be wrong. They talk in circles and try their best to make you question facts. Even “ but these posts are still up” is second nature. They talk as if you admitted being wrong, when you never said that. If you have never talked with a narcissist- you start to feel exhausted and as if you must be bad at communicating because they can’t understand you. They can. They’re just wearing you down.

[@demeter-the-great]

I really do feel Don Lemon is trying to be argumentative about everything without listening to what Elon is fundamentally saying. Bad interview. Frustrating to listen to.

[@ProgressIsTheOnlyEvolution]

Yeah this was a terrible interview by Don Lemon, he may have been right on some of his points, and maybe not but you can't keep a interview going being so argumentative, repeating questions and still coming up with nothing whatsoever to prove your arguments. Don Lemon seemed to me like he was just arguing to argue, this did not seem like a proper interview to me. As Elon was saying Don Lemon was not listening, and what is the point of providing answers to a person who doesn't want the answer?

[@pseudonymous8702]

It was Cathy Newman vs Jordan P 2.0. “So what you’re saying is… women are lobsters…”

[@lez0n]

This was a shit show interview ala Hiraldo not real journalism.

[@demeter-the-great]

@@ProgressIsTheOnlyEvolution exactly. I’m no Elon fanboy, especially in recent years, but these interviews lately (this one and the other one from BBC) have done nothing but show he knows what he’s talking about while showing the interviewer as a biased hater arguing to get a viral “gotchya” moment. Complete backfires.

[@tdmccoy1211]

When a person shows you who they are believe them.

[@fransschmitz2628]

My respect for Elon keeps growing! I personally would have walked out after the first sequence of insults! The only mistake Elon made was to believe that this man was able to use the opportunity Elon gave him wisely.... He lost, Elon won!

[@alias7859]

It looks to be standard for Lemon and mainstream to only take excerpts to fit their story. So tiring, Don! I am exhausted watching him and the View people too.

[@maika2964]

Gosh, they must have lowered the standards of journalism dramatically when the Lemon guy came into the picture. See what happens when standards are lowered? It’s a torture for everyone.

[@MadoushiLegion]

Diversity Equity Inclusion= Didn't Earn It

[@dawn7862]

Well said. Both of you.

[@cris_balm7460]

touche

[@shawnperez6880]

Elon is pretty clear that Don Lemon's inability to interview w/out editorialization is a waste of his precious time. Don Lemon has a consistant condescendingly dismissive tone. Rude.

[@saundradriscoll282]

Exactly!

[@Bdatoolman]

What in the hell are you talking about

[@user-rc2yo1dt5v]

Well put.

[@mycelia_ow]

Can you give me any examples?

[@symiaprice1489]

You are the same type as Lemon if you can't get it. So obvious ​@@mycelia_ow

[@marierodd9451]

Leave his childhood alone. I would not publicly discuss my childhood in public.

[@kingkevin88888888]

I could be wrong, but at 14:00 I don't think Elon was exit checking. I think he was so dumbfounded that his eyes shifted in disbelief in Don's "logic". Like a non verbal "wtf?"

[@siddified]

''you want censorship so bad you can taste it.'' 12 minutes in and Elon completely psychoanalysed that lemon correctly already.

[@valhartzenberg4314]

With this line of questioning, this Lemon left a sour taste for sure.

[@anderslarsen4412]

He only asked Elon to explain what he meant by his racist, misogynist, and fascist posts. It says a lot when someone has to squirm to get out of answering to their own online comments.

[@CJAG777]

​@@anderslarsen4412also says alot about you.

[@mauriziomauricone]

Even CNN fired the guy, go figure.

[@joeb2648]

Don being a DEI hire himself did not know the meaning of the word cogent. LOL

[@BSmith-fs7wd]

The eye roll at around 31:11, as he drinks his water, feels like his never dealing with this guy again moment 😅

[@Schonemann]

If I was Elon Musk I’d walk right out of the interview the second Don Lemon threw child pornography in as an argument.

[@adamtomita6143]

let the hydra reveal itself

[@beautifulbutterflyLove]

💯

[@williamphillips2239]

I disagree! Elon stopped him dead in Lemon's absurd tracks!

[@broadway.duchess]

That was absurd! but it's kind of crazy how DL showed himself to be an absolute fool. 'Some people would call cp censorship?' Huh? What? Uh, pretty sure they wouldn't, Don.

[@jenniferholden9397]

Don Lemon is being obtuse, he ends up looking stupid because he is. It’s almost like he’s going to war with Elon. Bad idea.

[@tresawycliffe6741]

Lemon should ask questions to Diddy and company.

[@AZcordzom]

Don Lemmon should learn to listen intelligently instead of running a dumb ass game.

[@debmclachlin]

That was not an interview. That was Don Lemmon, trying to score points, and stand on his soapbox.

[@TaunyaMillet-vg2eu]

Don Lemon is icky

[@e.starling141]

100%. It was completely disingenuous. He knew he had every intention of being overly confrontational and that he'd make Elon as uncomfortable as possible. I'm not surprised he got axed. I don't know what he was thinking setting his boss up like that. You can have different views and still have a decent, intellectual interview. But Don doesn't some seem to understand that. He just wanted to make himself look good to the left.

[@sostrucking]

He's trying to appease the left wing progressive

[@sostrucking]

From my experience Don is lying as I have had many doctors who are not white...Don is a liar, always has been always will be.

[@carlibridges6053]

As a special education teacher and advocate who specializes in Autism, his choppy speech is typical for him. When under stress it is harder for an Autistic person to find the right vocabulary words and they stammer or stutter at times. Thank you for your videos. It’s helped me a lot when speaking to my students’ parents. Autism automatically comes with a negative chemical state with highs and lows. Ketamine has actually helped many Autistic patients.

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[@Olgafacts]

Its like Don lemon tried to use his stuttering and choppy speech to make Elon look dumb and we all know he's brilliant, whether you like him or not.

[@johannawebley4101]

Even without Autism, if I put myself in Elons shoes, I would have the same reactions.

[@MedeHUB]

I’m an Aspie, and despite 40 years in communication, I still speak in an autistic speech pattern: repetition, mumbling, hesitation. It’s every. Day. The more I’m concentrating, the more it happens. To form a baseline, you first need to know the facts. I feel my tribe is misunderstood by behavioral experts.

[@alexanderh9878]

Is English Elon's first language? If it isn't, it could be a contributing factor to the choppy language style.

[@la7348]

The standards at Duke may or may not have been lowered but by the way Don Lemon questioned Elon, the standards for Journalism most definitely have been lowered.

[@hsr4404]

Elon Musk did not get furious. Elon Musk got outraged by Lemon's statements

[@nt3833]

I absolutely hated Don’s interview style. It was very frustrating to watch, and I can’t believe Elon had the patience to keep having to repeat himself. I thought Don spoke very condescendingly and some of his questions were inappropriate like the part about Elon’s dad. His comment at the end reminded me of a parent chastising a child and then saying “what are you crying about?!”

[@801LOVER]

Listening to this “interview” was as painful as most of my work meetings. There’s always a “Don”. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@lilolmecj]

😸going back to grade school, asking dumb questions that he thinks are brilliant.

[@ShawNshawN]

LOL. A Don in every meeting.

[@TirraOmilade]

I keep skipping to hear Spidey. Lol The interview is so painful.

[@jujumama]

theu are everywhere

[@amandarhoads4640]

"There's always a 'Don'." 😂☠️ There *is* always a "Don"! They're everywhere!

[@Kj-sf8cj]

The whole interview in my opinion was Don Lemon trying to push Elon Musk buttons and try and get him to loose his cool. The way he kept labouring points was just ridiculous, no wonder he was dropped by Elon. Don seriously let himself down in this interview, if he watches the replay I would think he would cringe at how inadequate he was at his job as a interviewer.

[@cesly87]

Lemon was totally the "where my hug at?" dude in highschool.

[@stephenwhite5444]

Whats ACTUALLY sad is the number of people out there who are mentally manipulated by Dons expressions and dont even grasp that nothing he says or asks makes any sense. They just assume he makes a good point because of his tone. He literally has no business being on tv and conducting interviews. He needs to be off camera keeping the donut table stocked up.

[@rishinravi9223]

Agreed

[@42442LOVE]

I AGREE WITH YOU 100% He has no right or business still being on TV as ANYONE or ANYTHING.... He's so self involved!

[@orangewarm1]

he has been in the business for long time. He's probably competent in other areas. i think he probably wants to move into Oprah territory. This was the wrong strategy.

[@TerryProthero]

Absolutely. I'm an Aspie like Elon. And to me Don is like that teacher on the Charlie Brown cartoons when he speaks. Sounds come out, but it's not even comprehensible speech.

[@markstansberry8064]

😅😅😂😂😂 Great Comment!!!

[@Evanthebat15]

Hey Spidey, I am autistic, at least from my experience, it takes us a moment to be able to get our thoughts together and then be able to say it. First time seeing or hearing Don Lemon, he came off as disrespectful and like he already made up his mind about a narrative. Instead of bringing thoughtful questions filled with fact, which makes it easier for those of us that cannot understand cues, he went fully emotional. I am surprised Elon Musk lasted as long as he did, I would have walked out right away. The first thing I tell people I meet and will be interacting with is "Hello, my name is______, I am on the autistic spectrum and cannot understand social cues, I am emotionally awkward so if I react incorrectly please let me know." instead of Don Lemon creating a safe place, it felt confrontational. Thank you for your analysis! Helps me learn how to read others so that I can try to react accordingly.

[@RJ_410]

People should think before they speak. It's a good skill, rather than speaking before thinking, as in Don's case.

[@themagescorner]

Wait do you say that on first dates too? Just curious.

[@SusanneMacias]

My first time hearing Don Lemon as well. He is horrible.

[@karenperkins6744]

I was also surprised at how long Elon lasted, and more to his credit for that I say! I admire your attitude and I think that how you seem to deal with your own personal situation, is amazing. I also love the fact that you try, obviously with success, to read other people even if a lot of them are morons! That's brilliant! Pity that a great many people who are NOT on the spectrum, can't be as willing to understand others who are!

[@alienangel777]

Yes! Thanks, my autistic fellow. Sometimes it feels like I'm having this type of frustrating conversation with most neurotypicals. I'm clearly and concicely stating a fact or opinion which the NT keeps misinterpreting, usually unintentionally or sometimes intentionally. I can sum up in one sentence what others take a verbal equivalent of a novel to say (exaggeration). So I feel your pain! I find communicating in writing so much more efficient than talking, as I can understand their points and also have evidence for when they try to gaslight me about something in the conversation. Unfortunately, it's usually not if, but when the gaslighting occurs, either unintentionally (some people forget actual things that were said or happened if they get emotional) or intentionally.

[@bluesun2001]

Love your charisma most of all and of course your meticulous and neat breakdown of what just happened 😂 Subscribed ❤

[@UnholyTaco666]

Also, I just want to tell you, Spidey, that you are a CLASS ACT. I really appreciate how you handled covering this and your Prada shirt is sharp as hell. You have my respect!

[@Armando-fi5oq]

That's what happened when they lowered the standards in journalism.

[@Wonderpattypatty]

And they consider Lemon a “journalist“??!!! 😆

[@edwardhugus2772]

No, not really if you have brains...but Don Lemon surely considers himself a top notch indispensible "journalist" Don Lemon can't understand DEI is dangerous.....EQUITY of outcome is far different than Equal OPPORTUNITY. I believe in Equal Opportunity......pick the best qualified people with blinders on...regardless of race or gender. Equity of outcome says the "marginalized group should get the job even if 10 other applicants are far superior in the qualifications. I dont want my doctor or pilot doing their job because they're a minority, I want them because they're more qualified to do the job, and dont care if they're green female small people!

[@trinitymeadows2811]

If you can't make on the propaganda CNN platform, I think I'd stop calling myself a journalist

[@mai9]

Thanks for the video, it was a clarification of what happened in that interview.

[@JCKeplinger-ke5ht]

Don Lemon is another text book example of one who is self conscious but not at all self aware. He's toying with Musk, almost to the point of trying to bully him. As you stated from the beginning, Lemon is simply trying to get Musk to say something controversial or even damning.

[@NewfyPearl]

Kudos to Elon for his patience and refusal to be drawn into Lemon's foolishness. This was disgusting. Thank you for the shortened version of the interview. Lemon was not only unprofessional, but bullying with a tinge of gas lighting.

[@mrtwism]

Whatever you think of how Elon reacted or anything about his politics, the line of questioning and attitude from Lemon to me just show him to be a dick more than anything else, and also dumb.

[@taylorbug9]

Did we watch the same video??

[@beautifulbutterflyLove]

Very inconsiderate and dumb!

[@manguscarpenter9519]

@@taylorbug9 do you need crayons?

[@cherylfauth9543]

Don is a nasty extreme leftist.

[@cherylfauth9543]

​@@taylorbug9Another leftist.

[@sunchief1]

Apologies for some grammar inadequacies in my Comments one(1) hour ago, but I did several edits of the material and then the computer prohibited me from editing the grammar portions.

[@rhondamyers4936]

As a person who worked 16 or longer days. I had the pressure of being charge over the floor but not over the whole hospital, I felt at times I was so tired I needed coffee. If he was depressed he needed it. If you had diabetes you would take medicine for it. It’s none of this guy lemons business. Fire him. He is deliberately trying to destroy someone.

[@chantelleemery3008]

"You want censorship" "No I do not" "You want censorship so bad you can taste it" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ernieblue5307]

Loved that part.

[@giovannagiovanna3349]

🏆🎯🥇🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@maxwilks7583]

but not on pornography ay hmmm

[@liquidmark5081]

Musk has banned and censored people that said things that were legal on his platform. In those cases peopke said things he didn’t like.

[@Ravenought69]

And than musk censored Lemon by canceling his contract. What a hypocrite.

[@franksoul]

"don lemon is making bad points with good points energy" well you summarised pretty much the entire interview

[@TaunyaMillet-vg2eu]

I've seen enough.

[@tkfullmer]

I felt Lemon head was irritating to me while watching this. It's no wonder Musk wanted out. I would have too.

[@katherineobrien3088]

Excellent analysis, love your work

[@peixa79]

Lemon was trying to gaslight Elon the whole time. Then went around giving interviews saying Elon rejected him because he's black and gay. I've been trying to process this for the last week , i'm so thankful to hear your input on it, it's always clarifying.

[@DawnDavidson]

Elon “rejected” him because he wasted his time, and proved he couldn’t do a decent interview of Elon since Lemon didn’t listen to anything he said.

[@MichelMawon4982]

It's bad enough without the misinformation. I never heard Lemon claim that it was because he "black and gay". He said "someone like me" which I hated because it felt intentionally vague and misleading.

[@jeffreyfahie1502]

I find it fascinating that someone can be given the opportunity to sit with one of the greatest minds humanity has ever produced and fundamentally waste it by trying to push buttons to fabricate a "gotcha" moment. It's a shame.

[@colind7678]

Greatest minds? 😂😂😂😂 Being rich and using weird speech patterns don't make you a "great mind".

[@siddified]

​@@colind7678you need a certain level of intelligence first before you are able to acknowledge Musk's genius. He's not like others. His thoughts are of a rare level. He's almost like Doctor Manhattan in the Watchmen movie/comics. He's playing 5D chess and you are still fingerpainting. Just because he's not classified as a scientist and didn't win a NobelPrize (yet) doesn't mean he's not one of the greatest minds of our time. He is.

[@PattisKarriereKarten]

@@siddified😂😂😂😂 That’s even more ridiculous 😂😂 5d chess 😂😂😂 I listened through his autobiography which he approved himself and he basically stumbled through life and took advantage of great inventions other people made and then forced everyone to do 90hour workweeks 😂 If anything he’s a grifter that had tons of luck he didn’t get broke before.

[@Stealt707]

I would not say he is one of the greatest minds. He is a rich man with opinions and a talent to create businesses. He is certainly not a thinker, philosopher or economist who creates economic theory. In the Don Lemon interview his arguments were not validated using facts but were often backed with emotive language and occasionally contradicting himself.

[@June-tb4vi]

Well...we will never know what musk feels or does about anything because lemon is a jerk! Always has been in my opinion!

[@sunsong-3939]

12:53- How in the hell does the interviewer compare speech with child pornography?!

[@DaHandDatFeeds]

Thanks for this content. It's really easy to be caught up with the politicization and noise surrounding this interview and Don's firing without watching the interview itself but you do clear up a lot of things about it. Cheers

[@virginiasanchez4614]

I would stopped the interview when that man asked about if you were drinking or high. That man is so rude to Elon.

[@RhetoricalMuse]

Legacy media is dead.

[@reyasyaN]

Zombifyied

[@milobio7741]

you can take don lemon out of cnn but you cant take the cnn out of the don lemon

[@Mr.A.J.1]

@@milobio7741bruh, that’s a good one 😂

[@michaelrees350]

Exactly, noone uses twitter anymore lmao

[@professorgustavoreis]

So now Elon knows how it feels to play chess against a pigeon… 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Mamacat1357]

Thank you for Nate's link.

[@beautifulbutterflyLove]

Don Lemon never deserved Elon Musk's time nor space with this "interview". Lemon's career should be over forever!! A great journalist would have come with facts and data and NOT emotional hogwash (Lemon style).

[@GeoFree3]

With every recent accomplishment he just had from neuralink to SpaceX to Tesla... He came with the recycled garbage that fed nobody but his big homego

[@GracielaDixon]

"Never deserved" interesting choice of words, why did he made a contract with him then?... I agree he didn't do a great job with that interview but I disagree emotions are irrelevant. Emotions inform EVERYTHING we do wether we are aware of it or not. And however successful Elon is in terms of money/business he has said/promoted very hateful things and words do have an impact in this world (speech often turns into actions). I'd also argue that his state of mind directly impacts his decisions and projects, so it's always relevant.

[@beautifulbutterflyLove]

​In my opinion, he never deserved a minute of Elon Musk's time. This promotional deal on X was ridiculous with Don Lemon's requests anyway. There was never a signed contract. Why would anyone with even half a brain think that Lemon's line of questioning would end well?... Ridiculous!@@GracielaDixon

[@nevaclaborn3107]

Elon got that cold look in his eyes and you knew Donny was gone!

[@sm5574]

​@@GracielaDixon, Frost destroyed Nixon by letting Nixon destroy himself. He didn't say, "How can you claim the President can't break the law?" He simply clarified what was being said and let that stand on its own. Elon Musk wasn't tying his own noose, so DL felt it was his place to step in and provide the rope. He was wrong.

[@MadDbee]

“Bad points with good point energy” I’m dying 😅 sooooo accurate. What an awful interviewer

[@TheRealSarcasmO]

"Dr. Vignesh Raman, a staff surgeon at the Duke University School of Medicine, discussing a change in medical hiring standards in the name of DEI. “Part of this has involved transitioning to completely holistic review process,” said Raman, “Abandoning, you know, all sort of metrics and screens, looking at people’s life story, and what brought them into surgery.” Raman explained that Duke University accepts students for surgical training based on their “life stories,” while ignoring any metrics which suggest their ability to become effective surgeons. With these standards, Americans could face life-threatening surgeries under the knives of surgeons hired because of their life stories and skin color rather than their experience and skill." themainewire reported. So Yes Elon was correct Don Lemon was wrong, but what do you expect from a Lemon?

[@dashnja.9202]

The agreement was probably never going to happen. This was just the final straw. The "demands" in Lennon's contract were ludicrous for lack of a better terrible word.