Ex-CNN anchor Don Lemon urges US to ‘keep fighting’ for right to free press
Monday, February 9, 2026
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Don Lemon, former CNN anchor, was arrested late last month while covering an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota, calling the experience "very frightening" and a clear example of government overreach.
The arrest occurred just days after Lemon covered a protest that disrupted a church service, highlighting the risks journalists face when reporting on sensitive topics, with Lemon emphasizing that a free press is "the breath in the lungs of democracy".
Lemon's warning to "keep fighting" for press freedom comes as the US grapples with the implications of journalist arrests, with many seeing it as a threat to the fundamental right to a free and independent press, as reported by The Guardian US.
