Don Lemon was caught in a verbal war against a TikToker The Elon Musk effect Concerning President-elect Donald Trump.
The former CNN host spoke to several people in New York City over the weekend about the claim Democrats have been pushing that CEO X is responsible Shadow “President Musk” Trump turned on Musk's leadership of online conservative opposition to a bipartisan deal to avoid a partial government shutdown.
“Who do you think is the real president-elect?” Lemon asked.
“I think Donald Trump won.” TikToker and former footballer Will John responded.
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon spoke with TikToker Will John about whether Elon Musk would be considered the real president. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
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Lemon continued: “Democratic lawmakers in Washington are calling Elon Musk now and saying that Donald Trump is the vice president or head of communications.”
“What? Wait a second, no,” John said. “No one said that.”
Lemon interrupted him, saying: “Really? Didn’t you notice…”
“Absolutely not,” John said. “I care about what I do during my day, so I can try to have a better life and move forward.”
Lemon then asked John to search for “President Musk” on his phone to prove his point, to which John obliged.
“I have already realized this loaded question,” John commented while looking.
John found reports from Axios, Business Insider, ABC News, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and The Atlantic using the term “Chairman Musk,” which Lemon took as a win.
John replied: “We don't trust any of that. The common man doesn't trust any of that.” “I don't trust any of these. I don't trust any of them. I don't trust any of them. We're the common man. We don't trust any of these. Nobody trusts the government. Nobody trusts the popular news. We don't trust any of this news anymore, We are the ones who have the news now from them.”
“I can't disagree with you,” Lemon admitted.
Democratic lawmakers and media pundits have pushed the name “Chairman Musk” based on Musk's opposition to the bipartisan government funding bill. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Lemon asked other walkers the same question to mixed results His account on Tik Tok.
One woman responded: “I haven't seen that personally. I think it's weird that he's in that position of power for people to call him that. I don't know if he's the best person to represent us in our government.” .
“I mean this is just internet gossip,” another woman said. “I guess Elon Musk wasn't in the last election, so how can he be president-elect?”
A third woman said: “Well, not in an election style, but it's clearly influencing the government.”
“How long do you think Donald Trump will put up with someone calling Elon Musk President Musk?” Lemon continued.
The woman replied: “Forever. He saves money. He loves money.”
One man said he had actually heard the term “President Musk,” though he said Musk was vice president-elect while Trump was still president-elect. However, he said that will change.
“He's lost. He's gone. What's worse is that Musk is politically encouraging this guy. It's over. Life in America is over. Just watch what they do,” he said.
Many liberal media pundits Lemon also insisted that Musk was either a co-president or president of Trump himself.
“Elon Musk, the guy who's really running things,” MSNBC correspondent Chris Hayes said on Wednesday. “He's not just a co-president of Trump. I think that's a very low title.” “He's the man in charge, and House Republicans certainly know who they're taking their orders from.”
Lemon asked bystanders if they thought Musk was the real president-elect. (Getty Images)
In a statement to Fox News DigitalTrump-Vance spokeswoman and incoming press secretary Carolyn Leavitt threw cold water on the media talking point.
“As soon as President Trump issued his official position on the Czech Republic, Republicans on Capitol Hill echoed his view. President Trump is the leader of the Republican Party. Stop,” she said.
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Fox News Channel's Nicholas Lannom contributed to this report.
