Podcast: The Consequences of Elon Musk’s Don Lemon Implosion

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In January, former CNN anchor Don Lemon introduced he was creating a brand new present. Lemon, who had stated he was fired by CNN within the wake of a quantity of controversial interviews with Republican politicians, stated he’d discovered a brand new patron who promised to not rein him in: Elon Musk. The new Don Lemon Present would air on X, Musk’s social media community. Lemon described the app previously often called Twitter as “the largest house at no cost speech on the earth.” He promised “a spot for trustworthy debate and dialogue with out the corridor screens.”

The partnership, which X Chief Government Officer Linda Yaccarino, had also enthusiastically touted, didn’t survive the primary episode, which featured an especially awkward interview with Lemon’s would-be patron. In the course of the interview, Musk expanded on his far-right views on immigration, defended his use of the drug ketamine and have become irritated when pressed about advertisers who’ve stopped promoting on X. By the point the interview was over, it was clear that any enthusiasm Musk might need felt for Lemon was gone. Lemon introduced that the partnership was dead; Musk responded with taunts, calling Lemon a profanity on X.

To interrupt down the breakdown of what had been one of Musk’s highest-profile content material offers, and to debate what it means for his struggling social community, Elon, Inc. spoke with Bloomberg social media reporter Kurt Wagner and Musk correspondent Dana Hull. Among the many highlights from this week’s episode: