Ex-CNN news anchor Don Lemon quoted the Bible as he broke his silence after his arrest for allegedly storming a church during an anti-ICE demonstration claiming, “The truth shall set you free.”“The free press does not exist to reassure the nation. Don Lemon broke his silence after his arrest for storming a church during an anti-ICE protest. Lemon was arrested in Los Angeles early Friday over the anti-ICE protest that stormed a Minneapolis church during Sunday service, according to his attorney and US Attorney General Pamela Bondi. The former CNN anchor was arrested in LA last week for covering the anti-ICE protest at a church in Minneapolis. Never miss a story Check out more newslettersIn his ranting post, Lemon defended his actions and arrests, writing, that the “government decided that my work as a journalist was not protected speech, but punishable.”

Source: CNN February 01, 2026 18:46 UTC