LOADING ERROR LOADINGAdvertisementWhen he raised the news of Lemon’s arrest, an audience member yelled, “Yes!” Maher, taken aback, noted, “Somebody went, ‘Yes,’ like, ‘Good.’ I don’t know. Lemon was arrested in Los Angeles on charges related to his coverage of an anti-ICE protest on Jan. 18, when demonstrators interrupted a Sunday morning service at the Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Advertisement“He went into a church, disrupted their worship and then later in an interview compared them to white supremacists,” said Greene, alluding to Lemon’s comments on the “I’ve Had It” podcast. That’s activism.”Maher then interjected, “But does it warrant getting arrested?”Greene doubled down, arguing Lemon violated the FACE Act by “stopping people’s right to worship.”Lemon, seen here speaking to reporters after his hearing in Los Angeles following his Friday arrest. Damian Dovarganes/Associated PressShe added, “And under the … administration [of former President Joe Biden], pro-lifers were sent to prison up to 11 years for praying in front of an abortion clinic and they were convicted under the FACE Act.

Source: Huffington Post February 01, 2026 15:29 UTC