Don Lemon Hits Back At ‘Bigot’ Nicki Minaj, Attacks Her Family
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Key Points:
- Don Lemon called rapper Nicki Minaj a “homophobic bigot” and suggested she should be deported, following her criticism of his live stream of anti-ICE protesters disrupting a Minneapolis church service.
- Minaj condemned Lemon for streaming the protest, demanding he be jailed and accusing him of disrespecting religion.
- Lemon defended the protesters' right to demonstrate under the First Amendment and criticized the church pastor for not welcoming them.
- The Trump Justice Department, via assistant attorney general Harmeet Dhillon, condemned Lemon's actions, stating that houses of worship are protected spaces and protests disrupting services are illegal.
- The public feud highlights tensions around protest rights, religious sanctity, and political divides involving prominent media and entertainment figures.
