Return to Transcripts main page

Don Lemon Tonight

Note: This page is continually updated as new transcripts become available. If you cannot find a specific segment, check back later.

July 20, 2016
• GOP Officially Names Donald Trump Presidential Nominee; Red Meat Speeches Rally the Crowd on Night Two; Roger Ailes Accused of Sexual Harassment; Christie Attacks Clinton's Character; Favorite Moments from Tonight's Convention. Aired 2-3a ET
• Donald Trump Jr. Makes Fiery Speech; Speechwriter Defends Donald Trump Jr.'s Words; Trump's Children Address Delegates; Gov. Christie's Full-Scale Attack On Clinton; GOP Officially Nominates Trump; Melania's Plagirism Controversy. Aired 1-2a ET


July 19, 2016
• Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to Collide; The GOP Heats Up; Roger Ailes Accused of Sexual Harassment; Reviewing the Speeches at the First Day at the RNC; Plagiarism Controversy Around Melania Trump's Speech. Aired 2-3a ET
• Dramatic Open To GOP Convention; Giuliani: Americans 'Fear For Our Police Officers'; Plagiarism In Melania Trump's Speech. Aired 1-2a ET.


July 17, 2016
• Deadly Attack in Louisiana Kills Three Police Officers; How to Tamp Down Rhetoric?; Eve of the Republican National Convention; A Look at Policies, Security and Polls. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Three Baton Rouge Officers Remembered: Matthew Gerald, Montrell Jackson and Brad Garafola; Learning More About the Shooter; Baton Rouge Mayor Speaks Out; How to Keep Police Safe? Aired 10-11p ET


July 15, 2016
• Attempted Military Coup in Turkey; Unclear Who Has Control; Turkey's President Addressing Supporters; Terrorist Identified as a 35-Year-Old Tunisia Native; Terror Attack in France Kills 84, Wounds 200. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Attempted Military Coup in Turkey; Live Pictures from Istanbul; Ergodgan Government Reportedly in Charge. Aired 10-11p ET


July 14, 2016
• France Terror Attack Kills at least 80. Aired 11-12a ET
• Truck Plows Into Crowd at Bastille Day Celebration, Killing Dozens. Aired 10-11p ET


July 12, 2016
• President Obama Makes Plea for Justice and Peace in Dallas Today; New Threats Against Cops in Baton Rouge; Philando Castile's Mother Makes Plea for Justice; Who Will Be Donald Trump's Vice President?; Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Obama And Bush 43 Mourn Loss Of Five Dallas Police Officers; Clinton Receives Endorsement From Bernie Sanders; Trump Getting Closer To Naming Running Mate; Aired 10:12-11p ET


July 11, 2016
• New Protests After Week of Shocking Violence; New Details of Dallas Gunman; Fox News Scandal: Six More Women Accuse Roger Ailes of Sexual Harassment; Donald Trump on Law and Order. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Vigil for Fallen Officers; New Protests on the Streets After Week of Violence; Rudy Giuliani Takes Aim at Black Lives Matter; Dallas Doctors Speaking Out About Treatment of Ambushed Officers; Presidents Obama and George W. Bush to Speak at Dallas Memorial; Trump Calls Himself 'Law and Order' Candidate'. Aired 10-11p ET


July 08, 2016
• Latest on Dallas Police Shooting; Which Candidate Will Keep Americans Safer?; Discussion of Police Shootings of Black Men. Aired 11p-Midnight ET
• Police Officers Targeted in Three States; Police Officers Shot in Georgia, Missouri and Tennessee; More Details about Suspected Dallas Shooter; Live Pictures of Atlanta Protests; Fmr. Congressman Joe Walsh Threatens "War" on Obama. Aired 10-11p ET


July 07, 2016
• Officers Shot at Dallas Protest; Eyewitness Describe Scene of Pandemonium; Dallas Police Hold News Conference. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Police Shootings of Black Men Examined; Shootings Reported in Dallas. Aired 10-11p ET


July 06, 2016
• Clinton Blasts Trump, Avoids E-Mail Controversy; Donald Trump Stumps in Cincinnati; Attorney General Loretta Lynch Announces Case Closed on Clinton Case; Trump Defends Controversial Tweets. Aired 11p- 12a ET
• Trump and Clinton Exchange Attacks; Attorney General Decares Clinton E-mail Case Closed; Protests Over Alton Sterling Shooting; Closer Look At Alton Sterling Shooting. Aired 10-11p ET


July 05, 2016
• Trump Defends Tweet, Calls Accusations of Anti-Semitism Ridiculous; FBI Director Calls Clinton Extremely Careless, Does Not Recommend Charges; ISIS Spreading Terror Attacks Around the World. Aired 11p-12a ET
• FBI Director Does Not Recommend Charges Against Hillary Clinton; Clinton and Trump Battle it Out in North Carolina; President Obama Campaigns with Clinton; Trump Calls System Rigged; Backlash for Trump's Controversial Tweet. Aired 10-11p ET


June 30, 2016
• Istanbul Attack Investigation; Airport Security for Holiday Weekend; Are Terror Attacks Inevitable?; ISIS Convoy Destroyed by Airstrikes; Turkish Officials Claim Evidence of ISIS Involvement in Istanbul Attack; Can Trump Unify GOP Before Convention?; Bill Clinton, Loretta Lynch Meeting Creating Headaches for Hillary Clinton Campaign. Aired 10-11p ET


June 29, 2016
• Airstrikes on ISIS Convoy Near Falluja; Terror Attack Death Toll Rises to 42; At Least 680 Killed in Terror Attacks This Month; Who Do Americans Trust to Fight Terror?; Lone Wolves and the Treat of Terror; Trump Supporter Mocks Warren; Obama Take a Swipe at Trump; McConnell: Trump's Getting Closer. Aired 11p-Midnight ET
• Iraq Says American Airstrike Hits ISIS Convoy; Inside the Istanbul Terror Attack; CIA Director: ISIS Probably Planning Attacks on U.S.; Death Toll in Istanbul Rises to 42; Americans Divided on Which Candidate to Best Handle Terror; Can Donald Trump United GOP? Aired 10-11p ET


June 28, 2016
• Istanbul Airport Attack: At Least 36 Dead, 147 Wounded; Who Do Americans Trust on Terror? Aired 11-12a ET
• Turkish Prime Minister Says at Least 36 Dead, 147 Others Reported Wounded in Terror Attack on Istanbul's Ataturk Airport; Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Go Head to Head on Terror. Aired 10- 11p ET


June 27, 2016
• Brexit And The Race For The White House; Campaign Adviser: Trump Dropping Call For Muslim Ban; Clinton And Warren Blast Trump; Extremists Energized By Trump?; Trump: "I Am The Least Racist Person"
• Trump to Announce Plan for New Immigration Ban; Elizabeth Warren Takes Aim at GOP's Presumptive Nominee; Dow Down Another 260 Points. Aired 10-11p ET.


June 24, 2016
• Brexit Shock; Sign Of Times?; Trump On Brexit; Markets Tumble On Brexit Shock; Brexit And Borders; Trump Praises Brexit Vote; Blair On Brexit Parallels; What Does Brexit Mean For America?; Could UK Break Up?; At Least 20 Dead In W. Virginia Floods; United Kingdom Votes To Leave EU; Could Brexit Lead To Break-Up Of UK; Markets Plunge As UK Votes To Leave EU; Europe After Brexit; Scotland, You've Been Trumped; Trump: 'I Love To See People Take Their Country Back'; Brexit Shock And The Campaign. Aired 9-10p ET


June 23, 2016
• Democrats End Sit-In Over Guns; Votes Being Counted in Brexit Referendum. Aired 11-11:15p ET
• Supreme Court Blocking President Obama's Executive Action on Immigration; Trump Goes to Scotland to Open Golf Course; Votes Being Counted in the U.K.'s Brexit Referendum; Trump Blasts Hillary Clinton. Aired 10-11p ET


June 22, 2016
• House Democrats Holding Sit-In to Demand Action on Guns; Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Exchange Blistering Speeches. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Donald Trump Takes Aim at Hillary Clinton; Clinton Fires Back in Response Speech; House Democrats Go Head to Head with Speaker Ryan in Unprecedented Sit-In; Interview with Rep. Steve Israel. Aired 10- 11p ET


June 21, 2016
• Trump Courts Evangelicals; Interviewer Tells Clinton His Family is For Trump; Donald Trump Campaign Turmoil; Trump Argues He's Better for LGBT Community. Aired 11p-12a ET
• New Details About Brutal Orlanda Massacre; Where is Donald Trump's Money Going?; Donald Trump Courts Evangelicals and Questions Hillary Clinton's Faith. Aired 10-11p ET


June 20, 2016
• Senate Votes Down Four New Gun Control Measures; New CNN/ORC Poll Finds 55 Percent of Americans Want Stricter Gun Laws; FBI Releases Full 911 Transcripts with Orlando Shooter; Joe Biden Aims at Trump and Policies. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Chilling Orlando 911 Calls Released; Trump Campaign Bombshell; Interview with Dr. Ben Carson; Senate Votes Down New Gun Control Measures Tonight; Could Dump Trump Movement Make a Move at Convention?. Aired 10-11p ET


June 17, 2016
• Latest on Orlando Shooter Investigation; Anniversary of Charleston Church Shooting Marked; War on Terror in US; Interview with Deepak Chopra. Aired 10-11p ET
• Dump Trump Movement Growing; Trump: Delegate Revolt "Illegal"; Ryan: Vote Your Conscience; Killer's Finances And High School Suspensions; Clues Orlando Killer Was Preparing To Die; Source: Gunman's Preparations Suggest Premeditation; FBI Scouring Surveillance Video That Shows Shooting; Memorial In Orlando; Obama: Too Easy To Buy Powerful Weapons; Trump On Orlando Nightclub Massacre; Trump: Armed Patrons Could Have Stopped Attack; GOP Delegates Push To Stop Trump. Aired 9-10p ET


June 16, 2016
• Acquaintances Of Mateen Speak Out; FBI Was Called When Mateen Tried To Buy Body Armor; Muslim Leader Condemns Attack; Obama Addresses Families Of Victims; McCain: Barack Obama Is Directly Responsible For Orlando Attack. Aired 11-12p ET.
• President Obama Speaks in Orlando; Will Congress Pass Gun Legislation?; Interview with Sen. Bill Nelson; Interview with Rep. John Mica; Senator John McCain blames President Obama for the Orlando Massacre. Aired 10-11p ET


June 15, 2016
• Friend of Shooting Victims Speaks Out; Focus on Orlando Shooter's Wife; FBI Issuing Heightened Awareness Bulletins to Orlando Gay Clubs; National Security Key Factor in 2016 Election. Aired 11p- 12a ET
• Orlando Shooter's Wife Tells Investigators Conflicting Stories; New Polls Show Trump in Serious Trouble; Trump Renews Calls for Surveillance of Mosques; Body of Toddler Snatched by Gator Recovered. Aired 10-11p ET


June 14, 2016
• Ex-wife of Orlando Gunman Speaks Out; Killer Told Wife of Interest in a Terror Attack; Hillary Clinton Wins Final Primary in DC; GOP Leaders Distance Themselves from Trump's Muslim Ban Again On Being Gay and Muslim. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Survivors Share the Horrors They Faced in Orlando Attack; Survivor Patience Carter was on First Trip to Florida; Akyra Murray was Youngest Victim at 18 Years Old; Community and the World Grieves with Orlando; Highlighting the LGBT Victims of Attack. Aired 10-11p ET


June 13, 2016
• 49 Killed in Deadliest Mass Shooting in U.S. History; Trump Slams Obama's Handling of Terrorism; Authorities Learn Shooter Visited Disney Property Hours Before Killing. Aired 11p-12a ET
• A City in Shock After Nightclub Shooting; What Led the Killer to Commit Mass Murder?; Obama Calls Massacre Example of Homegrown Extremism; Shooter's Father Speaks out. Aired 10-11p ET


June 12, 2016
• The Worst Mass Shooting in American History; Obama Addresses Nation Regarding Orlando; Tonight's Tony Awards Dedicated to Victims; Community Reeling After Loss; Learning More About the Killer. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Continued Coverage of Worst Mass Shooting in American History. Aired 10-11p ET.
• Continued Coverage of the Orlando Nightclub Shooting. Aired 9- 10p ET


June 10, 2016
• Trump Vs. Clinton; Romney Rips Trump; Trump Vs. Clinton On The Campaign Trail; A Clinton-Warren Ticket?; GOP's Trump Turmoil; Clinton Donor Got Top Spot On State Dept. Intel Board; Fact-Checking Trump; Will Mitt Romney Vote For Trump?; Thousands Pay Respects At Ali's Funeral; Ali's Funeral Gets Political. Aired 9-10p ET


June 09, 2016
• Outrage Over Stanford Rape Case; Trump Meets with Top Donors; G.O.P. Leaders Struggle with Trump; Big Endorsements for Hillary Clinton; Clinton and Trump's Twitter War. Aired 11p-12a ET
• President Obama and Elizabeth Warren Endorse Hillary Clinton; Sanders Meets with Obama at White House; Joe Biden Targets Donald Trump; GOP Family Feud. Aired 10-11p ET


June 08, 2016
• Is Donald Trump Playing the Race Card?; Trump: Remarks About Judge Misconstrued; Is Trump Ready for the General Election? Who Will Win Sanders Supporters?; Clinton: I Intend to Reach Out to Sanders Supporters; Sander to Meet with President Tomorrow. Aired 11p-12a ET
• First Day of the General Election; Clinton Blasts Donald Trump; Sanders to Sit Down with Obama at White House Tomorrow Morning; Paul Ryan Calling for Republicans to Unite Behind Trump; Math to the White House. Aired 10-11p ET


June 06, 2016
• Hillary Clinton Earns Enough Delegate to Win Democratic Nomination; Clinton has Delegates to Clinch Nomination; Trump Orders Surrogates to Blast Judge; Trump Calls Man at Rally "My African- American"; Libertarian Party's Nominee for President; Muhammad Ali: Champion and Activist. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Clinton and Sanders Vow to Fighting Tomorrow's Primaries Despite Reports Clinton Clinched Nomination; Trump Doubles Down on Criticism of Judge; Top Republicans Upset Over Trump's Race Comments. Aired 10-11p ET


June 02, 2016
• Protests Outside Trump Event; Trump Steps Up Attack on Judge; Inside Trump University; Protests Outside Trump Rally; Super Tuesday Approaches; Athletes Arrive in Rio For Summer Olympics. Aired 11p- Midnight ET
• Big Night on the Campaign Trail; Dueling Events in Battle for California; Donald Trump Talking about the Media, Pivoting from Hillary Clinton; Protesters Gather Outside Event Where Donald Trump Gave Speech. Aired 10-11p ET


June 01, 2016
• Trump on the Defensive; How Rick is Trump; President's Warning to Voters; Ethical Question After Child Jumps In With Gorilla; The Eighties Show; Brazil's Economic And Political Unrest. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Clinton Hammers Trump on Trump University; Pres. Obama Blasts GOP and Donald Trump; Clinton and Sanders Battle in California. Aired 10-11p ET


May 31, 2016
• Teflon Trump Strikes Again; Hillary Clinton Turning Up the Heat; Trump Raises $5.6 Million for Vets; America Debates Blame Over Gorilla Killed at Zoo; Is Rio Ready for the Olympics?. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Donald Trump Hurls Insults at Reporters; Trump Blasts Judge Over Trump University Case; Clinton on Democratic Unity. Aired 10-11p ET


May 30, 2016
• Did Not Air on This Date


May 26, 2016
• Trump Has Delegates to Clinch GOP Nomination; Trump & Sanders Debate? Aired 10-11p ET


May 25, 2016
• Trump and Clinton Trade Shots in California; Trump Reaches Out to California Latino Voters; Clinton Reposnds to State Dept IG Report on Emails; Donald Trump's Far Fetched Theories; Creating Music That Defined the Eighties. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Trump and Clinton Campaign in the Golden State; Hillary Clinton's E-Mail Controversy Sparks New Crossfire; Speaker Ryan Still Not Ready to Endorse Trump. Aired 10-11p ET


May 24, 2016
• Trump & Clinton Hold Rallies; Trump Attacks Clintons Using Unproven Allegations; Pro-Clinton Ad Using Trump's Words About Women; Nastiness Of Election 2016; Trump And The Future Of The GOP; How Much Uglier Can It Get? Aired 9-10p ET


May 23, 2016
• Donald Trump Campaign Reaching Out to Muslim Voters; Search Intensifies for Black Boxes from EgyptAir Flight 804; Trump Claims He's Worth More than $10 Billion; California's Big Democratic Primary; Will Sanders Supporters Back Clinton? Aired 11p-12a ET
• America's Two Most Disliked Candidates; Trump and Clinton in Dead Heat in Latest Polls; California in Midst of Democratic Civil War; Donald Trump on Global Warming; Candidates' Celebrity Supporters. Aired 10-11p ET


May 20, 2016
• What We Know Right Now; Trump Talks Terror At NRA; Officials: Luggage, Remains, Plane Seats Found; Some Passengers And Crew Identified; EgyptAir 804 On The Ground For One And A Half Hours In Paris; Paris Ground Staff Interviewed By Authorities; Officials: Nothing So Far To Implicate Flight Crew, Security; Is It Safe To Fly?; Flight Data: Smoke Alerts On Airliner Before Crash; Politics Of Terror; Trump Blasts Clinton On Guns; Trump Vs. Clinton On Guns. Aired 9-10p ET
• Latest on EgyptAir Crash; Candidateds Talk Tough on Terrorism; Sanders Eyeing Democratic Convention; DNC Offers Olive Branch to Sanders; Poverty Rate 40 Percent for Children in Richmond, Virginia. Aired 10-11p ET


May 19, 2016
• EgyptAir 804 Investigation; Politics of Terror; Egyptian Plane Down, U.S. Officials Suspect Bomb; Clinton Says Trump's Not Qualified to Be President; Trump and Clinton Go Head-To-Head on Terror. Aired 11-11:59p ET
• Mystery Continues in Missing EgpyAir Flight; : Early Theory Bomb Took Down Plane; Trump and Clinton Lose No Time Speaking About Missing Plane; Clinton and Sanders Battle for Nomination. Aired 10-11p ET


May 18, 2016
• Is Trump Worth More than $10B?; EgyptAir Flight from Paris to Cairo Goes Missing. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Republicans Coming Together; Democrats Falling Apart; Trump Meets with Henry Kissinger; Ivanka Trump Talks about Her Father and Women; Facebook CEO Meets Prominent Conservatives. Aired 10-11p ET
• Sanders Digs In, Blasts Nevada Democratic Party; Clinton Wins Kentucky, Sanders Wins Oregon; Trump-Gingrich Ticket? Aired 1-2a ET
• Coverage of Primary Results; Trump and RNC Meet over Finances. Aired Midnight-1a ET


May 16, 2016
• Donald Trump Doesn't Add Up to $10 Billion; Trump Attacks NYT Story on His Treatment of Women; The Crucial State of Ohio; Mark Cuba to Vote for "The Devil You Know". Aired 10-11p ET


May 13, 2016
• He said, He said; The Tale Of The Tapes; Trump's Taxes; Trump's Proposed Muslim Ban; Trump: 'Can You Imagine Me Running For Office?'; Trump Denies Posing As Own Publicist In Recording; Trump Disavows Comments By Former Butler; Trump: My Tax Rate Is 'None Of Your Business'; Trump: 'Not Me On The Phone'; Trump: 'Doesn't Sound Like Me On The Phone'; Trump Changing Positions On Some Issues; Flip- Flopping?; 9 House Committee Chairmen Back Trump; Speaker Ryan Has Not Endorsed Trump; Trump: Voters Don't Have Right To See Tax Returns; Trump No Longer 'Self-Funding' Campaign; Is Trump Flip-Flopping?; On The Beat With W. Kamau Bell; Battle Over The 'Bathroom Bill'. Aired 9- 10p ET


May 12, 2016
• Is Sanders A 'Zombie Candidate'?; Ryan 'Encouraged' By Trump; Taco Bowls On Capitol Hill; Trump And Ryan Meet, No Endorsement Yet; Electorate Pushing for Radical Change; Trump Meets House & Senate GOP Leaders. Should Sanders Stay in the Race? Aired 11p-12a ET
• Donald Trump a Symbol of the '80s; Donald Trump and Paul Ryan Release Joint Statement After Meeting; Uniting the GOP. Aired 10-11p ET


May 11, 2016
• Candidates on America's Prescription Addiction; Trump on Capitol Hill Tomorrow; Trump Refusing to Release Taxes. Aired 10-11p ET


May 09, 2016
• Trump's Tax Plan; Clinton Super PAC Hits Trump on Women; Trump and Speaker Ryan Meet Thursday; Battle Over Bathroom Bill; West Point Cadets in Raised-Fist Photo. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Donald Trump Versus the GOP; Voters Go to Polls Soon in West Virginia; Trump to Meet with GOP Leaders on Thursday; New Web Video Hits Turmp Hard on Women. Aired 10-11p ET


May 06, 2016
• Latest Polls on Presidential Contenders; GOP Leaders Split on Trump Support; Trump Speaks in Oregon; Ryan, Trump to Meet. Aired 10- 11p ET


May 05, 2016
• Paul Ryan: Can't Support Trump Right Now; FBI Interviewing Top Clinton Aides; Trump Reaches Out to Hispanics with Taco Bowl. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Speaker Ryan: 'I'm Just Not Ready' to Back Trump; Third Party Run Not Out of the Question; What Would a Trump Presidency Look Like? Aired 10-11p ET


May 04, 2016
• Donald Trump is the Presumptive GOP Nominee; Clinton; Trump is Loose Cannon; New Details on Prince's Last Days; The Digital Revolution of the '80s. Aired 11p-12a ET
• Trump's Takeover of GOP Continues as Kasich Drops Out; Clinton Preparing to Take on Trump; Trump's VP Vision. Aired 10-11p ET
• RNC: Trump Presumptive GOP Nominee; Trump & Sanders Win Indiana, Cruz Drops Out; RNC Calls For United Support For Trump; Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of Canadian City; Filipino Militants Release New Hostage Video; Pentagon Reports U.S. Service Member Killed By ISIS Fighters; Olympic Torch Begins Journey Through Brazil. Aired 1-2a ET
• Trump Wins Indiana; Cruz Drops Out of Race; Sanders Defeats Clinton in Indiana. Aired Midnight-1a ET


May 02, 2016
• How Will the Next Commander in Chief Defeat ISIS?; Indiana to Vote in Just Hours; Will GOP's 'Never Trump' Movement Run Out of Gas?; Cruz Clashes with Trump Supporters; Larry Wilmore Uses the N-Word at White House Correspondents Dinner. Aired 10-11p ET


April 28, 2016
• Trump Speaking In California; Bush Vs. Trump; Can Donald Trump win the general election? What Bernie Sanders has planned for the Democratic National Convention. Aired 11p- 12a ET
• John Boehner calls Ted Cruz "Lucifer"; "The Indianapolis Star" Takes Aim at Donald Trump; Coach Bobby Knight Endorses Donald Trump. Aired 10-11p ET


April 27, 2016
• Sanders: I'm In It To Win It; Source - Prince Had Opioid Medication; Ted Cruz Names Carly Fiorina as VP Pick; Trump: Cruz is "Mathematically Eliminated"; Donald Trump Gives Foreign Policy Speech; Poll: Non-White Voters Support Clinton Over Trump; Trump Claims Clinton Playing Woman Card. Aired 11p-Midnigt ET
• Opioids Found on Prince and His Home; Donald Trump's Big Foreign Policy Speech; Cruz Picks Fiorina as Running Mate; Trump Accuses Clinton of Playing "Woman Card". Aired 10-11p ET


April 25, 2016
• Cruz and Kasich Team Up to Try to Topple Trump; Celebrity Sanders Supporter Goes Too Far in Blasting Hillary Clinton; Beyonce's "Lemonade" New Blockbuster; Hillary Clinton Attacked Donald Trump's Lavish Lifestyle. Aired 11p-Midnight ET
• Voters Head in Polls in Five States Soon; Trump Upset with Cruz-Kasich Alliance; Ted Cruz Vetting VP Candidates; Investigating the Death of Prince; Interview with Prince's Last Muse. Aired 10-11p ET


Next Page