Morgan Freeman Makes Don Lemon Go Silent by Calling BS on Blaming Racism
Mar 21, 2024
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Morgan Freeman challenges Don Lemon's racism views; Elon Musk dismisses 'white privilege'; Freeman critiques Black History Month; Black voters consider Trump in 2024; Q&A session concludes the episode
Morgan Freeman challenges racism as a cause of wealth inequality.
Elon Musk rejects the notion of his success being due to 'white privilege'.
Black voters supporting Biden consider voting for Trump in 2024 election.
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Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks about Morgan Freeman calling BS on Don Lemon’s blaming wealth inequality on racism; Elon Musk’s reaction to Don Lemon trying to pin his success on his “white privilege”; Morgan Freeman shocking “60 Minutes’” Mike Wallace by explaining why he thinks Black History Month is ridiculous; and BET and CBS News’ Nikole Killion being shocked to discover black voters who supported Biden are planning to vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 election in her piece for the America in Black series. Dave also does a special “ask me anything” question-and-answer session on a wide-ranging host of topics, answering questions from the Rubin Report Locals community.