"Fox host Sean Hannity, on his radio show, raged at the protest, saying that the congregants were somehow incapable of leaving, even as they stood there being interviewed at length by Lemon. He then played some audio from the protest, which included one protestor (possibly William Kelly, who was also arrested), calling the Cities Church congregants "comfortable white people." Hannity then asked Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett to comment on the audio clip."
""The racist overtones are conspicuous for all to see and hear on those videotapes," Jarrett said. "And then, you know, Don Lemon later appeared on a podcast, and he doubled down on it. He called the members of the church 'entitled white supremacists' as if that somehow justifies an attack on them.""
"Lemon, along with several of the protestors, has been arrested. Lemon faces charges that include intimidating people out of practicing their religion, but the charging document only lists acts of journalism as examples of his intimidating others, like broadcasting the protest, interviewing congregants, and making observations about what he was seeing."
A protest occurred at Cities Church in St. Paul, where one pastor works for ICE and protestors chanted Renee Good's name. The protest was co-organized by a Christian preacher and included many Christian participants. Don Lemon broadcast the protest and conducted interviews; he and several protestors were subsequently arrested. Charges against Lemon include intimidating people out of practicing their religion, with the charging document citing journalistic acts such as broadcasting, interviewing congregants, and making observations as examples. Fox commentators reacted strongly: audio of a protestor calling congregants "comfortable white people" circulated, and analysts accused Lemon of labeling congregants 'entitled white supremacists.'
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