‘Real Time’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Says “I Completely Support” Don Lemon’s Arrest: “That’s Not Journalism”

‘Real Time’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Says “I Completely Support” Don Lemon’s Arrest: “That’s Not Journalism”

Glenn Garner

Sat, January 31, 2026 at 3:46 AM UTC

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Marjorie Taylor Greene expressed support for Don Lemon's arrest following his indictment for covering an anti-ICE protest at a Minneapolis church.
Greene argued that Lemon violated the FACE Act by disrupting worship at the church and compared the protesters to white supremacists, calling his actions activism rather than journalism.
Joe Scarborough suggested that Lemon's arrest was meant to intimidate other journalists from covering ICE's activities, while Greene emphasized the importance of not harassing Christians in church.

Amid her resignation from Georgia’s 14th congressional district, Marjorie Taylor Greene provided her input on Don Lemon’s arrest during an onscreen appearance.

During Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher, the politician said “I completely support his arrest” following Lemon’s Thursday indictment for covering an anti-ICE protest at a Minneapolis church earlier this month.

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“Well, I’m gonna say he violated the FACE Act,” she told Maher. “He went into a church, disrupted their worship, and then later in an interview, compared them to white supremacists. That’s not journalism, that’s activism.”

Greene addded, “So, I don’t think that’s journalism. That’s not first amendment, going in and harassing people in the middle church. And Don Lemon came to my office with the ‘Tesla Takedown’ guy, that organized it, and we had to call Capitol Police.”

Fellow panelist Joe Scarborough argued that “there’s no doubt this was meant to scare other reporters, scare other journalists” from covering ICE’s ongoing acts of violence in public.

Don Lemon outside of downtown Los Angeles federal court on January 30, 2026

“Well, I think it’s bullsh*t to disrupt church,” said Greene. “I don’t think Christians should be harassed in church, especially by activists and reporters.”

On Friday, Lemon was released from custody on a no-cash bond, after which he thanked everyone outside the Los Angeles courthouse for their support.

“I have spent my entire career covering the news. I will not stop now,” said Lemon. “In fact, there is no more important time than right now this very moment for a free and independent media that shines a light on the truth and holds those in power accountable.”

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