Staff Reports
Federal agents have arrested former CNN anchor Don Lemon on charges of conspiring to violate the religious freedoms of worshippers at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. The incident stems from a January 18 disruption during a Sunday service, where Lemon joined anti-ICE protesters in storming the sanctuary, shouting slogans, and blocking congregants. Attorney General Pam Bondi personally directed the arrests, hailing them as justice for what she called a “coordinated attack” on a house of worship.
Lemon and eight co-defendants, including activists like Nekima Levy Armstrong, face federal indictment under the FACE Act for injuring, intimidating, and interfering with religious exercise. Court documents detail how the group planned “Operation Pullup” in secret, with Lemon livestreaming the buildup while urging silence on their target to avoid detection. Inside the church, they occupied aisles, surrounded Pastor Jonathan Parnell, ignored pleas to leave, and obstructed exiting families, all to protest a pastor’s ties to ICE enforcement.
This blatant invasion turned a peaceful sanctuary into a stage for radical activism, exposing the ugly underbelly of left-wing protests that masquerade as justice but trample sacred spaces. Lemon’s claim of mere journalism rings hollow when he embedded with conspirators, hyping “resistance” and blocking doors—actions that terrified families and mocked the very freedoms protesters claim to champion. No press pass excuses turning a reporter into a rioter.
Under President Trump’s DOJ, swift accountability like Bondi’s crackdown sends a clear message: no more kid gloves for those weaponizing chaos against churches and law enforcement. The left’s endless anti-ICE tantrums, now invading pews, reveal their true intolerance for anyone enforcing borders or faith. Lemon’s arrest isn’t an assault on the First Amendment; it’s a defense of real rights—the right to worship without leftist mobs.
True accountability demands full prosecution, stripping away the media elite shield that lets figures like Lemon play agitator without consequence. This case bolsters Trump’s mandate to protect religious liberty and secure our nation, proving his administration won’t let radical holdouts desecrate either. Churches must remain havens, not leftist battlegrounds.
