U.S.MIDDAY GOSSIP

Megyn Kelly encourages Don Lemon to run for president

Kelly made the case in a new interview, saying she was surprised to be saying it; no campaign has been announced by Lemon.

On air: Vera Bullock, Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger on The Midday Show
Published 12:51 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

▶ As it aired · U.S.

Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock, Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger on this story, from The Midday Show at 12:51 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Megyn Kelly — Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Megyn Kelly encourages Don Lemon to run for president: ‘I’m going to shock you’”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:51 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Vera Bullock, Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
Topics: Don Lemon.
BBN covered this story before: Don Lemon's ex-CNN colleagues doubt his presidential run (October 13).

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New York PostMegyn Kelly encourages Don Lemon to run for president: ‘I’m going to shock you’

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAs promised: the New York Post reports that Megyn Kelly is encouraging Don Lemon to run for president, and she says she's going to shock us with it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHer words were, I think he should do it, and then she said it again, in case the first one got lost.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI love this. A pundit telling another pundit to chase a big dream is exactly the kind of support we all need.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorVera, a man gets cheered on at lunch, and by dinner he's buying a campaign bus.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA bus with a vision board on the side.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody has filed anything yet. The bus is still a rumor, like my deck.

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