Don Lemon expressed concerns about potential censorship, highlighting actions by the Pentagon that he believes threaten the First Amendment. He stated, "They are ordering reporters to get approval on the information that they can take or give to the press or disseminate." Lemon described this as "censorship, dictatorship at its highest," urging people to "stand up and fight" to protect freedom of speech. He criticized the Department of Defense, referring to it as the "department of war," and war