are that citizens want to be in a war. It's not rare when governments want to be in a war. Just think about it. It might actually end war. All right, maybe. And I'm being a little optimistic.

Don Lemon got a settlement from CNN, got 24.5 million. That's what he would have been paid if he stayed on for his contract. But what do you think of that? 24.5 million, that's pretty good, right? Do you know how much he takes home if he makes 24.5? Well, he's going to pay over half of it in taxes. He's probably going to pay 15% to his agent, and God knows how much his lawyer gets because his lawyer is putting in some serious high-level work here. If I had to guess, 24.5, I think you'll net six or seven. Yeah, so that's probably six in the bank.

Now how many of you did that calculation in your head when you saw the 24 million? And how many of you said, "Wow, he just made 24 million"? It's actually closer to six. I mean, it's a ton of money. I'm not saying it's a small amount. I'm just saying that if you don't have that filter on it, you're missing it by a factor of four basically.

But the good news is Don Lemon is going to launch his own show on the X platform called The Don Lemon Show. And you know what? I'm really excited about it. You know, as much as I complained when he was on CNN, it was more about being in the CNN channel. Let me make a prediction. My prediction is that Don Lemon, without the yoke of CNN on him, is going to be a good show. Does anybody want to take the other side of that? I actually predict it's going to be a good show and that you'll enjoy watching it. Maybe not every day, but I'll bet you it'll be good.

And the reason I think so is that I don't think he'