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- Don Lemon, the former CNN anchor, told a Human Rights Campaign event in New York that a free press is essential to democracy when the First Amendment is threatened.
- He said he was arrested covering a protest in Minnesota during the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, describing a chilling effect on journalists.
- He urged Americans to keep fighting for rights and truth, saying silencing journalists blinds citizens and undermines reality.
