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In a post on his Truth Social platform around midnight on Dec. 24, President Donald Trump slammed Stephen Colbert and his late-night program
The president suggested that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which will be coming to an end in 2026, should be discontinued immediately by CBS
Trump also wrote that Colbert is "a dead man walking" and has "no talent"
PresidentDonald Trumpis calling outStephen Colbertonce again.
In the early hours of Wednesday, Dec. 24, Trump, 79, slammed the late-night host, 61, in aTruth Social post. The contentious message came shortly after CBS followedThe Kennedy Center Honorsbroadcast, hosted by Trump, with a rerun of the Dec. 8 episode ofThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
"Stephen Colbert is a pathetic trainwreck, with no talent or anything else necessary for show business success," Trump wrote just after midnight. "Now, after being terminated by CBS, but left out to dry, he has actually gotten worse, along with his nonexistent ratings. Stephen is running on hatred and fumes ~ A dead man walking! CBS should, 'put him to sleep,' NOW, it is the humanitarian thing to do!"
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Minutes later, he sharedanother postthat read: "Who has the worst Late Night host, CBS, ABC, or NBC??? They all have three things in common: High Salaries, No Talent, REALLY LOW RATINGS!"
"If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Negative to President Donald J. Trump, MAGA, and the Republican Party, shouldn't their very valuable Broadcast Licenses be terminated? I say, YES!" the presidentadded in a third post.
Trump has been outspoken about his opinion on Colbert in recent months after the comedian announced in July that his show would beending in May 2026 after 10 seasons, a decision that he slammed as a "big fat bribe."
The news came just days after Colbertblasted Paramount, the parent company of CBS, for its July 3settlementwith PresidentDonald Trumpfor$16 millionfollowing a legal battle in which he accused journalists at60 Minutesof deceptively editing a 2024 interview with his presidential election opponent,Kamala Harris.
The settlement occurred while Paramount was in the midst of a merger with the entertainment company Skydance, a business move that required approval from Trump's administration. On Aug. 7, less than a month afterThe Late Showwas axed, the merger was completed.
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Amid the controversy, CBS addressed the cancellation in a statement to PEOPLE, saying, "This is purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night. It is not related in any way to the show's performance, content or other matters happening at Paramount."
Trumpcelebratedthe end ofThe Late Showat the time, while furtherattacking other prominent late-night hosts.
"I absolutely love that Colbert got fired," he wrote on Truth Social, later claiming: "The word is, and it's a strong word at that,Jimmy Kimmelis NEXT to go in the untalented Late Night Sweepstakes and, shortly thereafter,[Jimmy] Fallonwill be gone."
"These are people with absolutely NO TALENT, who were paid Millions of Dollars for, in all cases, destroying what used to be GREAT Television," the president added. "It's really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!"
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