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Talarico raises $2.5M after Colbert interview pulled
CBS blocked Rep. James Talarico's interview due to FCC equal-time concerns; his campaign raised $2.5 million and the clip gained over 5 million views on social media.
- Campaign officials reported Talarico's campaign raised over £2.5 million in the 24 hours after the CBS pull, boosted by online clips with tens of millions of views.
- CBS said it pulled the Colbert interview citing the FCC equal-time guidance and issued a statement Tuesday explaining its reasoning, prompting pushback from Stephen Colbert, Late Show host.
- On YouTube, the uploaded segment has about 5.5 million views, and clips on X, Instagram Reels, and TikTok added tens of millions more.
- Framing the episode, he told Lawrence O'Donnell that CBS's action threatens the First Amendment, turning it into a campaign rallying cry Tuesday night.
- Criticizing legal controls, Colbert said CBS's lawyers told him he could not have Talarico or mention the exclusion, adding that legal review approves every script, including on-air content.
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Senate candidate James Talarico raises $2.5 million after Stephen Colbert interview controversy, campaign says
Stephen Colbert accused CBS of blocking an interview with Talarico from airing during his late-night broadcast on Monday. The interview, shared on YouTube, has millions of views and has allegedly resulted in millions of dollars in campaign contributions for Talarico.
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