Kamala Harris Honors Stephen Colbert With Emotional Tribute — As Trump Compares Host to a 'Dead Person' in Scathing Post
Colbert signed off with celebrity guests and jokes about Trump’s phone, while CBS said ending the show was a financial decision tied to a merger.
- On Thursday, host Stephen Colbert aired the final episode of The Late Show, notably avoiding mentioning President Donald Trump by name throughout the broadcast.
- CBS announced the show's end last July after Trump frequently demanded its cancellation, citing a purely financial decision despite Paramount seeking FCC merger permission.
- Musical guest Bruce Springsteen defended Colbert, telling him, "You are the first guy in America who's lost his show because we got a president who can't take a joke." Paul McCartney also appeared.
- Responding on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "I absolutely love that Colbert got fired," then insulted the host as a "total jerk" and claimed anyone could replace him.
- On Instagram, Barack Obama praised Stephen Colbert as "one of the top voices of late night," adding that Michelle and he were "grateful to call him a friend.
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Trump Torches Colbert After Finale
It was just before 2 a.m. Friday when the president fired off one last farewell. Stephen Colbert’s Late Show had signed off hours earlier. Paul McCartney had played Hello, Goodbye at the Ed Sullivan Theater. The credits rolled. And then Donald Trump got on Truth Social and buried the guy anyway. Trump called Colbert a total jerk with no talent, no ratings, and no life. He said the host was like a dead person and that CBS could have pulled anyone…
With Stephen Colbert's "Late Show", the most successful late-night broadcast in the United States has been cancelled, which says a lot about the state of American democracy.
‘Torched’: Trump Did a 1 A.M. Happy Dance Over Colbert's Last Show, What Colbert Buried in the Final 90 Seconds Will Trigger a Meltdown in 3… 2…
Stephen Colbert has officially wrapped "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" after President Donald Trump's pals took over Paramount, the parent company of
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