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Trump Says Comedian Colbert Should Be 'Put to Sleep'

Trump renewed calls to end Colbert’s show early, labeling him a 'pathetic trainwreck' and threatening broadcast license revocations over perceived bias against conservatives.

  • Trump criticized Stephen Colbert, calling him a "pathetic trainwreck" and stating he has "gotten worse" since leaving CBS, referencing low ratings.
  • Trump suggested CBS should "put him to sleep, NOW," though the meaning of this phrase is unclear.
  • Trump's comments targeted late-night shows and their negative portrayals of him and his administration, questioning the value of their broadcast licenses.
  • He referenced a study showing that 92% of late-night jokes were aimed at conservatives, an increase from 82% the previous year.
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The show "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" will be discontinued in May. The US president is not enough. He continues his series of insults to his critic.

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Lean Left

At Christmas, the US president rages against late night shows on TV. He is particularly interested in one of his sharpest critics. Trump calls him "death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death-death.

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Stephen Colbert is one of the toughest critics of the US president, his talk show one of the most popular. Nevertheless, the show will be discontinued in May. And Trump is now putting one on top of it.

·Berlin, Germany
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Center

US President Donald Trump strongly attacked satirist and talk show presenter Stephen Colbert. US broadcaster CBS, who broadcasts Colbert's show "The Late Show", should "do it down", Trump said on Tuesday (local time) in his online service Truth Social. "This is the only human thing you can do," he added.Colbert had "actually become worse since the announcement of the cancellation of his show," Trump said. The satirist was "a pitiful disaster," h…

·Germany
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