Trump: Stephen Colbert firing ‘beginning of the end’ for late-night hosts
Trump celebrated Stephen Colbert’s exit and said other hosts could soon follow as CBS cited a financial decision and analysts saw political pressure.
- President Donald Trump celebrated the conclusion of The Late Show, writing on Truth Social that Stephen Colbert’s exit marks the "Beginning of the End" for what he labeled as "untalented, nasty, highly overpaid, and not funny" late-night television hosts.
- The harsh late-night tirade continued early Friday morning as Trump claimed Colbert was "like a dead person" with "no ratings" and "no life," while warning that other hosts of "even less talent" would soon follow.
- The comments amplify long-standing tensions between the administration and late-night media, following a pattern of frequent White House pressure on broadcast networks to fire hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers over political satire.
- Colbert completely avoided mentioning Trump’s name during his final episode on Thursday night, choosing instead to deliver a non-political farewell that focused on the "joy" of his 11-season run alongside high-profile guests like Paul McCartney and Jon Stewart.
- Critics and media watchdogs continue to question the timing of the cancellation, pointing out that CBS scrapped the top-rated late-night program last summer just days after its parent company settled a $16 million lawsuit with Trump and while awaiting federal approval for a major corporate merger.
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Trump: Colbert’s Firing Is the ‘Beginning of the End’ for Nasty Late-Night Hosts
The end is nigh for late-night shows where venomous hosts try to pass off political hate speech as entertainment, President Donald Trump declared Friday after Stephen Colbert aired the last episode of The Late Show on CBS. “Stephen Colbert’s firing from CBS was the ‘Beginning of the End’ for untalented, nasty, highly overpaid, not funny, and very poorly rated Late Night Television Hosts,” Trump predicted in a TruthSocial.com post:
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said this Friday that more night talk shows will disappear, after celebrating the end of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert of CBS. "Colbert finally left CBS. It’s amazing that it lasted so long! No talent, no audience, no life. He was like a dead man in life. Anyone you find on the street would be better than this complete idiot. Good thing he finally left!", he wrote on his Truth Social account.
Trump torn apart for cheering loss of American jobs with Colbert cancellation
President Donald Trump cheered the death of "The Late Show" in the early morning hours of Friday after Stephen Colbert closed out the 33-year run of the show crafted by comedian David Letterman in 1993. For the past 11 years, Colbert has been at the helm of the show, and has enjoyed top ratings for late-night every season from 2016 until Thursday night. Trump ally and funder David Ellison and his father Larry Ellison merged "Skydance Media" with…
Washington, May 22 (EFE).- U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated Friday the end of the television program of one of his most acute critics, humorist Stephen Colbert, who he described as a "complete idiot" in the midst of the controversy over the cancellation of the popular 'The Late Show' by CBS. https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/rss-efede41c022-0ad7-431e-b5ff-6771a95c5ebc-hd-web.mp4 "It's finally over at CBS. It's amazing that it…
Trump Hints Colbert Is Not the Last to Fall
Now that Stephen Colbert is off the air, President Donald Trump is expecting more to fall. “Stephen Colbert’s firing from CBS was the ‘Beginning of the End’ for untalented, nasty, highly overpaid, not funny, and very poorly rated Late Night Television Hosts,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Others, of even less talent, to soon follow. May they all Rest in Peace!” Colbert’s last show from the Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City aired on Thursday. …
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