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Donald Trump is within the giving spirit.
By which we imply the next:
Donald Trump is within the spirit of giving it as soon as once more to a late evening speak present host that has dared to say one thing imply in regards to the Commander-in-Chief.
Stephen Colbert attends the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights ‘Ripple of Hope Awards Gala’ in New York Metropolis, on December 9, 2025. ((Picture by ANGELA WEISS / AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
On Tuesday evening, after CBS aired the Kennedy Heart Honors ceremony — hosted, naturally, by President Trump — the chief of the free world determined to take purpose at Stephen Colbert.
“Stephen Colbert is a pathetic trainwreck, with no talent or anything else necessary for show business success,” Trump wrote in a submit at 12:16 a.m. ET on his Reality Social platform.
“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!”
Some background could also be required right here…
Stephen Colbert attends the 2025 GQ Males Of The Yr get together at Chateau Marmont on November 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by Amy Sussman/Getty Photographs)
Again in July, CBS introduced The Late Present shall be coming to an finish in 2026. Many observers imagine it did so as a consequence of stress from the Trump administration.
Within the time since, Colbert has solely elevated his jokes on the expense of the world’s most delicate head of state.
On December 23, in the meantime, CBS aired a rerun of The Late Present… an episode that initially aired on December 8 and which included the host taking quite a few pictures at Trump — together with his takeover of the Kennedy Heart and his transfer to grab internet hosting duties on the Kennedy Heart Honors.
“This year’s Kennedy Center Honors ceremony is the very first since Trump installed himself as chair of the Kennedy Center’s board,” Colbert mentioned in his monologue, eliciting boos from the viewers.
In response, Colbert mentioned:
“Yeah, I kind of agree. It seems like the commander-in-chief shouldn’t have enough time to run a theater. ‘Mr. President, Mr. President, Russia has just launched another round of missiles. But first, dress rehearsal for ‘Oklahoma’ is underway, and the blocking is uninspired.’”
Donald Trump takes questions from journalists after saying the US Navy’s new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a brand new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Seaside, Florida, on December 22, 2025. (Picture by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Elsewhere on this episode, Colbert made enjoyable of Trump for receiving the “fake” inaugural FIFA Peace Prize award “after years of campaigning unsuccessfully for the Nobel Peace Prize.”
The comic mentioned Trump’s FIFA Peace Prize is “like for Christmas if you ask your mom for a Super Nintendo and she gets you something called ‘Super Retendo.’ It comes with ‘Super Marion Brothers’ and ‘Legend of Kelvin.’”
Colbert emphasised that FIFA president Gianni Infantino “pulled on all the stops for Trump’s Big Boy Trophy Party,” including that in a photograph that includes Trump selecting up the medal Infantino awarded him, the president “looks like a goblin asking if it’s okay to eat a third baby.”
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Trump, who beforehand tried to get Jimmy Kimmel yanked off the air, continued to rant and rave on Reality Social final evening.
“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!” he wrote.
Trump additionally reiterated his (completely regular and authorized) name for the American authorities to revoke TV broadcasters’ licenses.
“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?” he went on.
“I say, YES!”
Then, three minutes after that submit, the president shared, “MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!”
