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Stephen Colbert isn’t holding again on the subject of Donald Trump.
One of many easiest checks for a free society is whether or not a comic could make enjoyable of a rustic’s chief with out consequence. Final week, America failed that check.
Paramount canceled The Late Present, ostensibly for monetary causes. Many have solid doubt upon this declare.
Now, Colbert is hitting again — calling out America’s mad king with an expletive-laden monologue.
Within the understatement of the 12 months, Stephen Colbert admits that he doesn’t “care for” Donald Trump. (Picture Credit score: CBS)
Stephen Colbert is addressing the cancelation and the presumed perpetrator, Donald Trump
Many — maybe most — consider that Paramount’s transfer has extra to do with appeasement than enterprise.
To clarify the suspicions, it comes alongside a $16 million payout in a lawsuit that Paramount had acknowledged was baseless.
All of this can be to appease Trump as Paramount seeks federal approval for a merger.
Some investigators are already investigating Paramount to find out if this “settlement” was, actually, a bribe. With this cancelation, the large firm has arguably turn out to be a collaborator with the Trump regime.
However Stephen Colbert’s time on CBS doesn’t run out till Might of 2026.
Throughout his monologue about The Late Present’s cancelation, Stephen Colbert famous that he nonetheless has 10 months earlier than the present ends. (Picture Credit score: CBS)
Throughout his Monday evening monologue, Colbert addressed Paramount canceling The Late Present and likewise vowed that “the gloves are off” on the subject of Trump for his remaining 10 months.
He joked: “They made one mistake: they left me alive.”
That works as a joke but additionally serves as a reminder that his platform stays for the subsequent ten months of what’s more likely to be a depressing time as Trump’s administration continues to dismantle America as we all know it.
‘Go f–k yourself’
Moreover, Colbert admitted to the digicam that he “doesn’t care for” Trump. To be clear, the large understatement is the joke.
Along with overlaying the doubtful circumstances of Paramount’s “financial” choice, he additionally delved into Trump’s social media posts on the satirically named Reality Social.
“I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings,” the ailing despot wrote. Colbert fired again:
“Go f–k yourself.”
Throughout his monologue following the cancelation information, Stephen Colbert delivered his most expletive-laden message on the “Eloquence Cam.” (Picture Credit score: CBS)
When Colbert learn out America’s mad king’s hope that Jimmy Kimmel would additionally face cancelation, Colbert hit again.
“Nope, no, no. Absolutely not. Kimmel, I am the martyr,” he joked, referring to the free speech disaster going through America beneath the Trump regime. “There’s only room for one on this cross.”
Colbert went on to notice: “The only other story out there, it’s kind of a small one. The president was buddies with a pedophile.”
Sure, Trump’s longtime bestie Jeffrey Epstein continues to hang-out him.
A message calling on Donald Trump to launch all recordsdata associated to Jeffrey Epstein is projected onto the US Chamber of Commerce constructing throughout from the White Home in Washington, DC, on July 18, 2025. (Picture Credit score: ALEX WROBLEWSKI/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Different hosts turned as much as bathe Colbert with assist
John Oliver of Final Week Tonight, Seth Meyers of Late Night time, and Jon Stewart of The Every day Present graced the viewers in a transparent present of solidarity.
Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper, and Adam Sandler have been different conspicuously well-known friends.
They might work in different genres, however the message appears clear.
Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Present was additionally there. As if Colbert isn’t going by means of sufficient.
On ‘The Late Show,’ host Stephen Colbert joked that he’s the one martyr on the subject of the Trump regime silencing critics. (Picture Credit score: CBS)
Finally, it’s unlikely that Paramount can be capitulating to Donald Trump in court docket — or allegedly in late evening programming — in the event that they weren’t hoping to merge with Skydance.
Mergers of this scale are unhealthy. They’re unhealthy for workers, for patrons (that’s all of us, mainly), for the enterprise ecosystem general. The one individuals who profit are shareholders. That’s an all-too-familiar state of affairs.
Many presidential administrations would possibly unwisely approve a merger like this.
However, in fashionable American historical past, solely the Trump regime would make huge companies really feel like they should bribe the POTUS to be able to get their means.
Now, Paramount is a collaborator with the continuing erosion of America itself. Not a terrific alternative. The one ones who profit are shareholders and Donald Trump.
