President Donald Trump is losing no time in celebrating the information that CBS is formally cancelling Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Present,” and wrote Friday on social media that vocal Trump critic and comic Jimmy Kimmel could be “subsequent” to lose his job on ABC.
“I completely love that Colbert’ bought fired,” Trump wrote Friday on his Reality Social platform.
“His expertise was even lower than his scores,” the president continued. “I hear Jimmy Kimmel is subsequent. Has even much less expertise than Colbert! Greg Gutfeld is healthier than all of them mixed, together with the Moron on NBC who ruined the as soon as nice Tonight Present.”
Kimmel famously roasted Trump on one of many largest levels of all, on the 2024 Oscars.
CBS introduced in an announcement Thursday that the transfer is “purely a monetary resolution towards a difficult backdrop in late evening,” and mentioned the cancellation is just not associated “in any approach to the present’s efficiency, content material or different issues occurring at Paramount.”
The “Late Present” cancellation does arrive mere days after Colbert torched CBS mum or dad firm Paramount International, nevertheless, for settling a lawsuit with Trump for $16 million over a “60 Minutes” interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris.
The settlement reportedly included a “aspect deal” for CBS to run at the least $15 million price of public service advertisements that promote causes Trump personally helps, which has raised large considerations from press freedom advocates — which appeared to incorporate Colbert.
“As somebody who has all the time been a proud worker of this community, I’m offended,” the comic and political pundit mentioned throughout Monday’s monologue, his first after a trip. “I don’t know if something — something — will restore my belief on this firm.”
Colbert went on to straight name the settlement a “huge fats bribe,” presumably as a result of the pending and extremely publicised merger between Paramount and Skydance Media requires authorized approval from the pro-Trump chair of the Federal Communications Fee.
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Colbert then slammed Paramount with a mock assertion saying that its “dignity” may very well be purchased “for the low, low worth of $16 million.” Whereas it stays unsubstantiated that he was ousted particularly for this monologue, many are assured that’s the case.
“CBS canceled Colbert’s present simply THREE DAYS after Colbert referred to as out CBS mum or dad firm Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that appears like bribery,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote Friday on X, previously Twitter.
“America deserves to know if his present was canceled for political causes,” she continued.
