On Friday, President Donald Trump expressed delight within the cancellation of CBS’s late-night selection present The Late Present with Stephen Colbert.
“I completely love that Colbert acquired fired,” Trump wrote on Fact Social. The president added, “His expertise was lower than his scores.” In the meantime, Trump additionally commented on the opposite two late-night exhibits on ABC and NBC in the identical Fact Social submit, saying, “Jimmy Kimmel is subsequent,” and calling Jimmy Fallon a “moron on NBC who ruined the as soon as nice Tonight Present.”
All three hosts have been vital of Trump throughout their exhibits.
Nevertheless, Trump did have reward for one late-night present, Fox Information’ Gutfeld!, which he mentioned is “higher than all of them mixed.”
Colbert surprised the leisure world on Thursday when he introduced in the course of the present’s taping that CBS can be cancelling his present on the finish of the 2025-2026 broadcast season.
Although the cancellation comes days after Colbert criticized CBS guardian Paramount for settling its 60 Minutes lawsuit with President Trump, CBS executives George Cheeks, co-CEO Paramount World, president and CEO at CBS; Amy Reisenbach, president, CBS Leisure; and David Stapf, president, CBS Studios, mentioned in a joint assertion that the cancellation was “purely a monetary determination.”
The Late Present’s cancellation comes as Paramount World awaits FCC approval for its multi-billion-dollar merger with Skydance Media. Earlier this month, it reached a $16 million settlement with Trump, bringing to a detailed the lawsuit filed late final yr by the president and his marketing campaign, which accused CBS Information of “deceitful” modifying throughout a 60 Minutes interview with former Vice President and then-Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
As a part of the settlement, CBS Information issued no assertion of apology or remorse for the 60 Minutes interview with Harris.
In response to The Late Present’s cancellation, Jimmy Kimmel wrote in an Instagram story, “Love you, Stephen. F*** you and all of your Sheldons, CBS.”
