Overview
- Stephen Colbert mocked President Trump’s new Board of Peace by ridiculing the reported $1 billion price for a permanent seat and comparing it to CBS’s $16 million settlement with Trump.
- Colbert’s barb revisited Paramount’s payout over an edited 60 Minutes segment and the network’s subsequent decision to end The Late Show in May 2026 as the Skydance-Paramount merger won FCC approval.
- Trump unveiled the Board of Peace in Davos as a vehicle to coordinate reconstruction in Gaza, drawing participation or pledges from more than 20 countries while several major Western allies expressed reluctance.
- Reporting on the charter describes Trump as lifetime chair with a sole veto and links permanent membership to contributions over $1 billion, while the White House says there is no minimum fee and that $1 billion confers permanence.
- Colbert also criticized FCC chair Brendan Carr’s push to revive enforcement on candidate appearances on talk shows, casting it as an effort that could chill late‑night political commentary.