Overview
- Asked at Slate’s Political Gabfest on Dec. 18 if he’d run in 2028, Colbert replied, “Absolutely, I should not run for president.”
- He added that any public-service decision would come after The Late Show ends in May and would involve talks with his family and faith leader.
- During the event, he hugged John Dickerson and then raised a middle finger to the crowd in a move widely reported as directed at CBS.
- CBS announced in July that it was ending The Late Show, describing the move as a financial decision in a challenging late-night market.
- Colbert has criticized corporate choices by CBS parent Paramount, questioning spending tied to a hostile Warner Bros. Discovery bid and calling a $16 million donation linked to a settlement a “big, fat bribe.”