Trump Tells CBS to ‘Put Stephen Colbert to Sleep’ in New Truth Social Post
The post follows CBS’s decision to end The Late Show during a wider shift in the network’s political coverage.
Overview
- Trump wrote on Truth Social that CBS should “put [Colbert] to sleep,” intensifying his attacks on the late-night host.
- He also called Colbert “a pathetic wreck,” claimed his ratings are “zero,” and described him as “a walking dead.”
- CBS announced in July that The Late Show will end next year after more than 30 years on the air.
- Semafor has reported CBS’s new owners are steering political programming toward a more moderate approach with unedited shows and full transcripts for presidential interviews.
- Earlier, Paramount resolved Trump’s lawsuit over an unedited Kamala Harris interview by paying him $16 million.