Stephen Colbert isnโt going quietly.
On Monday night (July 21), theย Late Show host directly addressed Donald Trumpโs online mockery of the showโs cancellation. He made it clear: the gloves are off.
Colbert Responds: โGo F*** Yourselfโ
Returning to air for the first time since CBS announcedย The Late Showย would end in 2026, Colbert wasted no time confronting Trumpโs Truth Social post.
Trump had celebrated the showโs end, writing:
โI absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings.โ
Colbert, staring straight into what he dubbed the โEloquence Cam,โ shot back with a three-word message:
โGo f*** yourself.โ
Defending Jimmy Kimmel
Trump didnโt stop with Colbert. He also attacked fellow host Jimmy Kimmel, calling him โnextโ and claiming he had โeven less talent.โ
Colbert jumped to Kimmelโs defense with biting satire:
โNope. Absolutely not. Kimmel, Iโm the martyr. Thereโs only room for one on this crossโand the view is fantastic. I can see your house!โ
Cancellation Sparks Controversy
CBS blamed the showโs upcoming end on โfinancial decisions,โ citing high production costs and falling ad revenue. But insiders arenโt buying it.
Critics point to CBSโs parent company, Paramount, and its $8.4 billion planned merger with Skydanceโbacked by pro-Trump billionaire Larry Ellisonโas a key factor.
Sources toldย The Independentย the cancellation may be part of a broader โTrump shakedown,โ linked to a $16 million lawsuit settlement over aย 60 Minutesย interview with Kamala Harris.
Colbert didnโt hold back:
โItโs a big fat bribe. My dream was always to have a sitting president root for my unemployment.โ
Colbert Mocks CBSโs Explanation
Colbert laughed off CBSโs claim that the show lost up to $50 million last year:
โI can account for $24 million. Where did the other $16 million go? Oh yeah.โ
He also joked that his bold moustache mightโve triggered the network:
โThey saw my upper lip and boomโcanceled. Coincidence? I think not. This is worse than fascism. This is stachism.โ
Promises to Speak Freely Until the End
Colbert made a promise:
โIf CBS is kil*ing off the show while Iโm still standing, Iโll keep speaking unvarnished truth to power.โ
Jon Stewart Joins the Fig.ht
Jon Stewart also slammed the network. Onย The Daily Show, he accused Paramount of trying to โcensor and controlโ Colbertโs team for political reasons:
โWas this purely financial? Or just the path of least resistance for your $8 billion merger?โ
He warned that playing it safe to avoid Trumpโs wrath would backfire:
โIf you think you can make yourself so bland youโll never be targeted againโyouโre wrong.โ
The audience responded with a resounding chant:
โGo f*** yourselves!โโaimed squarely at networks that cave to political pressure.
