Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha criticized The Late Show host Stephen Colbert for being “predictable and losing boatloads of money” as the show aired its finale Thursday.
“There’s this utterly ridiculous narrative being pushed by many legacy media, Democrats themselves, that Donald Trump ordered Stephen Colbert to be taken off the air,” Concha said Friday on Fox & Friends First.
“Colbert is finally finished at CBS,” Trump said. “Amazing that he lasted so long! No talent, no ratings, no life. He was like a dead person. You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk. Thank goodness he’s finally gone!”
CBS announced the cancellation of the show in July 2025, citing it as a “financial decision.”
In Colbert’s opening remarks Thursday, he addressed both his in-person audience and viewers at home, saying the show “has been a joy for us to do
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