White House Slams Colbert After 2 Trump Critics Target Him on Penultimate Late Show
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Updated · Fox News · May 22
White House Slams Colbert After 2 Trump Critics Target Him on Penultimate Late Show
6 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 22
A White House spokesperson called Stephen Colbert a "pathetic trainwreck" with "no talent" and "terrible ratings," saying CBS canceled his show for performance reasons.
The rebuke followed Colbert’s second-to-last episode, where Robert De Niro joked about "2.5 million" Epstein files Trump had not released and Bruce Springsteen said Colbert was losing his show because Trump "can’t take a joke."
Springsteen also attacked Paramount, saying Larry and David Ellison were trying to appease Trump, while more than a dozen celebrities joined the episode before the show’s finale.
The clash extended a broader feud: Trump had already blasted Springsteen in April as "bad" and urged MAGA supporters to boycott his concerts, while online reaction to Wednesday’s show split sharply along political lines.
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