{"id":2304,"date":"2025-12-29T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2304"},"modified":"2025-12-29T02:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T02:27:16","slug":"trump-says-comedian-colbert-should-be-put-to-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2304","title":{"rendered":"Trump says comedian Colbert should be &#8216;put to sleep&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On the eve of Christmas, President Donald Trump has unleashed a fresh blast of vitriol at late-night comedy talk shows, saying comedian Stephen Colbert is a &#8220;pathetic train wreck&#8221; who should be &#8220;put to sleep.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colbert&#8217;s &#8220;The Late Show&#8221; is scheduled to end in May 2026, a decision his fans say smacks of censorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - Baby (Is it a Crime) [Official Video]\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MsZhYgo9MoA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a late night Truth Social post, Trump wrote that Colbert &#8220;has actually gotten worse&#8221; since being &#8220;terminated by CBS, but left out to dry.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Stephen is running on hatred and fumes ~ A dead man walking! CBS should, &#8216;put him to sleep,&#8217; NOW,&#8221; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colbert has hosted the &#8220;The Late Show&#8221; since 2015 and it has been the highest-rated late night talk show on U.S. television. His opening monologues often take aim at the Republican president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was no immediate public response from Colbert or CBS to Trump&#8217;s post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CBS announced the sunsetting of Colbert&#8217;s show after one more season in July, the same month its parent company reached a $16 million settlement with Trump. CBS called the cancellation &#8220;a purely financial decision.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump had sued Paramount, alleging that CBS News&#8217; &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; program deceptively edited an interview with his 2024 election rival, Kamala Harris, in her favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In another overnight post, Trump repeated threats to yank the broadcast licenses of networks whose content he deemed overly critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Negative to President Donald J. Trump, MAGA, and the Republican Party, shouldn\u2019t their very valuable Broadcast Licenses be terminated? 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