Trump trashes – After Stephen Colbert’s final episode of “The Late Show,” President Donald Trump posted a brutal takedown on Truth Social, celebrating the end of Colbert’s CBS run and using dehumanizing insults including “dead person.” CBS executives said the show was cancele
By the time Stephen Colbert rolled into his final “Late Show” on Thursday, the program’s goodbye had already become a flashpoint on social media.
Hours after the last episode aired. President Donald Trump posted a vicious takedown of Colbert on Truth Social. framing the moment as if it were long overdue. He started with a triumphant note that Colbert was “finally finished at CBS. ” then piled on with harsher language about how long Colbert had lasted at the network—nearly 11 years.
Trump said he couldn’t believe Colbert “lasted so long. ” and repeatedly dismissed him as having “no talent” and “no ratings.” He also attacked Colbert’s personal life. calling him “no life. ” before going even further—likening Colbert to a “dead person” and calling him a “total jerk.” The post ended with Trump declaring. “Thank goodness he’s finally gone!”.
Colbert, for his part, didn’t directly mention Trump during Thursday’s final show. Instead, he leaned into a different kind of sendoff, trotting out a long line of A-list guests, including Paul McCartney, Ryan Reynolds, and Bryan Cranston.
CBS execs said the network canceled “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” because it was losing a bundle of money. But the decision still drew skepticism, with many people believing Trump pressured CBS to end the show over their intense personal and political hatred.
The story now sits at an awkward crossroads: an official explanation rooted in financial losses, and a social-media victory lap that makes the political temperature impossible to ignore—especially after a final episode where Colbert didn’t even bring Trump into the frame.
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