Colbert slams CBS for canning interview with Trump critic [View all]
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Source: USA Today
Updated Feb. 17, 2026, 8:21 a.m. ET
Stephen Colbert is laying into his soon-to-be-former network over an axed interview with James Talarico, a Democrat and Trump critic.
The comedian criticized CBS, whose lawyers advised "The Late Show" that it could not air the Feb. 16 interview with the Texas state representative, who is running for Senate in a competitive primary against fellow Rep. Jasmine Crockett, "in no uncertain terms."
"Then I was told, in some uncertain terms, that not only could I not have him on, I could not mention me not having him on," the defiant host, who is set to leave the network when "The Late Show" ends in May, added. "And because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
USA TODAY has reached out to CBS for comment.
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