Colbert: Trump's Narcissism, Not Partisanship

0:00On April 28th, Stephen Colbert just pushed back hard on claims that his Trump jokes are partisan. In a fresh New York Times interview, the 61-year-old late-show host made it clear he has zero issue with Trump being a Republican. His beef is with what he calls Trump's total narcissism, putting his own interests first and not caring if everything falls apart. Trump keeps firing shots at late-night comics like Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, and John Stewart. Just this week, he demanded ABC fire Kimmel over a joke about Melania Trump right before the White House correspondence dinner. That led the national religious broadcasts to file a complaint against ABC with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday. Fans and critics are split, but Colbert sees it as bigger than politics. He points to past run-ins, like when CBS advised against airing a Democratic Senate candidate interview over equal time rules, though the network later. Clarified, it wasn't a ban. Colbert says the Trump camp in FCC hate him calling out power grabs.

1:02Meanwhile, his show's wrapping up its final episode in May, which CBS calls a straight financial call. But Whisperer suggests it might tie to Paramount, needing FCC approval for its $8 billion sale to Skydance, possibly to stay in Trump's good. Graces. Colbert was shocked since they pushed him for a longer deal last year. Colbert boils it down to comedians clashing with control freaks who can't handle the laughs. It's why he keeps dropping truth bombs, no matter the pushback. That's the story for today. Entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI.