Stephen Colbert has blasted President Donald Trump in a defiant defense of Jimmy Kimmel as Jimmy Fallon broke his silence over the abrupt cancellation of the ABC host's late night show.

CBS' Colbert - whose show will end in May after his own issues with President Trump - dedicated his Thursday monologue to free speech and Kimmel's team at ABC.

'This is blatant censorship,' Colbert said of Kimmel's ouster at the taping for the show, which is set to air later Thursday night.

He then blasted Trump as an 'autocrat' saying 'you cannot give [him] an inch.'

'Jimmy, I stand with you and your staff 100 percent.'