President Donald Trump‘s wrath toward late-night comedian who relentlessly mock him is no secret. So it was no surprise that Trump couldn’t resist the opportunity to blast Stephen Colbert after the host signed off from CBS’s “The Late Show” for the last time Thursday.
In a post at 1:52 a.m. ET, the U.S. president wrote on his Truth Social account, “Colbert is finally finished at CBS. Amazing that he lasted so long! No talent, no ratings, no life. He was like a dead person. You could take any person off of the street and they would be better than this total jerk. Thank goodness he’s finally gone!”
After CBS announced last summer that it was canceling “The Late Show,” Trump gloated that “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired.” A few days later on the show, Colbert fired back — telling the president, “Go fuck yourself” (with the f-bomb bleeped out on the CBS telecast).
Colbert’s final show on May 21 featured a roster of celebrity and musical guests, including Paul McCartney, who shut down the power to the Ed Sullivan Theater in a prerecorded bit to bring the curtain down on the show after 11 seasons.
Others who appeared on “The Late Show” send-off included Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, Ryan Reynolds, Tim Meadows and Tig Notaro.
