'No talent, no ratings, no life.' President Trump reacts to Stephen Colbert's final 'Late Show' on Truth SocialPresident Donald Trump has weighed in on Stephen Colbert's final "The Late Show" with a late-night social media takedown.One hour after the May 21 TV conclusion of the CBS late-night series — at 1:52 a.m. — Trump poured water on the jubilant show finale from his Truth Social account."Colbert is finally finished at CBS. Amazing that he lasted so long! No talent, no ratings, no life," Trump wrote in the post about the show, which ended with Colbert jamming along with Paul McCartney and former band leader Jon Batiste onstage. "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!"McCartney was the final guest on the show at the famed Ed Sullivan Theater. From the studio audience, all-star guests such as Ryan Reynolds, Paul Rudd and Bryan Cranston vied for the right to take "last guest" status.Trump had promised 'a message at a later date'Trump’s farewell jab at Colbert was a sure thing.On May 20, Trump was asked by a reporter from the tarmac of Maryland's Joint Base Andrews what message he had for Colbert ahead of the May 21 finale."I’ll have a message at a later date," Trump said.Colbert was expecting the final shot, telling People on May 19 that the idea of the U.S. President criticizing late-night comics was still surprising."We’re clowns," Colbert said of late-night hosts. "How much does it diminish the office of the Presidency to even notice what we say?"Trump celebrated Colbert's show ending on social media: 'I absolutely love that'The battle between the late-night host and the President has heated up over the past year. Paramount Global, CBS's parent company, agreed to a controversial $16 million settlement with Trump in July over a defamation lawsuit tied to a "60 Minutes" interview with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.Colbert slammed the deal on-air on July 14, calling the $16 million payment a "big fat bribe" in a scathing opening monologue.Three days later, on July 17, Colbert announced that CBS would end "The Late Show" after the 2025–26 season. Trump celebrated the news the next day."I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings," Trump said in a July 18 Truth Social post, before ripping into fellow late-night host, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel. "I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert."Trump called Colbert a 'pathetic trainwreck' on Christmas EvePOTUS took another social media shot in the early hours of Dec. 24 after CBS followed the Trump-hosted "The Kennedy Center Honors" broadcast with a Dec. 8 rerun episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.""Stephen Colbert is a pathetic trainwreck, with no talent or anything else necessary for show business success," Trump wrote on his Truth Social account at 12:16 a.m. "Now, after being terminated by CBS, but left out to dry, he has actually gotten worse, along with his nonexistent ratings. Stephen is running on hatred and fumes ~ A dead man walking! CBS should, ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW, it is the humanitarian thing to do!"
Trump slams 'total jerk' Stephen Colbert with parting 'Late Show' shot
'No talent, no ratings, no life.' President Trump reacts to Stephen Colbert's final 'Late Show' on Truth SocialPresident Donald Trump has weighed in on Stephen Colbert's final "The Late Show" with a late-night social media takedown.One hour after the May 21 TV conclusion of the CBS late-night series — at 1:52 a.m. — Trump poured water on the jubilant show finale from his Truth Social account."Colbert is finally finished at CBS. Amazing that he lasted so long! No talent, no ratings, no life," Trump wrote in the post about the show, which ended with Colbert jamming along with Paul McCartney and former band leader Jon Batiste onstage. "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!"McCartney was the final guest on the show at the famed Ed Sullivan Theater. From the studio audience, all-star guests such as Ryan Reynolds, Paul Rudd and Bryan Cranston vied for the right to take "last guest" status.Trump had promised 'a message at a later date'Trump’s farewell jab at Colbert was a sure thing.On May 20, Trump was asked by a reporter from the tarmac of Maryland's Joint Base Andrews what message he had for Colbert ahead of the May 21 finale."I’ll have a message at a later date," Trump said.Colbert was expecting the final shot, telling People on May 19 that the idea of the U.S. President criticizing late-night comics was still surprising."We’re clowns," Colbert said of late-night hosts. "How much does it diminish the office of the Presidency to even notice what we say?"Trump celebrated Colbert's show ending on social media: 'I absolutely love that'The battle between the late-night host and the President has heated up over the past year. Paramount Global, CBS's parent company, agreed to a controversial $16 million settlement with Trump in July over a defamation lawsuit tied to a "60 Minutes" interview with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.Colbert slammed the deal on-air on July 14, calling the $16 million payment a "big fat bribe" in a scathing opening monologue.Three days later, on July 17, Colbert announced that CBS would end "The Late Show" after the 2025–26 season. Trump celebrated the news the next day."I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings," Trump said in a July 18 Truth Social post, before ripping into fellow late-night host, ABC's Jimmy Kimmel. "I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert."Trump called Colbert a 'pathetic trainwreck' on Christmas EvePOTUS took another social media shot in the early hours of Dec. 24 after CBS followed the Trump-hosted "The Kennedy Center Honors" broadcast with a Dec. 8 rerun episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.""Stephen Colbert is a pathetic trainwreck, with no talent or anything else necessary for show business success," Trump wrote on his Truth Social account at 12:16 a.m. "Now, after being terminated by CBS, but left out to dry, he has actually gotten worse, along with his nonexistent ratings. Stephen is running on hatred and fumes ~ A dead man walking! CBS should, ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW, it is the humanitarian thing to do!"
