Stephen Colbert Out at CBS as Trump Weaponizes Regulatory Power to Control the Media

[Uncle Joe]

Late-night comedian Stephen Colbert has ended his 11-year run as host of The Late Show on CBS. His program’s cancellation removes one of President Trump’s most vocal critics from the airwaves and comes after the comedian criticized his own employer for agreeing to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit brought by President Trump. The settlement came as CBS parent company Paramount was seeking the Trump administration’s approval for a merger with Skydance, which the Trump administration approved just one week after CBS announced Colbert’s ouster.

Trump’s FCC Chair Brendan Carr has openly gloated about the administration’s attacks on critics in the media and the defunding of outlets like PBS and NPR, which no longer receive federal money. Meanwhile, Paramount Skydance is seeking another megamerger with Warner Bros. Discovery, which would further concentrate media control in the hands of the billionaire Ellison family that has a long history of supporting Trump.

[DemocracyForever]

1. Disney/ABC now fighting back

against Trump's 1st amendment attacks. The uproar over Kimmel's suspension that caused Disney Plus subscribers to cancel their accounts in droves is what began to turn the tide. Also, Trump's poll numbers are now in the toilet and sinking fast which is an additional help. Had the effort to silence Colbert happened this year instead of last year, I think the outcome would've been very different.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. Remember that it is time to start the boycott of CBS