Two days ago Donald Trump said he’d have a message for Stephen Colbert “at a later date.” Turns out, that date was barely an hour after Colbert signed off from CBS for good.
Following a Late Show finale that featured a sci-fi subplot and a final guest turn from Paul McCartney, the president took to Truth Social to take one last swing at his longtime late-night nemesis.
“Colbert is finally finished at CBS,” Trump wrote. “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!”
The post arrived after Colbert had gone out of his way not to center Trump in his final broadcast. Colbert’s finale omitted any direct mention of Trump, despite the president’s long-running feud with the host and the political scrutiny surrounding CBS’s decision to end The Late Show.
Instead, Colbert’s final hour leaned into celebration and sentiment. McCartney helped close the show, performing “Hello, Goodbye,” while fellow late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers, John Oliver, and Jon Stewart returned to send Colbert off.
Trump’s late-night post served as the answer to a question he had declined to answer earlier in the week. Asked Wednesday afternoon at Joint Base Andrews what message he had for Colbert ahead of the host’s final show, Trump said only, “I’ll have a message at a later date.”
The president had not exactly been keeping his feelings about Colbert a mystery. After CBS announced last summer that it would end The Late Show, Trump celebrated the news, writing that he “absolutely loved” that Colbert had been “fired” and adding, “His talent was even less than his ratings.” In December, after CBS aired its Trump-hosted Kennedy Center Honors special, Trump called Colbert “a pathetic trainwreck” and “a dead man walking.”
Colbert has left the building with his head held up high! Drumpf is a miserable excuse of a being whom the world will party, like it’s 1945, when he finally descends to the Ninth Circle of Hell for eternity!
Do you think clumps feelings were hurt because he wasn’t mentioned last night?? Kimmel will take care of that!!
Waiting for the day that clump is the dm walking.
obese, orange , diaper wearing TACO seems to be describing himself. Wonder what we the American public will say about him, when he croaks !
Look forward to the day when we can say the same about trump. One thing for sure he’ll never have the class or intelligence to leave with the grace Colbert did.
Hilarious. Stephen was FIRED.
pure projection
I thought it instructive that, in a warm, welcoming and winsome appearance earlier in Stephen Colbert’s farewell week, Jon Stewart ruminated on the sheer, unfettered joy so many people in the US — and around the world, for that matter — will feel a wave of relief, celebration, and euphoria rejoice when a certain person finally meets his end, both in the temporal sense (presidential term limits) and in the literal sense (from here to eternity).
Well said, Jon — and God bless Stephen Colbert in all his truth-telling over the years. And truthiness, too. Perhaps Stephen could start his own social media platform , and call it Truthiness Social.
It’s probably beneath him, though. Stephen Colbert is not one to stoop to another individula’s level, especially when that individual is so singularly lacking in — well … everything really.
Stephen Colbert produced some of the most exhilarating, memorable, stirring, honest and heartrending moments in all the years I can recall watching late-night TV.
He was the real deal, and he will be missed.
pls. forgive the typos in the (overlong) 1st graph.
Sometimes, raw emotion ‚— and trembly fingers — have a way of taking over that way. Not to mention the lack of an “edit” button.
You are purely delusional. Remember, Mr. Trump TROUNCED Kamala. I hope she runs again. Another useless Dumacrat.
He barely won by a percentage point! And if the election were to run again today, Kamala would win in a landslide, because your Dear Toddler Drumpf has fucked up the economy and everything else!
Why do you support a scumhole of a pedophile, loser?
Trump. What a fucking sleezebag. Colbert had humor and class. Trump is all about grifting and hate.
Steven Colbert was a real Humanitarian gave millions to the World Kitchens to feed hungry people. All Trump has done is to make his family into Billionaires by manipulating the Stock Market in his favor. Trump is the most disgusting excuse for a Human Being. God works in mysterious ways!!!
What are the odds that he watched the Colbert finale too 🤣
Why would CBS keep an over priced, money losing show and the overly paid host? What was the upside. Oh, I know, Dumacrats EXPECTED Paramount to subsidize the show rather than generate a profit. I sensed that something was brewing at the time “After Midnight” was canceled. Stephen was an executive producer. All they needed to do was hire another host.
Because your Dear Toddler Drumpf ordered the Ellisons to fire him, if they want any future deals approved by him!
Colbert’s show was cancelled due to the temper tantrum of a 79 year old baby that you support!
You should fucking feel ashamed of yourself!