Jeffrey Epstein, Stephen Colbert and Donald Trump
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After the Wall Street Journal's report on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Stephen Colbert joked that Elon Musk is "always right about everything."
The Late Show' host Stephen Colbert said President Donald Trump's attacks on Barack Obama were distracting from his handling of the Epstein files.
Since then, Colbert has been ripping into Donald Trump with renewed relish, often while also flaying CBS and its parent company, Paramount. By doubling down on attacking his most powerful enemy, at a time when network execs are facing such intense scrutiny for what many believe was a politically motivated firing,
"You know how they say there's no such thing as bad publicity? They're not talking about this," the recently axed late night host says.
Stephen Colbert feigned surprise at reports that the president had already been told he was in the Epstein files: “But he said he hardly knew the guy!”
Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel are beefing after CBS canceled Stephen Colbert's show. Trump said Kimmel would be next to go.
President Donald Trump is struggling to divert attention from Jeffrey Epstein. The Trump administration released files on Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. An ex-police officer was sentenced in relation to the killing of Breonna Taylor. The Trump administration announced changes to the organ transplant system.
Some Democrats are irate over the end of Stephen Colbert’s show, but others see a lack of focus on real issues.