President Donald Trump weighed in on CBS’s announcement that it is canceling Stephen Colbert’s late-night talk show — and he’s hopeful Jimmy Kimmel will be next to get axed. CBS said Thursday that it plans to end "Late Show With Stephen Colbert" in May 2026,

S tephen Colbert, the CBS late-night talk show host, was unequivocal in his assessment of Paramount Global’s $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump. “I believe this kind of complicated financial settlement with a sitting government official has a technical name in legal circles,” he said. “It’s a big fat bribe.”

Plus, the Republican-led House passed a $9 billion package that includes spending cuts to NPR and PBS, as well as foreign aid. Donald Trump is expected to sign the measure.

President Donald Trump is weighing in on CBS’ cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert — and wouldn’t you know it, he’s ecstatic. “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“I absolutely love that Colbert got fired,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday morning. “His talent was even less than his ratings. I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next. Has even less talent than Colbert! [Fox News late night host] Greg Gutfeld is better than all of them combined, including the Moron on NBC who ruined the once great Tonight Show.”

CBS on Thursday announced that it was canceling the long-running The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, citing financial reasons.

Famed skydiver and BASE jumper Felix Baumgartner dies at 56 Baumgartner achieved international recognition in 2012 when he performed a jump from 24 miles above the Earth, higher than anyone before him. He died on Thursday in a paragliding accident.

Later, Schiff did address CBS’ decision to cancel Late Show, writing on X, “Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled. If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.”