{"id":432108,"date":"2026-01-23T11:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/432108\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T11:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:42:09","slug":"stephen-colbert-ruthlessly-taunts-his-cbs-bosses-with-a-biting-trump-reminder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/432108\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert Ruthlessly Taunts His CBS Bosses With A Biting Trump Reminder"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HuffPost\"<\/a>Fri, January 23, 2026 at 9:37 AM UTC\"\"<\/p>\n

\u201cLate Show\u201d host Stephen Colbert<\/a> took aim at his corporate bosses on Thursday night with a reminder of just how much money the company has given to President Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Colbert noted that nations hoping to join Trump\u2019s so-called \u201cBoard of Peace<\/a>\u201d for Gaza will have to pay an entry fee of $1 billion \u2015 and that the board will have just one man in charge.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll give you a hint,\u201d Colbert said. \u201cHe\u2019s in the diaper.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump will have the only veto on the board, and serve as its chairman for life, Colbert said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, admittedly, the idea of paying a billion dollars to obey Donald Trump seems a little steep,\u201d Colbert pointed out. \u201cAfter all, CBS got to do it for just $16 million.\u201d<\/p>\n

The audience erupted at the joke, a reminder that former CBS parent company Paramount\u00a0agreed to pay Trump $16 million<\/a>\u00a0to settle a lawsuit most legal observers believed to be\u00a0without merit<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That payment came when the company was attempting to complete a merger that required Federal Communications Commission approval. At right around the same time, the network announced it would cancel Colbert\u2019s show, something Trump<\/a> had long demanded<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The FCC approved the merger shortly afterward.<\/p>\n

See more in his Thursday night monologue:<\/p>\n

Entertainment Updates<\/p>\n

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