Stephen Colbert's James Talarico Row Raises $2.5M as Trump Celebrates

Stephen Colbert publicly confronted CBS leadership after the network blocked a scheduled interview with James Talarico, citing FCC equal-time rules.The interview was released on YouTube where it gained millions of views and helped James Talarico raise over $2.5M after the segment was pulled following pressure from Brendan Carr.During the defiant broadcast, Stephen Colbert displayed a photograph of Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein while the host accused his network of lacking corporate courage.This internal conflict occurs as Donald Trump celebrates the scheduled conclusion of "The Late Show" in May 2026 amid the merger of Paramount and Skydance.