EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 9 MIN
Did Trump Get Stephen Colbert's Show Cancelled?
from Mallen Baker: Faultlines · host Mallen Baker
According to CBS, it was a purely financial decision. But then, that was always going to be the line because if it was actually what everybody thinks it looks like, it would hardly admit it. Just like they didn't admit that the $16 million court settlement to Trump was a bribe, and yet Trump himself tacitly acknowledged exactly that during one of his ramblings. So was it Trump that got one of his most effective critics silenced? Is it a one-off, or is he going to be targeting the others next. And how far does this go towards chilling effective criticism of the type that most gets under Trump's skin? Let's discuss.
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According to CBS, it was a purely financial decision. But then, that was always going to be the line because if it was actually what everybody thinks it looks like, it would hardly admit it. Just like they didn't admit that the $16 million court settlement to Trump was a bribe, and yet Trump himself tacitly acknowledged exactly that during one of his ramblings. So was it Trump that got one of his most effective critics silenced? Is it a one-off, or is he going to be targeting the others next. And how far does this go towards chilling effective criticism of the type that most gets under Trump's skin? Let's discuss.
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