Donald Trump is having a hard time accepting that it was a "financial decision" for CBS to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, which is why the ex-POTUS is sharing his opinion on the matter.

Samantha Bee doesn’t find it surprising that CBS decided to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert amid the Paramount and Skydance merger. The former late-night talk show host made an appearance on the Breaking Bread with Tom Papa podcast where she gave her take on Colbert’s show getting cancelled.

The news came shortly after Colbert spoke against CBS’s parent company, Paramount, for agreeing to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump over a 60 Minutes segment. While many suspected the president was behind the firing, he denied the claim, taking to his Truth Social, where he wrote:

David Letterman has called CBS “gutless” for cancelling Stephen Colbert’s ‘The Late Show,’ criticizing the network’s ties to the Trump-approved Skydance merger. CBS said ending the show in May 2026 was “purely a financial decision,

Speaking with his former executive producer, Barbara Gaines, in a YouTube video Friday, Letterman called the axing of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert “pure cowardice” and said he doesn’t believe the official line from CBS that the decision was purely about economics (the show has reportedly become a money-loser for the network).

CBS recently left fans shocked by abruptly deciding to axe the The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Now fans have grown concerned about the fate of another show: Late Night with Seth Meyers. So, will Late Night with Seth Meyers get canceled?

"CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil took exception to the liberal outrage over CBS' cancellation of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," citing political and financial factors.