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- Trump denies responsibility in 'Late Show' cancellation, Stephen Colbert's firing</p>
<p>KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY July 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM</p>
<p>President Donald Trump, while still celebrating the demise of his late-night TV foe "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," is distancing himself as the reason for the show's abrupt cancellation.</p>
<p>"Everybody is saying that I was solely responsible for the firing of Stephen Colbert from CBS, Late Night. That is not true!" he wrote in a July 29 Truth Social post. The reason he was fired was a pure lack of TALENT, and the fact that this deficiency was costing CBS $50 Million Dollars a year in losses — and it was only going to get WORSE!"</p>
<p>Colbert announced on July 17 that "The Late Show" would be ending in May after more than 30 years, with CBS parent company Paramount Global calling it "purely a financial decision against a challenging backdrop in late night." A week later, following speculation by critics and outspoken celebrities that this was a politically motivated move, Paramount obtained FCC approval for an $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media.</p>
<p>While "The Late Show" is the top rated in the 11:30 p.m. slot, it was losing a reported $40 million a year.</p>
<p>The day after Colbert's announcement, Trump celebrated the 30-year-old show's cancellation, writing, "I absolutely love that Colbert' got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings."</p>
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<p>Trump claims Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon are 'next up'</p>
<p>In his July 29 post, Trump once again put his other late-night adversaries, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, on notice.</p>
<p>"Next up will be an even less talented Jimmy Kimmel, and then, a weak, and very insecure, Jimmy Fallon. The only real question is, who will go first?" the former "The Apprentice" star wrote. "Show biz and television is a very simple business. If you get ratings, you can say or do anything. If you don't, you always become a victim. Colbert became a victim to himself, the other two will follow."</p>
<p>A week prior, he went after "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon," claiming without evidence that they would be "next to go."</p>
<p>"It's really good to see them go, and I hope I played a major part in it!" he added.</p>
<p>Fallon's contract with NBCUniversal will keep him at the network through 2028. Kimmel extended his contract in 2022 through his show's current 23rd season.</p>
<p>Kimmel quickly fired back on Instagram by posting a screenshot of the president's post alongside the caption, "I know you're busy Sharpie-ing the Epstein files, but this seems like a weird way to tell people to watch Matt Damon and Ken Jennings on an all-new Who Wants to Be a Millionaire tomorrow night at 8|7c on @ABC."</p>
<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump denies responsibility in Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' firing</p>
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