AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Colbert defies CBS over interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico
Late-night host Stephen Colbert said Monday evening that CBS barred him from airing an interview with James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for Senate, citing a recent federal directive . Why it matters: CBS has faced mounting scrutiny in recent months that its news arm and parent company, Paramount Skydance, are succumbing to pressure from President Trump's administration. Driving the news: Colbert said on air that CBS' lawyers told his show that it could not have Talarico, a Texas state representative, on the broadcast. - "Then I was told, in some uncertain terms, that not only could I not have him on, I could not mention me not having him on," he said. "And because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk…
Late-night host Stephen Colbert said Monday evening that CBS barred him from airing an interview with James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for Senate, citing a recent federal directive . Why it matters: CBS has faced mounting scrutiny in recent months that its news arm and parent company, Paramount Skydance, are succumbing to pressure from President Trump's administration. Driving the news: Colbert said on air that CBS' lawyers told his show that it could not have Talarico, a Texas state representative, on the broadcast. - "Then I was told, in some uncertain terms, that not only could I not have him on, I could not mention me not having him on," he said. "And because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk…Open