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DAVID MARCUS: How Stephen Colbert conned Dem donors and burned Jasmine Crockett

James Talarico raised $2.5M after CBS host falsely claimed Trump administration banned Senate candidate interview

By David Marcus Fox News

Published February 19, 2026 10:15am EST

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Colbert fires back at CBS statement denying it stopped him from airing Talarico interview

Late-night host Stephen Colbert fired back at CBS News' statement denying it blocked Colbert's show from airing his interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico. 

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Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico’s campaign is $2.5 million richer this week and a bit closer to victory after Stephen Colbert, host of "The Late Show" on CBS, made up a ridiculous lie about being censored by President Trump.

It took a few days for the dust to settle, but now that we have a clear picture of what happened, it is about as bad as it can be. In fact, it would likely be a fireable offense if the ratings challenged Colbert was not already slated to get the ax in May.

Host Stephen Colbert during "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on July 21, 2025. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images)

According to Colbert’s version of events, which is falling apart faster than a house of cards in a wind tunnel, he was told by CBS lawyers on Monday, just minutes before he was set to interview Talarico, that he could not air the conversation. Why? Because of the Trump administration Federal Communication Commission’s new rules........

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