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How Stephen Colbert twisted a Dem-on-Dem issue to fit his own victimhood and anti-Trump narrative

Host Stephen Colbert has manufactured another tale about the “authoritarian” President Trump trying to use the levers of government to stomp on his free speech.

On Monday, “The Late Show” spiked an interview with Democratic Senate hopeful James Talarico, who is facing off against Rep. (D-Texas) Jasmine Crockett and businessman Ahmad Hassan in the primary on March 3.

Instead, they published it on YouTube and Colbert, whose show is ending in May, blasted his network for cowing to the censorious Trump.

But under the FCC’s equal-time rule, Colbert would have been obligated to have Crockett on the show. And potentially host the two Republican primary candidates as well.

CBS’s lawyers advised against putting it on television.

“’The Late Show’ decided to present the interview through its YouTube channel with on-air promotion on the broadcast rather than potentially providing the equal time options,” the network said in a statement.

Talarico milked it for all it was worth.

“This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see. His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert,” Talarico claimed on X.

“Trump is worried we’re about to flip........

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