Piers Morgan slams Stephen Colbert after firing: 'Just a Democrat Campaign Puppet'
The TV personality told X on Sunday morning that most late-night shows are now just "hyper-partisan activist hacks" for the Left and that it's "no wonder" Stephen Colbert was fired. He also showed a front page of the New York Post that said, "No wonder he was fired, 'The Left Show With Stephen Colbert.'"
Morgan wrote: This is so damning. Most of America's biggest late-night hosts have become nothing more than hyper-partisan activist hacks for the Democrats - a party that's rarely been more unpopular. No wonder Colbert got canned. More will follow.
This is so damning. Most of America's biggest late-night hosts have become nothing more than hyper-partisan activist hacks for the Democrats - a party that's rarely been more unpopular. No wonder Colbert got canned. More will follow. pic.twitter.com/biHIQBNCxu — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 27, 2025
Morgan isn't the only TV expert who has spoken out against Stephen Colbert's firing. Also on Sunday, Jay Leno, the former host of "The Tonight Show," said that late-night hosts "cozy up" to one political party too often, which turns off some of their viewers.
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and US President Donald Trump (by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
By all means, allow me to say that I enjoy political jokes. That's what happens, though, when people get too close to one side or the other. David Trulio, president and CEO of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, talked to Leno about this. "Why always aim for half of the audience?" Why not try to get the whole thing? I mean, I like showing people how things fit into the bigger picture.
UPDATE: Just watched a drooling @60Minutes segment tonight about John Oliver who was proud of telling his viewers not to vote for Trump at last election. He told them to vote for Kamala Harris instead. That's not comedy, it's partisan political activism. https://t.co/8848FA7oy2 — Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) July 28, 2025
The 17th of July brought the news that the end of the "Late Show" would be for all of its versions, not just Stephen Colbert's. CBS said the move was a "financial decision," but some people have thought it was to make the FCC happy because CBS' parent company, Paramount, and Skydance are about to merge.
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