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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Scale of Stephen Colbert's liberal bias revealed
The true scale of Stephen Colbert's liberal bias has been exposed in the number of times he hosted fellow progressives on his show, including one guest who appeared more than 20 times. Notorious Donald Trump critic Anderson Cooper appeared 21 times on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ,' which was suddenly axed by CBS last week. The show, which he took over from David Letterman in 2015, will now end in May 2026, network executives and Paramount, its new parent company, announced. Colbert, 61, had previously hit out at Paramount Global for settling a defamation lawsuit with Donald Trump for $16 million, calling the decision a 'big fat bribe' during his opening monologue on his show. And now the curtains have been drawn back on just how many left-wing journalists, hosts and Trump-hating liberals have joined Colbert inside New York's Ed Sullivan Theater. At least 200 episodes of 'The Late Show' featured popular left-wing media stars, including Cooper, Rachel Maddow, Jake Tapper, Niccole Wallace, Joy Reid and George Stephanopoulos, among others, Fox News Digital tallied. Not only has Cooper been on Colbert's show nearly two dozen times from 2016 to 2025, but the journalist threw his support behind him on Monday during a cameo with other famed talk show hosts replicating the viral Coldplay concert moment. In the clip, a cartoon sketch of Trump was seen hugging a Paramount symbol, seemingly getting embarrassed when cameras panned to him just as former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot did. While Cooper appeared on the show numerous times, he is not the only one who has done so. Jake Tapper, who was recently been pushed into the spotlight over his new book revealing former President Joe Biden's 'decline,' joined Colbert 12 times on his show. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow appeared eight times, along with 'The View' co-host Whoopi Goldberg. Colbert also had several of his CBS colleagues join him on stage, including Gayle King with 14 appearances, John Dickerson with 19, Norah O'Donnell with six and Margaret Brennan with three. The talk show host also had on Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor, the former Obama staffers who started the 'Pod Saves America' political podcast. They joined him 11 times. Joy Reid, whose MSNBC show was canceled in February, appeared in four episodes of his show. MSNBC analysts John Heilemann and Alex Wagner were both on the show at least 10 times, some of which were occurred as they hosted the political docuseries 'The Circus.' The series aired on Showtime, the sister network of Paramount. Although he appeared to keep his CBS co-workers close, Colbert did not shy away from inviting rival liberal media stars from coming on his show. ABC's George Stephanopoulos, who put the network in the hot seat after saying the Trump was found 'liable for [sexual assault]', made it on two episodes. The network agreed to pay Trump $16 million after the president sued over Stephanopoulos's remark . Trump was not found liable of [sexual assault] in the case involving writer E. Jean Carroll. He was find liable of sexual abuse. NBC's Savannah Guthrie joined once along with Craig Melvin, the new Today Show anchor. Steven Zeitchik, senior editor of technology and politics at The Hollywood Reporter , argued in a new piece that Colbert's defiant stance against the Trump administration will sway the voting body at the Television Academy. Zeitchik speculated that the increased attention and Colbert's willingness to stand up to Trump could result in The Late Show finally snagging an 'sympathy' Emmy win . Colbert won an Emmy for his work on The Colbert Report, a satirical show that ran on Comedy Central from 2005 to 2014. After he replaced David Letterman on The Late Show, the program was nominated for the most Outstanding Talk Series at the Emmys from 2017 to 2022. Every year during that period, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won the award. Oliver is arguably the most liberal of the late-night bunch and often spotlights politics on his show.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
True scale of Stephen Colbert's liberal bias exposed...with famous anti-Trump guest on his show more than 20 times
The true scale of Stephen Colbert's liberal bias has been exposed in the number of times he hosted fellow progressives on his show, including one guest who appeared more than 20 times. Notorious Donald Trump critic Anderson Cooper appeared 21 times on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,' which was suddenly axed by CBS last week. The show, which he took over from David Letterman in 2015, will now end in May 2026, network executives and Paramount, its new parent company, announced. Colbert, 61, had previously hit out at Paramount Global for settling a defamation lawsuit with Donald Trump for $16 million, calling the decision a 'big fat bribe' during his opening monologue on his show. And now the curtains have been drawn back on just how many left-wing journalists, hosts and Trump-hating liberals have joined Colbert inside New York's Ed Sullivan Theater. At least 200 episodes of 'The Late Show' featured popular left-wing media stars, including Cooper, Rachel Maddow, Jake Tapper, Niccole Wallace, Joy Reid and George Stephanopoulos, among others, Fox News Digital tallied. Not only has Cooper been on Colbert's show nearly two dozen times from 2016 to 2025, but the journalist threw his support behind him on Monday during a cameo with other famed talk show hosts replicating the viral Coldplay concert moment. In the clip, a cartoon sketch of Trump was seen hugging a Paramount symbol, seemingly getting embarrassed when cameras panned to him just as former Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and HR chief Kristin Cabot did. While Cooper appeared on the show numerous times, he is not the only one who has done so. Jake Tapper, who was recently been pushed into the spotlight over his new book revealing former President Joe Biden's 'decline,' joined Colbert 12 times on his show. MSNBC's Rachel Maddow appeared eight times, along with 'The View' co-host Whoopi Goldberg. Colbert also had several of his CBS colleagues join him on stage, including Gayle King with 14 appearances, John Dickerson with 19, Norah O'Donnell with six and Margaret Brennan with three. The talk show host also had on Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor, the former Obama staffers who started the 'Pod Saves America' political podcast. They joined him 11 times. Joy Reid, whose MSNBC show was canceled in February, appeared in four episodes of his show. MSNBC analysts John Heilemann and Alex Wagner were both on the show at least 10 times, some of which were occurred as they hosted the political docuseries 'The Circus.' The series aired on Showtime, the sister network of Paramount. Although he appeared to keep his CBS co-workers close, Colbert did not shy away from inviting rival liberal media stars from coming on his show. ABC's George Stephanopoulos, who put the network in the hot seat after saying the Trump was found 'liable for rape', made it on two episodes. The network agreed to pay Trump $16 million after the president sued over Stephanopoulos's remark. Trump was not found liable of rape in the case involving writer E. Jean Carroll. He was find liable of sexual abuse. NBC's Savannah Guthrie joined once along with Craig Melvin, the new Today Show anchor. 'Morning Joe' co-hosts and couple Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, who are known for their critiques of Trump, made four joint appearances. MSNBC political commentator Nicolle Wallace made three appearances. Her colleagues, Lawrence O'Donnell, Jen Psaki and CNN International's Christiane Amanpour did the same. Don Lemon, Chris Cuomo, Kaitlan Collins, Jim Acosta, and Van Jones are just a few other CNN and MSNBC stars who have joined him over his talk show career. Steven Zeitchik, senior editor of technology and politics at The Hollywood Reporter, argued in a new piece that Colbert's defiant stance against the Trump administration will sway the voting body at the Television Academy. Zeitchik speculated that the increased attention and Colbert's willingness to stand up to Trump could result in The Late Show finally snagging an 'sympathy' Emmy win. Colbert won an Emmy for his work on The Colbert Report, a satirical show that ran on Comedy Central from 2005 to 2014. After he replaced David Letterman on The Late Show, the program was nominated for the most Outstanding Talk Series at the Emmys from 2017 to 2022. Every year during that period, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver won the award. Oliver is arguably the most liberal of the late-night bunch and often spotlights politics on his show.
Fox News
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Former Obama staffer rips Cuomo campaign video: 'No message, no charisma'
A former staffer of former President Barack Obama shredded a campaign video by New York City mayoral hopeful Andrew Cuomo, who lost the Democratic primary to socialist Zohran Mamdani last month. "This is one of the least compelling campaign videos that I have ever seen," Dan Pfeiffer, a former Obama White House deputy communications director and advisor, wrote on X. "Just a visibly annoyed man wearing an ill-fitting shirt saying things he clearly doesn't believe," Pfeiffer said, stating that Cuomo had "No message," "No charisma," and that the video did not have any "compelling visuals." Cuomo released the campaign video formalizing his independent mayoral bid on Monday, with the accompanying comment, "In it to win it." Reached by Fox News Digital, a Cuomo campaign spokesman noted that the video had accrued more than 12 million views in less than a day since it was published online. "If the insular pod saves America guys don't like something, it must mean we're in the right track," the spokesman added of Pfeiffer, who co-hosts the leading progressive podcast titled, "Pod Saves America." Cuomo's video begins with him standing in a New York City park saying that "unless you've been living under a rock, you probably know that the Democratic primary did not go the way that I had hoped." "To the 400,040 New Yorkers who voted for me, a sincere thank you. Thank you for believing in me and in my agenda and experience," the former three-term governor turned mayoral candidate said. "I am truly sorry that I let you down. But as my grandfather used to say, 'when you get knocked down, learn the lesson and pick yourself back up and get in the game, and that is what I'm going to do." Cuomo delivered his message while footage played of him shaking the hands of people on the street and in the subway system. "The fight to save our city isn't over. Only 13% of New Yorkers voted in the June primary," Cuomo said. "The general election is in November, and I am in it to win it. My opponent, Mr. Mamdani, offers slick slogans but no real solutions. We need a city with lower rent, safer streets, where buying your first home is once again possible, where childcare won't bankrupt you. That's the New York City we know. That's the one that is still possible." "You haven't given up on it, and you deserve a mayor with the experience and ideas to make it happen again. And the guts to take on anyone who stands in the way," Cuomo added. "Everyday I'm going to be hitting the streets, meeting you where you are to hear the good and the bad, problems and solutions. Because for the next few months, it's my responsibility to earn your vote. So let's do this. I'll see you out there." Mamdani's primary victory over Cuomo and nine other candidates three weeks ago rocked the Democratic Party, and boosted the Ugandan-born 33-year-old state assemblyman from Queens toward becoming the first Muslim mayor of the nation's most populous city. Mamdani surged to a primary victory thanks to an energetic campaign that put a major focus on affordability and New York City's high cost of living. Mamdani made smart use of social media platforms, including TikTok, as he engaged low-propensity voters. He proposed eliminating fares to ride New York City's vast bus system, making CUNY (City University of New York) "tuition-free," freezing rents on municipal housing, offering "free childcare" for children up to age 5, and setting up government-run grocery stores. Thanks in part to the efforts of a massive grassroots army of volunteers, he rode a wave of support from younger and progressive voters to catapult into first place over Cuomo, who had been the front-runner. In deep blue New York City, the Democratic primary winner is largely favored to win the general election. If Mamdani wins in November, he will be the first Muslim and millennial mayor of New York City. Mamdani was raised in Uganda and then Cape Town, South Africa, until moving at age 7 to New York City, where he attended Bronx High School of Science. Mamdani's father is a Columbia University professor who sits on the advisory council of an anti-Israel organization that supports boycotts and sanctions of Israel, routinely accuses the Israeli government of committing "genocide", and has expressed sympathy for suicide bombers. His mother is a celebrated Indian filmmaker. Mamdani notably declined in a June interview to condemn the phrase "globalize the intifada," sparking serious concern from Jewish New Yorkers facing increased antisemitism in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas terrorists in Israel. Also on the general election ballot is Democratic Mayor Eric Adams, who dropped his primary bid earlier this year amid sinking poll numbers in the wake of numerous controversies. Adams is running as an independent. Other candidates in the general election are Jim Walden, a former federal prosecutor running as an independent, and Guardian Angels co-founder Curtis Sliwa, who, for a second straight election, is the Republican mayoral nominee.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Frustrated Gavin Newsom Calls Out Trump's Ultimate ‘Weakness'
California Governor Gavin Newsom has attacked Donald Trump for 'sowing chaos' in Los Angeles and creating a 'theater of the absurdity' as immigration protests continue. During an interview with Pod Saves America on Monday, Newsom highlighted one of Trump's political flaws after a phone call with the president late Friday night which the 57-year-old had earlier described as 'decent.' Newsom was asked about Trump's polite call versus the attacks against him online by the president. 'They're just weakness masquerading as strength, they're cosplaying. I pray sanity can take shape here, I pray that they do not incite the kind of violence that they claim they seek to avoid,' Newsom said. Also speaking on the Meidas Touch podcast on Monday, Newsom spoke more about the call, revealing he had had a collaborative conversation with Trump on Friday, but added the president then lied about their discussion. 'It was unbelievably cordial, he never brought up the National Guard, he didn't want to talk about what was going on in L.A.,' Newsom said of the phone call. 'Then a few hours later he federalizes the National Guard, he lays claim that somehow it had solved all the problems and the Guard hadn't even officially been deployed. (He) completely lied about that, lied about our conversation, said he discussed the National Guard with me specifically.' Newsom also attacked Trump's deployment of troops to L.A. and blamed him for a 'manufactured crisis.' It comes as an additional deployment of 2,000 troops was authorized by the president on Monday night, on top of an earlier contingency sent by the president. The latest batch was confirmed by Sean Parnell, chief Pentagon spokesman and assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs. The governor said among the troops, California's 79th Infantry had been pulled from working on forest management to prepare for wildfire season. 'These are the folks that are currently being deployed now, they are being sent here for this theater of the absurdity. 'They were working on fentanyl interdiction and doing task force work... all of these extraordinary efforts that can no longer be done, or at least are disrupted because of this 'show'. And that's all this is,' Newsom said. 'There are 1,700 of these young men and women that are sitting around waiting for something and another 2,000 have been nationalized again just so Donald Trump can pound his chest and act like he is in control. He is creating chaos, he is sowing chaos.' Meidas Touch host Ben Meiselas pressed Newsom on being threatened with arrest. 'I don't want to be hyperbolic and act like a victim but honestly, I literally never thought in my life I'd hear those words uttered by the President of the United States. Directing the arrest of a political opponent that won an election and happens to be the governor of the largest state in our country. It's really about having the audacity to call him out on his unconstitutional actions.' Newman told Pod Save America he had put a plan in place in case he was arrested. 'We've already processed what that may look like that if they do get a federal warrant to arrest me. That the very act if I chose to fly back to Sacramento from L.A. could be grounds then for them actually having cause to arrest. The fact that we have had that conversation with our folks, in the United States in 2025, says everything you need to know about who's in the White House right now.' Speaking on CNN Monday night, Trump's border czar Tom Homan said that while Newsom had not done anything to warrant an arrest, he would not hesitate if that changed. The governor also said he first heard the nickname Trump has for him, 'Newscum', when he was a child. 'It's the President of the United States calling (me) what an eighth grade bully called me when I was a kid. Rather pathetic.'
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Bill Maher tells former Obama speechwriter Dems 'want to lose elections' if they don't budge on trans issues
"Real Time" host and comedian Bill Maher sparred with former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett over the issue of Democrats supporting gender transition treatments for children. On the "Pod Saves America" podcast on Sunday, Maher called out the position as a woke "outlier" from not only Americans but the world as a whole, alienating them from average voters. "The Democratic position in [California] has been that the school has the right to hide it from the parents," Maher said. "That is not something that's going to go well with the average voter." He later added, "And the fact that you think, or a lot of people on the left think, that even if you just have this debate, it makes you a bigot, you just have to roll over…that was their position. If you even question this, you're some sort of a bigot. And this is new science. And it has to do with children. And it's not going to look good in the future, that position." Maher Calls Out 'Woke Excess' Of U.s. Medical Establishment: 'Afraid' To Back Down On Gender Care For Kids Lovett pushed back by comparing the situation to gay people being accused of "grooming" young boys, insisting that the treatments shouldn't be discarded because a "few" may regret transitioning. Read On The Fox News App "But they're also really important surgeries that people get for their heart. And they go wrong and somebody dies and nobody says, we must stop the cardiologists. No one says we must stop the surgeons," Lovett continued. "That's your analogy?" Maher interrupted incredulously. "We don't get rid of the specific surgery," Lovett continued as the two spoke over each other. "We don't throw out a whole field of medicine. We say, let's make sure we're doing it in a way that's healthy. The science, the research, alright, makes clear that, yes, there are exceptions. Yes, there are people practicing it in ways that maybe go too far, but for the most part, study after study shows that gender-affirming care saves a lot of lives." Lovett also accused Republicans of taking "edge cases" like transgender athletes in girls' locker rooms to try and make a "war" against all transgender people. Maher agreed but called out Lovett's claim that "study after study" has shown the treatment's benefits. He pointed to a report from 2024 that revealed that a study on the effects of puberty blockers on kids' mental health went unpublished out of concern it would be "weaponized" by critics. "So in other words, it came out not the way you wanted the study to come out, not what you said, that 'Oh, all the studies show that.' No, it is a mixed bag," Maher said. Lovett grew more heated as he argued there would be some times when parents must be left out of the decision on gender transition treatments. Click Here For More Coverage Of Media And Culture "Look, we all believe that parents should have the decisions over their children, but we also recognize that some parents do such a bad f---ing job that the kids are in danger," Lovett said. "That happens in outside of trans issues. That happens all the time. It's terrible. Some parents are f---ing terrible, but somehow that the fact that there are terrible parents in the world gets erased on these questions. Do I think that schools should, but as a baseline, be keeping a secret from parents? Of f---ing course not. No one thinks that. No one thinks that." "Apparently that's not true," Maher interjected. "People do think that. And there is no perfect answer to this. It's as many knotty questions, the least bad answer—" "The least bad answer is to not have the government decide from above is just to leave it up to people and parents, then the kids and the doctors. Right? You want the government to ban gender affirming care for kids?" Lovett fired back. "You want to lose every election? Just keep coming down on the side of parents coming in second and a 'who gets to decide what goes on with your kid' contest," Maher said. Click Here To Get The Fox New AppOriginal article source: Bill Maher tells former Obama speechwriter Dems 'want to lose elections' if they don't budge on trans issues
