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July 18, 2025 11 mins

Charlamagne Tha God gives Donkey of the Day to CBS for reportedly canceling The Late Show with Stephen Colbert over Trump. Listen for more!

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
So with the d it's time for donkey.

Speaker 2 (00:06):
Around here. Yes, you are a donkey.

Speaker 3 (00:12):
What the hell?

Speaker 2 (00:13):
What the hell? We're more than you need you fall there.
Some donkey to days just saw themselves. Oh man, Charlamagne,
who giving don to do till now?

Speaker 3 (00:29):
You know, Fridays are usually the people's donkey. But I
need to talk to you all about something this morning.
Donkey of the Day for Friday, July eighteenth goes the
Paramount and CBS as a staff TV Network and mother
Eff and crew. Now let the record show I have
made I've had a lot of success, okay with Paramount
over the years. I've been rocking with them since twenty thirteen,
twenty fourteen when they was Viacom Okay from Guy Cold,

(00:50):
all my late night talk shows, Charlemagne and Friends, Uncommon Sense,
Hell of a Week, God's on this truth whatever it
was called. They have all been with Viacom in Paramount.

Speaker 2 (00:58):
Okay.

Speaker 3 (00:58):
I make a lot of appearances on the Daily Show.
In fact, I'll be on next week. All right, that's Paramount.
So yes, they're providing me a lot of opportunity and
still do. But Donkey of the Day does not discriminate
not to mention right is right and wrong is wrong,
and what I witnessed yesterday is absolutely wrong. Now, if
you haven't heard, my guy South Carolina Brethren, Stephen Colbert
informed his audience that CBS has canceled the Late Show.

Speaker 2 (01:21):
Okay, they canceled the Late Show.

Speaker 3 (01:23):
And this comes three days after him criticizing the network
over their settlement. There's sixteen million dollars settlement with Donald Trump.
But yes, starting in May of twenty twenty six, the
Late Show will be canceled. Let's go to NBC News
for the report.

Speaker 4 (01:34):
Please are some breaking news here in the entertainment world.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ending next year, with
CBS retiring the Late night franchise, Colbert taking the social
media to announce it. Here it is, I.

Speaker 5 (01:46):
Want to let you know something that I found out
just last night. Next year will be our last season.
The network will be ending the Late Show in May.

Speaker 4 (01:57):
CBS said the decision was purely financial quote against a
ballenging backdrop in Late Night. It is not related in
any way to the show's performance, content, or other matters
happening at paramount. It's worth noting Colbert has been critical
of CBS's parent company, Paramount's decision to settle a lawsuit
with President Trump. The show top the ratings for the
eleven thirty slot. Stephen Colbert has hosted The Lakes for

(02:18):
nine years now.

Speaker 2 (02:20):
Purely a financial decision.

Speaker 3 (02:22):
Huh, Dear Paramount lying about why you got rid of
Colbert sounds like people in the Trump administration lying about
why they wouldn't release the Epstein files. Okay, just complete
foolishness and nonsense. Not the announcement of delayed show's cancellation,
as I said, follows Colbert's criticism of a settlement between
President Donald Trump and Paramount.

Speaker 2 (02:40):
Global, which is CBS's parent company.

Speaker 3 (02:42):
Okay, Paramount Paige Trump sixteen million dollars to settle a
lawsuit over edits to an October twenty twenty four inter
viewed as CBS's Sixty Minutes did.

Speaker 2 (02:52):
With Kamala Harris.

Speaker 3 (02:53):
Okay, Colbert, just like John Stewart, has rightfully criticized this move.
He called the settlement a big fat brick. Let's listen
to him, addressing on the Colba Show from a few
days ago.

Speaker 5 (03:04):
In my parent corporation, Paramount paid Donald Trump a sixteen
million dollars settlement over.

Speaker 2 (03:09):
His sixty Minutes lawsuits.

Speaker 5 (03:11):
As someone who has always been a proud employee of
this network, I'm offended and I don't know if anything
will ever repair my trust in this company. But just
taking a stab at it, I'd say sixteen million dollars
would help this settlement. This settlement is for a nuisance
lawsuit Trump filed claiming that sixteen Minutes deceptively edited their
interview with then candidate Kamala Harris last fall. Paramount knows

(03:34):
they could have easily fought it because, in their own words,
the lawsuit was completely without merit. Unlike the payoffs from
ABC and Twitter, paramount settlement did not include an apology.

Speaker 2 (03:46):
Instead, that's good.

Speaker 5 (03:47):
Instead, the corporation released a statement where they said, you
may take our money, but you will never take our dignity.
You may, however, purchase our dignity for the low low price.

Speaker 2 (03:56):
Of sixteen million dollars. We need the cash now.

Speaker 5 (04:00):
I believe this kind of complicated financial settlement with a
sitting government official has a technical name in legal circles.

Speaker 2 (04:07):
It's big bat Bride.

Speaker 5 (04:08):
Because this all comes as Paramount's owners are trying to
get the Trump administration to approve the sale of our
network to a new owner, Come on, Guide Dance, and
some of the TV typers out there are blogging that
once s Guy Dance gets CBS, the new owner's desire
to please Trump could put pressure on late night host
and frequent Trump critic Stephen Colbert. Okay, okay, but how

(04:33):
are they going to put pressure on Stephen Colbert if
they can't find him.

Speaker 3 (04:38):
It's so obvious that Paramount is doing this to appease
Donald Trump. Let's not do this stupid thing we do
in the media where we ask answers. Okay, don't say
things like was this politically driven? Why Donald Trump? Come on?
Of course, it was Paramount needed to appease Trump. So
this merger which Skuydance in Paramount can happen. Paramount pay
Trump sixteen million dollars for essentially no reason, okay to

(04:59):
sec launch investigation in the CBS after Trump's claims claims
of bias editing, even though CBS released full transcripts to
prove accuracy, and most folks who know a thing or
two about legal issues said that the lawsuit bought by
Donald Trump against Paramount should have been dismissed on First
Amendment grounds. But let's call it what it is. Paramount
is looking for FCC approval for it Skydance merger. Trump

(05:21):
can block that if he wants to so. Canceling Colbert
is an obvious move to appease Donald Trump.

Speaker 2 (05:26):
And I need to tell y'all something.

Speaker 3 (05:27):
If you don't think we are under a regime with
an authoritarian strategy, then you are bugging.

Speaker 2 (05:32):
This is textbook authoritarian rule.

Speaker 3 (05:34):
Target your critic, centralized power in a few hands, intimidate
through punishment, are.

Speaker 2 (05:38):
Removal, and you know what that usually does. Shuts people
to f up.

Speaker 3 (05:42):
Okay, titans control over public discourse, sends a message to
all media outlets that criticism of Trump could cost you access, approval,
editorial control.

Speaker 2 (05:51):
All your job.

Speaker 3 (05:52):
This is what the authoritarian regimes do. They weaponize legal
systems to punish the scent and control messaging. What happened
with Paramount and Trump is intimidation tactics disguised as legitimate
legal action. I thought this was the administration that didn't
believe in censorship. I thought this was the administration that
believed in free speech. They do until you criticize them.

(06:13):
Paramount and CBS should be ashamed of themselves and you
can't trust.

Speaker 2 (06:17):
Anything you see on Paramount CBS moving forward.

Speaker 3 (06:20):
Did y'all even think about how this will impact any
of your news programming? We the people already don't trust
most news outlets in America, which is why the podcast
and online business is booming because people with no corporate connections,
no corporate interests, are able to speak freely, even.

Speaker 2 (06:34):
Though they may be really misinformed.

Speaker 3 (06:37):
But that's where people are going, and that's what people
are trusting because even though it might be misinformation, it
feels more honest. Okay, we can't trust any news or
opinion programming that comes from Paramount now they are obviously compromised. Well,
let me take that back one program. You can still
trust the Daily Show? But after seeing what happened with Colbert,

(06:57):
how do we know the same thing won't happen to
the great Johns? Do it?

Speaker 2 (07:00):
In the gang at the Daily Show? Do you think John.

Speaker 3 (07:02):
Stewart, who shouldn't run for president in twenty twenty eight,
do you think he's going to stop criticizing Paramount for
settling with Trump?

Speaker 2 (07:09):
Huh?

Speaker 3 (07:10):
Do you think he's gonna have nothing to say about
his friend Stephen Corbat being let go?

Speaker 2 (07:14):
What are you going to do Paramount? Are you going
to bend.

Speaker 3 (07:17):
The need to authoritarian strategy again and suppress another.

Speaker 2 (07:21):
Outspoken critic of Trump?

Speaker 3 (07:23):
I know, I know, Paramount has an eight billion dollar
merger which guy dance looming, and y'all don't want Trumpet
to stop it.

Speaker 2 (07:28):
But is it worth Okay?

Speaker 3 (07:31):
Is it worth losing all credibility and all trust with
your audience in the process.

Speaker 2 (07:35):
The answer to that should be no.

Speaker 3 (07:37):
I just want y'all to know when the highest rated
show in late night is ended despite strong ratings, especially
right after political criticism, it becomes a warning. Okay, it
becomes a warning, speak out, and we will silence you.
That is textbook authoritarian strategy, Okay, because it deters further
criticism through the fear of retalia retaliation.

Speaker 2 (08:01):
Okay.

Speaker 3 (08:01):
Make America North Korea, Make America China, Make America Russia.

Speaker 2 (08:05):
That's where we are.

Speaker 3 (08:06):
If we live in a country where there is strategic
silence within corporate our media power scruptures to limit dissent.

Speaker 2 (08:13):
Okay.

Speaker 3 (08:14):
When that happens, what's already happened. We are fully under
authoritarian rule.

Speaker 2 (08:19):
Okay.

Speaker 3 (08:19):
This is not just the media story. It's a free
speech funeral. In slow motion. Paramount cut a sixteen million
dollar check to Donald Trump so they can get their
merger approved and keep the FCC off their backs. That's
not business. That's extortion. Dressed up in a suit and tie,
that's hush money.

Speaker 2 (08:35):
For the truth.

Speaker 3 (08:36):
Stephen Kobeg gets his show canceled after calling out the deal.
That's not coincidence, that's consequence. That's what happens when you
speak truth to power in a country where the power
don't want to hear the truth. Please let re me
ma give CBS Paramount the biggest he hull.

Speaker 2 (08:52):
Hee ha he ha, you stupid mother, Are you dumb?

Speaker 3 (08:57):
No, I'm supposed to be a on the Daily Show
next week.

Speaker 2 (09:01):
If that changes, I'll let y'all know you said it.
I was like, maybe not, maybe it happened hour.

Speaker 6 (09:10):
We'll thank you for that. Donkey today, sir. Now, something
that's been all over the news and all over social
media yesterday was about this CEO. He was at a
cold Play concert and they're saying he got caught cheating
on his wife. Let's go to the news report.

Speaker 2 (09:25):
Let's hear it.

Speaker 6 (09:27):
An affair or the.

Speaker 1 (09:34):
Shot seems to be the ladder. Yeah, this is a
kiss cam catastrophe. This couple was caught on the big
screen the Coldplay concert in Boston last night. And you
heard the lead singer there, Chris Martin, calling the couple
out after it seemed like they did not want to
be seen. Well, the two people appeared to be the

(09:57):
CEO of a software development firm and his head of
h R, both of them married to other people with families.

Speaker 2 (10:07):
Damn, damn, damn damn.

Speaker 6 (10:09):
So we're asking, so he got caught at a cold
Play concert. It was a kiss cam. The cam showed
the couple and he dipped, he.

Speaker 2 (10:16):
He got low lo lo lo low, and she ran off.

Speaker 6 (10:19):
So the question is it's Friday, so you know what
that means.

Speaker 2 (10:24):
Yes, freaky, freaky fine.

Speaker 3 (10:27):
Oh, it's freaking freaking, freaking freaking about this.

Speaker 6 (10:32):
Well, we're asking eight hundred and five eight five one
five one. We're asking, where's the craziest place you got
caught cheating? This gentleman got caught at the cold Play
concert on the kiss cam. It went viral. His whole
family had to see it. Jesus Christ, But we're asking,
what is the craziest place you guys got caught cheating?

Speaker 2 (10:51):
That is a question.

Speaker 6 (10:52):
Excuse me, I'm not talking about me, and you show.

Speaker 2 (10:57):
I can't even participate in this topic. Mmm, black women
don't either.

Speaker 3 (11:01):
I don't know. I don't know.

Speaker 2 (11:04):
I remember.

Speaker 6 (11:05):
We'll tell you discussed five eight five one five one.
Will take your calls when we come back. It's the
Breakfast Club.

Speaker 2 (11:09):
Good morning. The Breakfast Club.

Speaker 3 (11:14):
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