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Stephen Colbert says CBS nixed interview with James Talarico ahead of Texas primary
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According to Colbert on Monday's episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," CBS attorneys told him in "no uncertain terms" that Talarico's appearance could not appear on broadcast.
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"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert criticized CBS on Monday night, saying the network blocked his interview with U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico from airing.
In an on-air rebuke, Colbert said lawyers for CBS’s parent company barred airing an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a U.S. Senate candidate.
The Late Show host Stephen Colbert angrily denounced FCC chairman Brendan Carr after CBS told him that he could not interview Texas State Rep. and Senate candidate James Talarico for his Monday show. Colbert accused Carr and President Trump of trying to silence him but ultimately ended up interviewi…
Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night's broadcast over network
"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert told viewers CBS barred him from interviewing Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico on air amid the FCC's crackdown on the broadcast networks.
Stephen Colbert taped a “Late Show” interview with James Talarico, a candidate in the Democratic Senate primary in Texas, on Monday. But CBS lawyers intervened before the interview could air on TV.
Stephen Colbert took to the airwaves Monday to crybaby over far-left CBS killing his interview with James Talarico (D-TX). | Entertainment Stephen Colbert took to the airwaves Monday to crybaby over far-left CBS killing his interview with James Talarico (D-TX).
DALLAS >> CBS “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert said the network blocked an interview with James Talarico, who is running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Texas, preemptively caving to pressure from the FCC.
Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night’s broadcast over network fears it would violate regulatory guidance from the Trump administration.
Late-night host Stephen Colbert was stopped from having Senate candidate James Talarico of Texas on his show Monday night because of the FCC's latest enforcement of equal-time rules.
The network said it “presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled,” but The Late Show instead decided to air the interview on YouTube.
"Let’s just call this what it is: Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV," said Stephen Colbert, host of "The Late Show."
"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert slammed his soon-to-be-former network CBS for pulling an interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico.
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