Is Colbert’s Ouster Really Just a ‘Financial Decision’?
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TheCBS cancellationis representsshowing corporate cowardice disguisedand disguising it as financial necessity. Colbert's show has dominated ratings and earned critical acclaim, yet CBS axed it days after he exposed theirthe company's $16 million Trump payoff as bribery. This isn't about money -— it's about silencing the most effective Trump critic on network television to appease a vindictive president who controls merger approvals.
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