"Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough laughed out loud mocking CBS parent company Paramount for trying to placate President Donald Trump and validate his feelings in a bid to secure approval for its bid for Warner Brothers Discovery, a backdrop he said was key to understanding network's clash with The Late Show's Stephen Colbert. Stephen Colbert said Monday night that CBS had blocked the broadcasting of his planned interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D)"
"A lot of people feel like they are trying to placate Trump well let's validate those feelings!' Of course, they're trying to placate Trump! With every move they make, every breath they take, every step they take: placate, placate, placate! Please!' Why don't they just unfurl a banner across CBS news headquarters on what is it, 57th Street? Say, please, please, please approve the merger, please!' Because that's all it's about!"
Joe Scarborough mocked Paramount for allegedly trying to placate President Donald Trump to secure approval for its Warner Brothers Discovery bid. Stephen Colbert said CBS blocked airing his planned interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico due to network lawyers' concerns about the FCC equal-time rule, and planned to upload the interview to YouTube. CBS denied Colbert's claims. Colbert branded CBS's response as crap in a later monologue. Scarborough argued CBS's actions, including appointing editor-in-chief Bari Weiss and ending The Late Show, signaled merger priorities over news and turned Talarico into a political martyr.
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