""Let's just call this what it is: Donald Trump's administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV because all Trump does is watch TV. He's like a toddler with too much screen time," Colbert said."
""If [Jimmy] Kimmel and Colbert want to continue to do their programming, they don't want to have to comply with this requirement, then they can go to a cable channel or a podcast or a streaming service and that's fine.""
""At this point, he's just released a letter that says he's thinking about doing away with the exception for late night, he hasn't done away with it yet," Colbert said. "But my network is unilaterally enforcing it as if he had. But I want to assure you this decision is for purely financial reasons.""
Colbert accused the Trump administration of trying to silence criticism on television and compared Trump to a toddler with excessive screen time. Colbert noted a restriction that prevented showing a photo of candidate Talarico while displaying a different candidate's photo. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr suggested that late-night hosts who wish to avoid compliance could move to cable channels, podcasts, or streaming services. Colbert posted his Talarico interview on YouTube following Carr's remarks. Colbert criticized unequal treatment, highlighting that right-wing talk radio appears not to be targeted and that his network preemptively enforced a ban under the guise of financial reasons.
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