"He was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network's lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,"
"Then I was told, in some uncertain terms, that not only could I not have him on, I could not mention me not having him on. And because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."
"This is the most dangerous kind of cancel culture, the kind that comes from the top."
Stephen Colbert's planned interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from The Late Show by network lawyers who cited federal broadcast guidance governing candidate interviews. The decision occurred hours before early voting opened in the Texas primary, which features contested Senate nomination races in both parties. Talarico and opponent Jasmine Crockett have gained national attention through viral clips. Republican Sen. John Cornyn faces primary challengers Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt. Talarico posted a clip of the unaired interview on X and characterized the action as a form of top-down cancel culture. Networks are navigating changing broadcast guidance while campaigns proceed.
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