Donald Trump the Megathread part II - Mod Warning updated in OP 12/2/26

Kimmel said late night show cost over 100 million his show is 120 and Id say Colbert was very close to that , what the show generated shows the his show was running on a loss.

Again, no proof. "Id say…" is a guess, and a bad one at that. No one is saying it didn't cost money to put these shows on, more that the number given was never formally confirmed, and it was leaked just a day after the cancellation. You can live in that blissful ignorance if you want, not quite sure why you are bringing in Kimmel, he 100% was not cancelled for that period over money.

And your wrong again I didn't defend any of the rape allegations , you just love making stuff up to suit your self . All I said was he was never convicted of Rape charge but with Sexual assault .

My friend, that is defending him about the charges. You really need to read what you are trying to say here.

And who cares? You seem to be more obsessed with talkshow viewing numbers over the **** show that is the US presidency....

And again, now take your time, the number was never confirmed.

Matthew Belloni, Puck's founding partner and author of the report on Colbert's show, told Snopes he obtained the information in his article "from multiple anonymous sources with knowledge of the show's finances." He added that the $40 million number was "subsequently confirmed by multiple outlets," including The Wall Street Journal (archived). Belloni did not provide additional documentation or evidence to corroborate his reporting.

That's not the case across the board, according to Belloni's report. He wrote that "two other people with deep ties to CBS and 'Late Show' suspect otherwise," adding that executives didn't ask key talent to take pay cuts, fire people or slash costs.

Another person close to the decision reportedly said, "Colbert loses $40 million to $50 million a year, so George Cheeks just decided to pull the plug." Cheeks is co-CEO of Paramount Global, and president and CEO of CBS.

Colbert was referencing the $16 million Paramount Global decided to pay Trump to settle a lawsuit over the editing of a 2024 "60 Minutes" interview with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

So, just to reiterate. No confirmation of the number being true or accurate. I also added a few paragraphs there for you learn a bit more about the actual workings of why this was all cancelled.

How am I defending trump I was just correcting users on what he was convicted of , which I am doing to you.

You are defending him, it is a very bizarre thing to "correct" someone on, especially when the judge had this to say
"The finding that Ms. Carroll failed to prove that she was "raped" within the meaning of the New York Penal Law does not mean that she failed to prove that Mr. Trump "raped" her as many people commonly understand the word "rape." Indeed, as the evidence at trial recounted below makes clear, the jury found that Mr. Trump in fact did exactly that."

Not to get into it, but...

as many people commonly understand the word "rape"

I would say most peoples understanding of 'rape' would be in line with the New York definition

You are doing this, while completely ignoring the merger at the root of this, and the payout Trump got, along with Trump not liking Colbert because he makes fun of him.

Again, this was the 9th season in a row where it was the top show, so cancelling based on that alone is not sound.

You can crunch the numbers until the cows come home, the number that was put out was never confirmed by anyone. It was a distraction.

All I said was he was never convicted of Rape charge but with Sexual assault .

Does that make it better for you?

He’s got immunity to take bribes

The anti war president sure likes war.

Surely a FIFA Peace Prize winner wouldn't behave like that

Peter Thiel has decamped to Argentina for reasons unknown

. That will be the last we'll hear of Vance once his term expires