President Donald Trump shared a heavily edited, AI-generated video targeting Stephen Colbert after the final broadcast of Truth on Social on Friday. late show The night before.
The doctored footage shows the president walking up to the late night host, physically picking him up and throwing him into the trash. The video then cut to Trump dancing to the Village People’s song “YMCA” in front of a cheering crowd.
The post marks the latest escalation in a long-running dispute between President Trump and the former TV host.
After Thursday’s final episode aired, President Trump took to social media to praise the show’s ending, writing that Colbert was a “total piece of crap” with “no talent, no ratings, no life.”
“Thank goodness he’s finally gone!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Last July, CBS announced the cancellation of the late-night show after 33 years. At the time, the network described the move as “a purely economic decision against late night’s difficult backdrop” rather than a reflection on the show’s content or performance.
But the cancellation came days after Mr. Colbert publicly criticized CBS’s parent company, Paramount, for agreeing to a $16 million settlement with Mr. Trump.
This legal dispute included the following claims: 60 minutes deceptively edited an interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 during the presidential campaign. Colbert joked about the payment on air, calling it a “huge bribe.”
Despite the controversy, Colbert’s final episode drew 6.74 million viewers, making it the most-watched weekday episode of his 11-year tenure as host. Throughout its final season, the series maintained an average viewership of 2.7 million viewers.
The final broadcast featured several high-profile appearances, including a joint segment with rival late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and John Oliver.
Paul McCartney appeared as the final guest. the beatles’ He sang “Hello, Goodbye” with Colbert, his family and production staff.
The show ended with McCartney and Colbert symbolically pulling a power lever backstage at the historic Ed Sullivan Theater, turning off the building’s lights.
