Stephen Colbert Claps Back at Trump’s Gloating About ‘Late Show’ Cancellation: ‘Go F— Yourself’

Stephen Colbert had a succinct message to President Trump, one that involved an anatomical impossibility.

In his monologue opening Monday’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” Colbert referred to Trump’s celebrating CBS‘s sudden decision to axe the show. The U.S. president, in a post on Truth Social last Friday, wrote, “I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings.”

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With mock outrage, Colbert said, “How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism?”

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Colbert then appeared in an on-screen frame

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