Some Republican politicians seem to say off the record they're disgusted with Trump and don't approve of a number of his methods/the things he says/etc. Almost none ever are public with feeling he is a fascist idiot, however. The man successfully hijacked the GOP and turned it into the cult of Trump while alienating or eliminating anyone who dared to question him. Stephen Colbert is not a politician, but Trump has cost him a lot (despite what CBS claims, his show's upcoming cancellation is most assuredly related to how Colbert upsets Trump with his pointed criticism). That hasn't stopped Colbert from repeatedly speaking truth to power, and he just did so again. CBS told him he could not air an interview with James Talarico--a man running for the Senate in Texas, due to concerns about, "Equal time," rules that don't even impact talk shows...although with the FCC and its head, Brendan Carr, doing whatever Trump pleases, suddenly anyone who earns his scorn gets extra, extra scurtunity.
Colbert was told to not talk about all this, so of course he discussed it on his show, and made it clear that, "Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV, okay? He’s like a toddler with too much screen time; he gets cranky and drops a load in his diaper. So, it’s no surprise that two of the people most affected by this threat are me and my friend Jimmy Kimmel." CBS claims it only offered legal guidance, but I know who I believe in this situation. It continues to be alarming how the Trump administration wants to silence any dissent, from anyone. Trump's own party won't put him in check, and many Democrats are hapless, so here we are. A talk show host has bigger metaphorical balls than the entirety of the Republican party.
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