Stephen Colbert says CBS barred interview with Texas Democratic candidate
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US late-night show host says CBS pulled interview from Monday’s broadcast over fears it could violate new regulatory guidance.
Late-night show host Stephen Colbert has alleged that the CBS broadcaster blocked him from airing an interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, citing fears it would violate new regulatory guidance from the United States government.
Colbert’s comment on Monday overshadowed the start of early voting for Texas primaries, which feature a heated Democratic race between Talarico and US Representative Jasmine Crockett.
Colbert said that CBS lawyers told him in “no uncertain terms” that Talarico could not appear on The Late Show on Monday.
“Donald Trump’s administration wants to silence anyone who says anything bad about Trump on TV, because all Trump does is watch TV,” Colbert said.
“I was told, in some uncertain terms, that not only could I not have him [Talarico] on, I could not mention me not having him on,” Colbert said.
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