Stephen Colbert Turns Emmy Win Into A Love Letter To America

Two months after learning "The Late Show" was being canceled, the Trump critic said he'd never loved the USA "more desperately."

Stephen Colbert is leaving late night on a high note.

Two months after CBS made the controversial decision to cancel “The Late Show,” the series won its very first Emmy for Outstanding Talk Series during Sunday night’s awards show.

The audience at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater erupted into cheers as Colbert took the stage to accept the honor. There was no hint of bitterness as he began his speech by thanking CBS for “giving us the privilege to be part of the late-night tradition.”

While the network said ending “The Late Show” was a “purely financial decision” back in July, some have speculated that Colbert got canned for political reasons.

Always a staunch critic of President Donald Trump, the host took on CBS’s parent company, Paramount Global, after it settled a fishy multimillion lawsuit from the president around the same time the entertainment giant was seeking approval for its merger with Skydance Media.