Trump’s Rocker Nemesis Flames Colbert’s ‘A**-Kissing’ Bosses
The Daily Beast • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Bruce Springsteen criticized Donald Trump and CBS News' leadership on The Late Show, supporting Stephen Colbert after the show's cancellation following Colbert's mockery of CBS settling a lawsuit with Trump.
- Springsteen accused CBS executives Larry and David Ellison of pandering to Trump, undermining American freedoms, and dedicated his protest song "Streets of Minneapolis" to Colbert.
- CBS canceled The Late Show in July 2025 after Colbert criticized the network's $16 million settlement with Trump over a 60 Minutes interview, coinciding with Paramount's merger approval with Skydance, linked to Trump donor Larry Ellison.
- Colbert called the settlement a "big fat bribe," suggesting it was necessary for the Trump administration to approve the CBS-Skydance merger, which was finalized in August 2025.
- Trump retaliated by mocking Springsteen's appearance and accusing him of "Trump Derangement Syndrome," even posting a doctored image of the singer on social media.